Intel May Be About to Buy iPhone Chip Supplier Infineon [Intel]
Source: http://gizmodo.com/5622997/intel-may-be-about-to-buy-iphone-chip-supplier
According to a Bloomberg report, Intel is closing in on a deal to acquire the wireless unit of Infineon AG. You know, the company responsible for the iPhone's baseband chips since 2007. That's one way to build a mobile presence.
Bloomberg sources say that the $2 billion deal could go down by the end of this week. If true, it would make Intel immediately competitive in a mobile market that they've thus far been largely shut out of. Infineon may not be a direct iPhone 4 supplier, but they works with both Apple on the iPad and iPhone 3GS. Their technology is also onboard Samsung's Galaxy S series.
When we interviewed Intel CTO Justin Rattner in June, mobile was clearly at the top of his mind (and ours). And Intel's recently strengthened alliance with Nokia proves that they're serious about getting into your phones—even if that means they have to buy their way. [Bloomberg]
French publication Les Echos has reported that French carrier Orange will be selling three own-branded Android tablets by Christmas. Allegedly, the tablet will be sold for under 250 Euros, and be subsidized even more when 3G contracts are taken out.
Your inbox is a steady stream of incoming information. TaskForce sorts your tasks, emails, and activity to help you work more efficiently. We've got 2,000 beta invites so hurry and sign up!
TaskForce is a little window that lives in your Gmail, splitting your messages into types: information, action, and broadcast. It lets you add tasks directly from its interface or through email. You can share tasks with others, even if they don't use TaskForce. You and others can comment on tasks, prioritize, and attach files. It all lives in a small space in the top right corner of your Gmail and aims to make time spent in your inbox a lot more efficient.
Creating tasks using TaskForce is really simple. You just click the "New Task" button and enter the relevant information. When you're finished, you'll see your tasks detailed similarly to the picture on the left. You don't have to be signed in to Gmail to add tasks, however. TaskForce has an iPhone-optimized site for adding tasks when you're out. In the picture to the left you can also see the ability to add people to the task. If they're using TaskForce, the task will synchronize with their account. If not, they'll receive an email so they can still participate.
TaskForce also creates an activity feed to help clear out the numerous broadcast emails you receive every day. It works via filters, so you can specify virtually anything that you want to show up. It'll archive those messages to get them out of your inbox and save them to your TaskForce activity feed instead. If you want those messages to bypass your inbox entirely, you can set them to be delivered directly to TaskForce and TaskForce will insert them into your feed automatically—without the need for filtering.
We've discussed how Google Voice makes a useful emergency contact number, but Michael at jammer(six) reminds us that, even if you don't use Voice as your primary number, you can use it as an emergency number for others to call you.
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