In April, TI announced an agreement to acquire analog specialist National Semiconductor.

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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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In the hand, the Vertu Ti (which runs an older version of the Android operating system) has a decidedly old-school feel.

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But TI contends that video is an inherently social experience that people want to share.

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The Vertu Ti, meanwhile, runs on an Android operating system in a sign of its separation from former parent company Nokia.

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With an increase in orders and a growing backlog, TI is showing early signs of recovery.

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TI's Jacinto 5 automotive infotainment processor is an automotive-qualified, heterogeneous multicore processor providing power, flexibility and real-time signal processing.

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Having scanned through these pages we now know that the Ti will come with Android 4.0.4, an 800 x 480 display, a 1.5GHz processor, Bluetooth 4.0 and NFC.

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The dynamics, human and otherwise, may have been very different in Salt Lake City, but it is interesting that anti-corruption groups like Transparency International (TI) now advise similar action by FIFA. In particular, as late as May 31, TI was calling on FIFA to postpone the election so that an independent investigation could be carried out.

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