IT News HeadLines (AnandTech) 13/01/2011

CES 2011: Qualcomm Demos Snapdragon MSM8660

Qualcomm used CES to showcase their new dual-core Snapdragon parts, and they invited a group of bloggers to get their thoughts on the new chips. Qualcomm gave us a demo of the next generation Snapdragon development platform, with a Snapdragon MSM8x60 processor inside. The MSM8x60 has two Scorpion cores clocked at 1.2GHz and the Adreno 220 GPU, is built on the 45 nm process, and is set to show up in smartphones and tablets later this year.

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Google Gears Up to Grow in China
Google wants growth a year after fight with China
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Virgin Mobile "Unlimited" Data Plans Get Limits
5GB monthly use before speeds get cut
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Lockheed F-35 Program Restructured, Air Force to Award Tanker Contract Next Month
The Air Force may finally get a new tanker next month while F-35B is on probation
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Scientists Discover a Galaxy Far, Far Away
The light traveling from there most certainly came from a "long time ago"
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New Nano-Laser Could Improve Medical, Environmental, Computer Sciences
The "Spaser" is a new nano-laser capable of being smaller than 100 nanometers
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The FCC Struggles to Meet Smartphone Wireless Spectrum Needs
Spectrum demands are rapidly rising, but its as hard as ever to find free spectrum
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NC State Researchers Develop Technique for Monitoring Large Power Systems
Synchrophasors from PMUs are used to keep an eye on large power systems, which could alert power system operators when a disturbance appears and prevent blackouts
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New Features on iOS 4.3, No More Home Button on iPads & iPhones
Multi-touch gesture support will soon replace the need for a Home button on select Apple devices
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Geohot, Fail0verflow Sued by Sony for PS3 Jailbreaking
Sony plans to put the DMCA amendments and its foes legal budgets to the test
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1/12/2011 Daily Hardware Reviews
DailyTech's roundup of hardware reviews from around the web for Wednesday
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