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IBM cracks out world's first 7nm chip

IBM is even closer to bringing the world’s first 7nm chip into the commercial market after it unveiled its first working chip using extreme ultraviolet (EUV) lithography. First reported by Ars Technica, the new chip was built by IBM in conjunction with GlobalFoundries, Samsung, SUNY (State University of New York) and various other equipment suppliers. The hope is that it will bring huge advances in power, performance and size. The

Vote for the best phone of the year in the T3 Awards

TechRadar’s sister site T3 has just announced the shortlist for its 2015 Awards – and the best phone category is undoubtedly one of the star categories. You can vote in the T3 Awards 2015 in categories such as best tablet, best home tech, best innovation and many more. But the Phone of the Year award is looking like one with some really tough competition. If you feel like you’ve voted

T3 Awards: Samsung and Apple bag 9 nominations each in T3 Awards shortlist

The UK’s finest technology awards has reached the shortlist stage, with the T3 Awards narrowing down the candidates for the gadget gongs of 2015. In a stellar year, Apple and Samsung’s annual hostilities continue with the two tech behemoths competing with nine different nominations, including the flagship Gadget of the Year award. The exciting worlds of VR and wearable are well represented – with the likes of the Apple Watch,

Oil rout set to end as demand trumps China, Greece woes

Oil’s biggest slump in four years will lose momentum because the plunge in Chinese equities and Greece’s economic crisis won’t dent global demand, according to Morgan Stanley, UBS Group AG and Societe Generale SA. Crude is set for a “modest recovery” after declining 13 percent in the five sessions through Wednesday, Morgan Stanley estimates, while demand will push prices up by year-end, according to hedge fund manager Andrew J. Hall.

P&G to sell beauty business to Coty in $12.5 bln deal

Coty’s shares fell 6 percent in early trading after the widely expected deal, while P&G was up 0.6 percent. In a tax-efficient deal designed as a “Reverse Morris Trust” transaction, P&G will separate 43 of its cosmetics, fragrance and haircare brands and fold them into Coty. The deal is a game-changer for Coty as it adds popular brands such as Wella and Clairol hair color products and Cover Girl and