The Atheros acquisition, which closed on May 24, is expected to give Qualcomm an edge in wireless networking chips that integrate several kinds of Wi-Fi into one chipset.

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The P8Z77-V Premium truly affirms an unmatched attention to design detail and feature integration to position itself as a one of its kind Z77 chipset-based motherboard.

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As one of the largest providers of wireless chipset and software technology in the industry, Qualcomm has a diverse chipset and software product portfolio spanning multiple device classes.

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As well as being one of the world's largest chipset manufacturers, Via also happens to be an emerging player in the PC processor market, with its own Cyrix III chip.

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According to a a report from Japan's Ultra One magazine, the PS3 will contain a whole PlayStation 2 chipset inside its massive hulk in order to ensure backwards compatibility.

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Chowdhry estimated that Microsoft lost one in five sales on the Surface RT because of the ARM (NASDAQ: ARMH) chipset.

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Between that bigger cell and new chipset, Acer is rating the battery life at seven hours, which, if true, would correct one of the OG model's biggest shortcomings.

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