But Vertu's CEO simply says he does not envisage the masses talking and texting on a Ti.
The London is rumored to have a TI OMAP dual-core CPU clocking in at 1.5Ghz, 1GB RAM, 16GB storage, a 2 megapixel frong-facing camera and an 8 megapixel rear-facing camera, placing it within shooting distance of the competition.
You've seen the recent rumors of a TI-84 calculator with a color screen, and now Tech Powered Math has gotten the official word from Texas Instruments that such a device is indeed coming, finally bringing the popular line of calculators out of the monochrome age.
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Dubbed the IdeaTab S2109 (or S2109A-F, to be specific), we're told by a reliable source that 'tis an Ice Cream Sandwich tablet assembled by Foxconn, and it'll come with a 9.7-inch, 4:3 IPS display (supplied by Chi Mei), a TI OMAP chip and four powerful SRS-ready speakers as featured on the beefy K2010.
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We happened to see it in person at a CES-related event here in Vegas, and our quick assessment is that the screen is responsive, and the design chintzy. (Just look at that tacky plastic.) In addition to that 1080p display, it packs a 1.7GHz quad-core Tegra 3 chip along with a TI multicore OMAP processor.
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Processor loyalties could be split across the wider group, though: ASUS is said to be spreading the love by showing both an Intel-based tablet as well as one using NVIDIA's ARM-powered Tegra line, but Acer's previously rumored tablet is poised to go the Intel-only route, and Toshiba's may exist solely in a TI OMAP-based ARM camp.
For a limited time, gamers who purchase a GTX 660 Ti GPU from a participating retailer or e-tailer will receive a voucher for a free copy of Gearbox Software's Borderlands 2, which is launching next month.
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In June IBM announced that it was entering the DSP business, taking direct aim at a popular TI chip used in cellular telephones.
Straddling a shield wire, Ti crawls along a transmission line looking for everything from high grass to low trees.
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The two companies will begin the work to integrate National as a unit of TI's Analog business, which will have a combined portfolio of nearly 45, 000 analog products, strong customer design tools, and a sales force that is 10 times larger than National's previous footprint.
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In an email, a spokesperson for TI said it expects the product will be available with the launch of Windows RT.
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Excluding one-time charges and the soon-to-be history memory business, TI posted a solid 47% gross margin.
With an increase in orders and a growing backlog, TI is showing early signs of recovery.
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The average score on this count was 69%, up from 47% in 2009, the last time TI conducted a similar exercise.
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Delivering truly game-changing performance for the most demanding PC games played at the gamer's preferred resolution of 1080p, the GTX 660 Ti is a dramatic upgrade for anyone playing on previous-generation graphics technology.
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The Vertu Ti raises a provocative question relevant to the estimated one billion smartphone users in the world: Should our smartphones be less of a disposable consumable something that will soon become obsolete and thoughtlessly replaced and more of a durable good, an investment that transcends minor gadget trends?
In developed markets like the U.S., TI says a range of phones would benefit from pico projectors. (The technology will run on any mobile operating system and is compatible with chipsets from companies other than TI.) Business-centric smartphones could include projectors for displaying PowerPoint projections or sales videos while high-end feature phones could incorporate them for social networking for teenagers.
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On the technology side, TI has been focusing on shrinking its pico chipsets, which boast a miniature version of the technology TI provides to cinemas and overhead projectors.
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Similar to the Bionic, it features a dual-core 1GHz TI OMAP CPU and delivers comparable benchmarks in the process.
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He plays Ethan, an independent filmmaker in crisis, whose girlfriend, Claire (Kate Lyn Sheil), is cast in a low-budget horror film by a more successful director (Ti West).
"Governments need to integrate anti-corruption actions into all public decision-making", said Huguette Labelle, chair of Transparency International (TI), a body set up in 1993 to expose and tackle countrywide corruption.
Third, TI asks whether a firm publishes detailed financial information about its activities in every country where it operates, including how much it pays in taxes and royalties to each government.
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With the increasing strength in its core business of analog semiconductors, the exit from the highly competitive wireless market and shifting focus on embedded processors, we believe that TI can witness a revival in its business 2013 onward.
On the inside, you've got a dual-core 1GHz TI OMAP 4428 CPU and 8GB 1GB of RAM to keep performance hopping, which is plenty -- this is, after all, a mobile OS we're talking about, even if it does live inside what appears to be an all-in-one PC.
As the preferred private communications service partner to Vertu, each new Vertu Ti phone comes with a complimentary 12-month subscription to Silent Circle.
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"TI and Audi's collaboration has produced a truly paramount automotive infotainment system, " said Matthew Watson, product line manager, audio and infotainment, TI.
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Then there is the power amplifier market and other areas where TI isn't even a player.
In the same two-year period, TI has bought more than a half-dozen DSP-related businesses, including SSi, Amati, Tartan and Go DSP.
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