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HotSpot Episode 13: Samsung Announces 5G
May 20, 2013 10:38 am | by Eric Sorensen, Coordinator of Multimedia Development | Videos | Comments
In this week’s episode of the HotSpot, brought to you by Memory Protection Devices, Samsung announces 5G mobile communications; a Japanese company announces an iPhone attachment that produces smell; a new wireless data transmission record is set; and o-synce puts the answer to the challenge of exercise motivation in front of your eyes.
Apple Case Seen as Possible Spur to Tax Action
May 22, 2013 10:08 am | by MARCY GORDON, AP Business Writers PETER SVENSSON, AP Business Writers | News | Comments
Now that tech darling Apple Inc. has been dragged front and center into the debate over the U.S...
The New Consoles from Microsoft, Nintendo and Sony
May 22, 2013 10:02 am | by BARBARA ORTUTAY, AP Technology Writer | News | Comments
Microsoft is the last of the three big video game console makers to unveil its latest gaming...
Sprint Boosts Buyout Offer for Clearwire
May 22, 2013 9:57 am | by Associated Press | News | Comments
Sprint Nextel Corp. is offering 14 percent more than before for the stake in wireless data...
Littelfuse Hosts Speed2Design TechTalks at NASA
May 22, 2013 4:48 pm | by Littelfuse, Inc. | News | CommentsLittelfuse, Inc. has created a NASA Exploration & Discovery Experience for the engineering community as part of its 2013 Speed2Design promotion. Winning design engineers will get an opportunity to go behind the scenes to spend time with NASA engineers at two premiere NASA facilities. Littelfuse will host Speed2Design TechTalk events at NASA’s Ames Research Center in Moffett Field, Calif...
Aeroflex Releases the TETRA Enhanced Data Service Option for the 3920 Radio Test Set
May 22, 2013 4:18 pm | by Aeroflex Incorporated | News | CommentsAeroflex Incorporated, a wholly owned subsidiary of Aeroflex Holding Corp. [NYSE:ARX], has announced the release of the TETRA Enhanced Data Service (TEDS) option for the 3920 Digital and Analog Radio Test Set. This operation enables the technician or engineer to use the 3920 for verifying the operation of TEDS mobile stations and base stations.
GS1 and Open Mobile Alliance team up to bring intelligent bar code scanning to mobile devices
May 22, 2013 4:07 pm | by GS1 and Open Mobile Alliance (OMA | News | CommentsGS1 and Open Mobile Alliance (OMA) are collaborating to enable bar code scanning features built directly into mobile devices. This will make it easier for application developers to allow their apps to scan and link to trusted content.
Focus on Chinese Broadband Home at HGI's Shenzhen Meeting
May 22, 2013 4:01 pm | by HGI | News | CommentsAn open forum addressing the latest broadband home-services trends and Smart Home requirements will be hosted in Shenzhen on June 18 by HGI, the leading global organisation for publishing requirements for the digital Smart Home. This event, part of HGI’s regular quarterly meeting, will feature presentations from two of China’s leading service providers and will take place from June 18-21 at the Westin Hotel, Shenzhen.
QuickLogic’s Parallel Camera Interface for TI Sitara AM335x ARM Cortex-A8 Processors
May 22, 2013 3:58 pm | by QuickLogic Corporation | News | CommentsQuickLogic Corporation [NASDAQ: QUIK], the innovator of ultra-low-power programmable Customer Specific Standard Products (CSSPs), today announced that its Parallel Camera Interface (CAM I/F) for Sitara AM335x ARM Cortex-A8 processors from Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) now supports the Android Jelly Bean 4.1.2 Operating System (OS).
Samsung Selects ANADIGICS’ WiFi and Cellular Solutions for Galaxy S 4
May 22, 2013 3:51 pm | by ANADIGICS, Inc. | News | CommentsANADIGICS, Inc. [Nasdaq: ANAD] has announced that the Company’s AWL9581 802.11ac front-end IC (FEIC), AWT6651 ProEficient power amplifier (PA), AWT6624 HELP4 PA, and AWC6323 HELP3E dual-band PA enable wireless connectivity in the Galaxy S 4 by Samsung Electronics. This feature-rich smartphone offers a 5-inch full HD Super AMOLED display, 1.9 GHz quad-core processor, 13 megapixel camera, and Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean operating system.
