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M/A-COM Technology Solutions' New Single-Channel CMOS Driver
April 26, 2013 8:41 am | by WDD Staff | Product Releases | Comments
M/A-COM Technology Solutions Inc.has introduced a new single-channel CMOS Driver for Microwave Switching Applications. The MADR-009269 is a high-performance, single-channel CMOS Driver that is used to translate TTL control inputs into complementary gate control voltages for GaAs FET microwave switches and attenuators.
Canada Trying to Lure Silicon Valley Tech Workers
May 20, 2013 9:32 am | by Associated Press | News | Comments
The Canadian government has launched an aggressive campaign to lure Silicon Valley tech workers...
Navy Unveils Squadron of Manned, Unmanned Craft
May 3, 2013 9:50 am | by JULIE WATSON, Associated Press | News | Comments
The squadron is expected to have eight manned helicopters and 10 of the Fire Scout MQ-8B, an...
Cypress TrueTouch Touchscreen Solution
April 29, 2013 10:21 am | by WDD Staff | Product Releases | Comments
HotSpot Episode 13: Samsung Announces 5G
May 20, 2013 10:38 am | by Eric Sorensen, Coordinator of Multimedia Development | Videos | CommentsIn 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.
Review: Toshiba Brings High-Res Screen to Windows
May 20, 2013 9:32 am | by PETER SVENSSON, AP Technology Writer | News | CommentsLast year, Apple added a visually stunning option to its MacBooks: screens with ultra-high resolution. These "Retina" displays reveal four times as much detail as any Windows laptop screen ... until now. Toshiba just released a new laptop line with a Retina-level display.
Yahoo Takes Big Leap with $1.1B Deal for Tumblr
May 20, 2013 9:29 am | by MICHAEL LIEDTKE, AP Technology Writer | News | CommentsThe deal announced Monday represents Mayer's boldest move yet since she left Google 10 months ago to lead Yahoo's latest comeback attempt. It marks Yahoo's most expensive acquisition since the Sunnyvale, Calif., company bought online search engine Overture a decade ago for $1.3 billion in cash and stock.
Silicon Valley-Area Hub Becomes Factory Town
May 20, 2013 9:29 am | by MARTHA MENDOZA, AP National Writer | News | CommentsDown the road in another plant, crews slice solar cells, place them under glass sheets and create panels that ship by the boxful to Europe. Elsewhere in this town, industrial workshops and laboratories buzz with workers building everything from robots to microprocessors.
March/April 2013 — Video Recording Eyewear Turning Heads
May 17, 2013 4:32 pm | by WDD Staff | Digital Editions | CommentsThe March/April issue of Wireless Design and Development contains features on an assortment of topics. Check out our Brainstorm on RF Signal Interference, and or product teardown section – “What Makes it Tick & Talk” – to see the guts of the Surface Pro.
Microchip's Arduino Compatible chipKIT Boards
May 17, 2013 10:52 am | by WDD Staff | Product Releases | CommentsMicrochip Technology announced from the expansion of its Arduino compatible chipKIT platform ecosystem, with new tools from partners Digilent, the Fair Use Building and Research (FUBAR) Labs, and Schmalz Haus.
UK Court Jails 4 Lulzsec Hackers for Cyberattacks
May 17, 2013 10:36 am | by SYLVIA HUI, Associated Press | News | CommentsFour young computer hackers who masterminded cyberattacks on targets from the CIA to Sony Pictures and Rupert Murdoch's News International were sentenced to up to 32 months in prison on Thursday. The hackers, who were affiliated with the group Lulz Security, had all pleaded guilty to hacking charges. Prosecutors say they also targeted the websites of Britain's National Health Service and the U.K.'s Serious Organized Crime Agency.
Syrian Hackers Compromise FT Blogs, Twitter Feeds
May 17, 2013 10:34 am | by Associated Press | News | CommentsThe Financial Times says that several of its blogs and Twitter feeds have been compromised by hackers. The Syrian Electronic Army, a pro-government group which has repeatedly attacked Western media organizations, has claimed responsibility.
