Toshiba starts production of world's first 15nm NAND Flash memories

Toshiba Corporation today announced that it has developed the world’s first 15-nanometer (nm)*1 process technology, which will apply to 2-bit-per-cell 128-gigabit (16 gigabytes) NAND flash memories. Mass production with the new technology will start at the end of April at Fab 5 Yokkaichi Operations, Toshiba’s NAND flash fabrication facility (fab), replacing second generation 19 nm process technology, Toshiba’s previous flagship process. The second stage of Fab 5 is currently under construction, and the new technology will also be deployed there.

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BlackBerry Z10 teardown reveals similarities to Samsung Galaxy S3

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

UBM TechInsights took a knife and spudger to the shiny new BlackBerry Z10 to find out just what makes the new BB10 flagship smartphone tick. Their findings show that the Z10 has a lot in common with Samsung's flagship smartphone the Galaxy S3.

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CES 2013: Intel focuses on Mobile as PC demand wanes

Photos by Alex Davies

Intel's been making some serious inroads to mobile and this is evident everywhere at CES 2013. As a response to shrinking PC sales and a sudden surge of competition in mobile from the likes of Samsung, Qualcomm and NVIDIA, Intel's gone all-in on their mobile strategy. Hit jump for a roundup of Intel's CES 2013 announcements.

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