H.B. Fuller Enters the Electronic and Assembly Materials Market with a New “Eco-system” Approach
May 22, 2013 3:47 pm | by H.B. Fuller Company | News | CommentsH.B. Fuller Company [NYSE: FUL] has announced that the company is entering the growing electronics and assembly materials market with a total solutions “eco-system” approach that includes materials, processes and equipment support from the concept phase to the consumer’s hands.
Spirent Enables Testing of E911 with Voice-over-LTE
May 22, 2013 3:17 pm | by Spirent Communications | News | CommentsSpirent Communications has announced that its 8100 Location Technology Solution (LTS) now offers support for end-to-end Voice-over-LTE (VoLTE) E911 testing. As North American carriers race to successfully deploy VoLTE, they also recognize their requirement to provide FCC-mandated E911 services.
Vishay Extends 597D Series of Solid Tantalum Chip Capacitors
May 22, 2013 11:37 am | by WDD Staff | Product Releases | CommentsVishay Intertechnology, Inc. (Malvern, PA) [NYSE: VSH] has announced that it has extended its TANTAMOUNT 597D series of commercial solid tantalum chip capacitors with a new Hi-Rel version approved to Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Specification 13008. Built with Vishay's proprietary high-voltage dielectric formation process, the Vishay Sprague 13008 series is ideal for +28 V power supply designs in military and aerospace applications.
Tunable LTE Antenna Solution for M2M
May 22, 2013 11:33 am | by WDD Staff | Product Releases | CommentsTaoglas USA, Inc. has teamed up with Peregrine Semiconductor Corporation to bring a dynamically tunable LTE antenna solution to the M2M market. The solution contains an embedded surface-mount ceramic PIFA antenna from Taoglas—the Warrior PA.710.A—and Peregrine’s successful PE64102 DuNE Digitally Tunable Capacitor (DTC) on one evaluation board.
New Technique May Open up an Era of Atomic-scale Semiconductor Devices
May 22, 2013 11:32 am | by Matt Shipman, NC State University | News | CommentsResearchers at North Carolina State University have developed a new technique for creating high-quality semiconductor thin films at the atomic scale – meaning the films are only one atom thick. The technique can be used to create these thin films on a large scale, sufficient to coat wafers that are two inches wide, or larger.
Monnit's M2M Cellular Gateway
May 22, 2013 11:28 am | by WDD Staff | Product Releases | CommentsMonnit Corporation has announced the release of a new Machine-to- Machine oriented cellular gateway for use with wireless sensors. This gateway is specifically designed to respond to the increasing demand for low-cost, reliable, “connect-from-anywhere” monitoring solutions that addresses the needs of a variety of M2M applications.
Kickstarter of the Week: Turn Your Smartphone into a Laptop
May 22, 2013 10:57 am | by Eric Sorensen, Coordinator of Multimedia Development | Videos | CommentsA self-proclaimed nerd by trade, John Andrus, Founder of Livi Design, is turning ordinary smartphones into laptops with the launch of the Casetop. After the iPhone debuted, Andrus knew that smartphones were going to become a disruptive technology. So why not do more to harness the devices power? After asking this question, he sat down and started designing his idea.
Opening the Door to Smart Battery Design
May 22, 2013 10:49 am | by Robert Rozario, Application Engineering Manager, Infineon Technologies | Articles | CommentsThe worldwide transition to ever smarter mobile devices, including phones or connected tablets, has obliterated the line that once existed between phones and computing devices. Today’s multitasking devices enable work, finance, entertainment and social interaction on the go like never before.
Rice Unveils Method for Tailoring Optical Processors
May 22, 2013 10:34 am | by Jade Boyd, Rice University | News | CommentsRice University scientists have unveiled a robust new method for arranging metal nanoparticles in geometric patterns that can act as optical processors that transform incoming light signals into output of a different color. The breakthrough by a team of theoretical and applied physicists and engineers at Rice's Laboratory for Nanophotonics (LANP) is described this week in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