Sector Snap: Makers of Computer Networking Gear
May 17, 2013 8:27 am | by Associated Press | News | CommentsInvestors snapped up the stocks of companies that make computer networking gear Thursday after industry leader Cisco Systems Inc.'s latest quarterly earnings raised hope that business is picking up after a long stretch of lackluster demand. Cisco led the rally as its shares surged to their biggest one-day gain in 21 months. The stock had gained $2.59, or more than 12 percent, to $23.80 in afternoon trading.
Dell's Dismal 1Q Illuminates PC Maker's Challenges
May 17, 2013 8:25 am | by MICHAEL LIEDTKE, AP Technology Writer | News | CommentsDell's financial decay worsened during its latest quarter as the company slashed its personal computer prices in response to the growing popularity of smartphones and tablets.The dismal performance announced Thursday provided the latest evidence of a technological shift that is making it difficult to sell laptop and desktop machines.
Agilent Technologies Collaborating with Nallatech on High-Speed Signal and Monitoring Systems
May 16, 2013 6:16 pm | by Agilent Technologies Inc., Nallatech | News | CommentsAgilent Technologies Inc. [NYSE: A] has announced it is collaborating with Nallatech, a subsidiary of Interconnect Systems Inc, a leading provider of accelerated computing solutions, to develop high-speed signal acquisition and network monitoring systems that address the high-throughput processing and signal diversity requirements of LTE/SAE core and access optical networks.
Aricent Adds CAPWAP to its WLAN Solutions Portfolio
May 16, 2013 6:09 pm | by The Aricent Group | News | CommentsThe Aricent Group has announced the addition of the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF)-defined Control and Provisioning of Wireless Access Points (CAPWAP) software framework to its field-proven communications software and solutions portfolio. The software is available immediately.
Data Translation Announces New Data Acquisition Application Software
May 16, 2013 6:07 pm | by Data Translation, Inc. | News | CommentsData Translation, Inc. has announced a new software application, QuickDAQ 2013, that is available free and supports all of Data Translation data acquisition modules. Additionally, FFT Analysis and Advanced FFT Analysis add-ons are offered to build onto the capabilities of the base package.
Enabling Low Cost, Low Power Wireless Heterogeneous Networks
May 16, 2013 5:59 pm | by Deepak Boppana, Senior Strategic Marketing Manager, Lattice Semiconductor | Articles | CommentsDriven by the need to address the explosive growth in mobile data and video traffic, the wireless infrastructure market is rapidly evolving toward a new Heterogeneous Network (HetNet) architecture in which the traditional macro infrastructure is supplemented by a new class of low power nodes (LPNs) such as small cells, low power remote radio heads, and relays.
Engineering Newswire 38: Lockheed Laser Shoots Down Drones
May 16, 2013 11:51 am | by Eric Sorensen, Coordinator of Multimedia Development | Videos | CommentsToday on Engineering Newswire, brought to you by Interpower, the premier supplier of power system components for worldwide markets, we’re kicking turtles to make new shapes, enhancing our senses, printing on the Afinia 3D printer, and shooting down drones, with lasers.
Ultra-Broadband Passives Enable Broadband Communications
May 16, 2013 10:02 am | by Edgardo Menendez, Field Applications Engineer, AVX | Articles | CommentsThe fiber optics market has experienced a significant increase in demand over the last decade, largely driven by the rise, availability, and affordability of sophisticated portable electronics, such as mobile phones, tablets, and laptops. These devices have accelerated global connectivity, simultaneously driving the need for a fast and reliable Internet infrastructure.
Google's Products Dig Deeper into People's Lives
May 16, 2013 9:48 am | by MICHAEL LIEDTKE, AP Technology Writer | News | CommentsThis year's event mostly consisted of upgrades to existing Google services that have already become daily habits for millions of people — one of Page's main goals. The new features assume most people want more help managing their lives from Google's brainy engineers and the sprawling data centers that house its millions of computers around the world.
