Adobe Will Not Offer Flash Player for Latest Android

There will be no certified implementations of Adobe Systems' Flash Player for Android 4.1, and from Aug. 15 the player no longer be available for download from Google's app store Play, Adobe said on Thursday.

UMC To Implement IBM's Technology For 20nm Process With FinFET 3D Transistors

Taiwan-based semiconductor foundry United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC) has licensed IBM technology to expedite the development of the foundry's next generation 20nm CMOS process with FinFET 3D transistors.

Apple Rumored To Release New iPad With IGZO Display

Apple will reportedly release an upgraded 9.7-inch iPad later the summer, equipped with an indium gallium zinc oxide (IGZO) panel display.

AMD Catalyst 12.6 WHQL and 12.7 Beta Drivers Released

AMD has made available the AMD Catalyst 12.6 (WHQL) and AMD Catalyst 12.7 (Beta) drivers.

ARM Unveils Details of ASTC Texture Compression

The details of ARM's Adaptive Scalable Texture Compression (ASTC) technology were launched this week at the High Performance Graphics conference in Paris, France.

Hulu To Stream HBO Content In Japan

Hulu?s subscription service, launched in Japan in September 2011, will bring Japanese entertainment fans American TV programming by HBO.

Micron To Buy Elpida For 200 Billion Yen: report

Micron Technology will buy bankrupt Elpida Memory Inc. for an estimated 200 billion yen ($2.5 billion), the Nikkei newspaper said.

Google Takes On Amazon's We Services, Microsoft's Azure, With New Cloud-computing Service

Google on Thursday announced Compute Engine, a cloud-computing service that allows businesses to run their applications on servers in the tech giant's data center.