2016-09-05 - Graham Prophet

SDR platform supports any wireless standard

You can program the low-cost platform to support any wireless standard, from Wi-Fi, ZigBee and Bluetooth to cellular standards.

2016-08-19 - Vivek Nanda

44% of smartphone owners plan buying new devices in 6 months

Strategy Analytics says 44% of smartphone owners plan on replacing their devices in 6 months. For a company, like Apple,…

2016-08-18 - Vivek Nanda

Fujitsu uses GPU parallelisation to speed deep learning

Using "AlexNet," 64 GPUs in parallel have achieved 27x the speed of a single GPU for what Fujitsu is claiming…

2016-08-12 - Graham Prophet

Surface traps can pave way for quantum computers

According to MIT researchers, built-in optics could enable chips that use trapped ions as quantum bits.

2016-08-12 - Graham Prophet

Designing on-chip optical components for quantum computers

With the prototype chip, the researchers were evaluating the performance of the diffraction gratings and the ion traps.

2016-08-11 - Gartner

Global information security spending to rise 7.9%

Gartner says that the biggest opportunity for growth will come from security testing, IT outsourcing and data-loss prevention.

2016-07-22 - Christoph Hammerschmidt

Semi-automated ‘city bus of the future’ hits the road

The bus manoeuvres automatically, recognising obstacles, vehicles and pedestrians on the track and slows down accordingly, if necessary to a…

2016-07-21 - Junko Yoshida

IoT, AI, Softbank: 30 years hence

Analyst Jim McGregor notes that if anything, “the investment will bring innovation and lower prices to markets like IoT, networking,…

2016-07-19 - Peter Clarke

Softbank takes over ARM in an all-cash buyout

ARM has agreed to be bought by Softbank for Rs.2.16 lakh crore ($32.25 billion) in an all-cash deal.

2016-07-12 - Multicomp

Connectors meet high procurement requirements for RF apps

Over 3,800 connectors from Multicomp are available for dispatch, including AV, circular, I/O, industrial, modular, PCB, RF/coaxial and USB connectors.