Tech, Labor Spar on Immigration
May 16, 2013 9:41 am | by ANNE FLAHERTY, Associated Press | News | CommentsTo the U.S. technology industry, there's a dramatic shortfall in the number of Americans skilled in computer programming and engineering that is hampering business. To unions and some Democrats, it's more sinister: The push by Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg to expand the number of visas for high-tech foreign workers is an attempt to dilute a lucrative job market with cheap, indentured labor.
Skyworks Launches Family of Antenna Switches Supporting Carrier Aggregation
May 15, 2013 6:23 pm | by Skyworks Solutions, Inc. | News | CommentsSkyworks Solutions, Inc. [NASDAQ: SWKS], an innovator of high performance analog semiconductors enabling a broad range of end markets, introduced groundbreaking RF switching technology that is enabling early adopters to implement carrier aggregation solutions. Carrier aggregation allows mobile service providers to combine spectrum and increase data rate throughput by utilizing...
SCANPAY.IT Brings Credit Card Visual Swipe to Mobile Commerce
May 15, 2013 3:44 pm | by SCANPAY.IT | News | CommentsSCANPAY.IT launches a new method to pay on smartphones and tablets that makes entering credit card information as easy as taking a picture. SCANPAY.IT aims to integrate this solution in over 10 000 mobile applications worldwide and make it a standard approved by a large majority of users.
LogMeIn & ARM Announce Collaboration to Accelerate Commercial Products on the Internet of Things
May 15, 2013 3:18 pm | by LogMeIn, Inc. | News | CommentsLogMeIn, Inc. [NASDAQ: LOGM] has announced its collaboration with ARM to simplify and accelerate commercial development on the Internet of Things (IoT). As part of the agreement, the companies are cooperating on LogMeIn’s Xively Jumpstart Kit, a rapid prototyping-to-production bundle that significantly reduces the cost, complexity and learning curve required to bring IoT-based connected products and solutions to market.
UC Riverside Scientists Discovering New Uses for Tiny Carbon Nanotubes
May 15, 2013 10:58 am | by Iqbal Pittalwala, University of California, Riverside | News | CommentsThe atom-sized world of carbon nanotubes holds great promise for a future demanding smaller and faster electronic components. Nanotubes are stronger than steel and smaller than any element of silicon-based electronics—the ubiquitous component of today's electrical devices—and have better conductivity, which means they can potentially process information faster while using less energy.
TV-Over-Internet Service Hits Atlanta Next Month
May 15, 2013 10:52 am | by ANICK JESDANUN, AP Technology Writer | News | CommentsAereo, the startup that offers live television broadcasts over the Internet starting at $8 a month, said it will start service in the Atlanta market on June 17, following an expansion to Boston on Wednesday. Until this week, the service had been available only in the New York City area.
Hedge Fund Boss Loeb Lobbies for Breakup of Sony
May 15, 2013 10:27 am | by RYAN NAKASHIMA, AP Business Writers YURI KAGEYAMA, AP Business Writers | News | CommentsThe U.S. hedge fund manager renowned for shaking up Yahoo Inc. has set his sights on Sony Corp., proposing that the Japanese electronics giant spin off up to 20 percent of its movie, TV and music division and use the money to strengthen its ailing device manufacturing unit. Sony rejected the plan, but analysts latched onto the idea as a way for Sony to unlock hidden value.
Google Poised to Show off Latest Devices, Services
May 15, 2013 10:20 am | by MICHAEL LIEDTKE, AP Technology Writer | News | CommentsGoogle is expected to use its annual software developers' conference to showcase the latest mobile devices running on its Android software, while also unveiling other features in its evolving product line-up. The gathering, scheduled to begin Wednesday morning in San Francisco, provides Google Inc. with an opportunity to flex its technological muscle in front of a sold-out audience...
