The chip giant says technology trends such as the upgradetofaster, 4G cellular networks and the move to tiered pricing for wireless data have made pico projector phones newly relevant.
At Mr. Ellison's direction, Cup organizers have said their decisions to bring the race to San Francisco Bay for the first time and toupgrade the boats to make them faster were made to attract more mainstream sports fans and change the perception that their sport was boring and confusing.
Consumers are eager toupgrade anyway because of the added benefits (new features, a faster processor, an improved camera, etc.) of buying the latest iPhone.
Only 10 days earlier, Iran announced an upgradeto its Natanz nuclear plant centrifuges - believed to be able to enrich uranium two or three times faster than the old equipment.