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| Tim Cook announce he is gay |
11/3/2014 |
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The 53-year-old Alabama native, declared his sexual orientation in a magazine editorial, confirming a fact widely known in the close-knit Silicon Valley tech community but rarely discussed.
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| NXP to apply iPhone 6 NFC technology to automobiles |
11/3/2014 |
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NFC will not revolutionize car electronics but it could make a number of existing features better.Instead of keys. Automobile rental companies could send codes to their customers NFC-enabled smartphones that would let them open the door and turn on the ignition.
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| Motorola Mobility is now own by China company |
10/31/2014 |
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The $2.9 billion purchase adds to a flurry of acquisitions and initiatives aimed at transforming Beijing-based Lenovo, the world's biggest maker of personal computers, into a major player in wireless computing.
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| Has Microsoft finish layoff yet ? |
10/31/2014 |
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First announced in July, the first wave of layoffs left approximately 13,000 unemployed. The next came in September where another 2,100 was dismissed. Upon completion of the job reductions, Microsoft's workforce will be around 110,000 employees.
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| PC rebounce forecasted |
10/31/2014 |
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Intel reported recently, along with higher than expected third quarter results. Intel also indicated the demand for chips is in good shape. This is excellent news for suppliers of electronic chemicals and materials used in microprocessors, computer chipsets and DRAM, which are all used in PCs.
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| Legacy memories are in good business |
10/30/2014 |
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Alliance Memory, the San Carlos, Calif.-based company is a fabless semiconductor company that focuses on manufacturing legacy SRAM, DRAM, and SDRAM ICS, and it is always looking to expand its portfolio to support customers that EOL memories.
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| Minium wages taken to Election Day |
10/30/2014 |
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Some small business owners say raising the minimum wage will pressure their companies, forcing them to cut employees' hours or jobs. Others say it's the right thing to do for workers and the economy.
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| Synosys provides USB 3.1 IP solution |
10/30/2014 |
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The DesignWare USB 3.1 device controller IP enables designers to integrate USB 3.1 functionality with significantly less risk and faster time-to-market.
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| Lowe's to deploy robot for customer service |
10/29/2014 |
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They are equipped with 3D cameras so they can scan and identify items. And customers can research items they want to buy on their screen. Then the robot can lead them to the aisle where an item is located.
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| GM to move Volt electric drive from Mexico to Detroit |
10/29/2014 |
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Moving the electric drive from Ramos Arzipe, Mexico, to the Warren, Michigan, Transmission Plant means that all of the Volt's main components — the electric drive unit, battery pack and gasoline generator — will be made in the U.S. starting next year.
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| Chines company announced domestic developed server |
10/28/2014 |
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The servers, including their operating systems, have all been developed from Chinese technology. The Loongson 3B processor inside them has eight cores made with a total of 1.1 billion transistors built using a 28-nanometer production process.
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| Robotic shipment hit record in North America |
10/28/2014 |
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Companies of all sizes continue to recognize that automation makes them stronger global competitors. It’s also interesting to note that as robot sales boom, U.S. unemployment continues to fall, and is currently at its lowest level since July of 2008, further evidence that robotics helps save and create jobs.
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| Ferro memory is now futher improved |
10/28/2014 |
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"Our discovery opens up the possibility for faster switching and new control over novel, never-before-expected multi-state devices."
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| Startup gets funding on virtual instruction set computing |
10/27/2014 |
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Soft Machines, which disclosed its plans for the first time Thursday, has raised a hefty $125 million in funding and employs 250 people in California, India and Russia. It topped a recent ranking of most heavily funded startups operating in stealth mode.
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| P&G to spin off Duracell batteries |
10/27/2014 |
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Jon Moeller, the company's chief financial officer, said during a call with reporters that Duracell is an "attractive" business that generates about $2 billion a year in sales. But he said P&G wants to focus on products that are "even more attractive."
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| Autonomous window adjust itself to amount of sunlight |
10/27/2014 |
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The window is said to be capable of controlling the amount of sunlight penetration by automatically switching between transparent or day mode and opaque or night mode, depending upon the incident solar radiation.
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| Amazon take $170 million write down on phones |
10/24/2014 |
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During the company’s earnings conference call this afternoon, CFO Tom Szkutak revealed that Amazon took a $170 million charge in write-down costs last quarter “primarily related to Fire Phone inventory valuation and supplier commitment costs.”
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| Google setup store to promote modular handset project |
10/24/2014 |
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Project Ara is Google’s upcoming build-your-own smartphone that allows users to mix and match features. The US$50 configurable smartphone will come with a basic frame, and users can add or remove features by simply snapping on or taking off modular parts.
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