Big Tex is toast

Sending phones into the sky may be the answer to bridging the gap between expensive drones and the amount customers are willing to pay for them.

After winning over China, both Google and Apple may have assumed they'd have the same success in India. But this year proved the companies have much to learn.

Last year, Intel acquired FPGA-focused Altera. Now they've announced the intention to create a hybrid between their well-known CPUs and FPGAs.Last year, Intel acquired FPGA-focused Altera. Now they've announced a new line of hybrid chips that combine FPGAs with their well-known CPUs, achieving a goal set in 2010.