If you’re really keen to see the latest Nougat in action… Google is about to roll out a public beta of 7.1.2, the next maintenance release for Android Nougat.
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Bristol University cuts sensor power stand-by to ‘zero’
Engineers at the University of Bristol have developed a three terminal pico-power chip that can cut stand-by drain in sensor nodes
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Top 10 US Presidents For Issuing Executive Orders
With the new US President issuing a flurry of executive orders in his first ten days in office, here, thanks to CNN, are the top ten presidents of modern times for issuing the most executive orders: Roosevelt 3,721 Truman 907 Eisenhower 484 Reagan 381 Clinton 364 Nixon 346 Johnson 325 Carter 320 Bush (2nd) 291 …
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Cavendish Kinetics RF MEMS tuner in Samsung Galaxy A8
Cavendish Kinetics, the RF MEMS tuner specialist, says its SmarTune RF MEMS antenna tuners have been adopted in the Samsung Galaxy A8.
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Waterproof micro USB connector
CUI’s Interconnect Group has announced a waterproof micro USB 2.0 connector. UJ2W‑MIBH‑4‑SMT is a micro B type with IPX7 rating for wet and damp environments. Copper alloy contact terminals with 30µinch gold-over-nickel plating and stainless steel shielding mean high durability – 10,000 mating cycles. The series features a surface mount package and horizontal orientation. Plastic mounting …
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Dow Corning adds reflective silicones for CSP and COB LEDs
Reflective silicones with unique capabilities in terms of how they are dispensed, optical properties, and resilience to temperature or stress deliver benefits specifically for burgeoning CSP and COB LED packages.
Amazon WorkSpaces now use solid-state drives (SSD) at no additional cost
Starting today, all new Amazon WorkSpaces will use general purpose SSD Elastic Block Store (EBS) volumes at no additional cost. SSD EBS volumes provide superior I/O performance when compared to magnetic volumes, which results in improved application start times, boot times and a better user experience when running applications sensitive to disk latency.
Amazon Elasticsearch Service free tier now available on t2.small.elasticsearch instances
For customers in the AWS Free Tier, Amazon Elasticsearch Service now offers a choice of instance types between t2.micro.elasticsearch and t2.small.easticsearch instances. With this release, the service provides customers in the AWS Free Tier, free usage of up to 750 hours per month of a single-AZ t2.micro.elasticsearch or t2.small.easticsearch instance and 10GB per month of optional EBS storage (Magnetic or General Purpose). If you exceed the free tier limits, you will be charged the Amazon Elasticsearch Service rates for the additional resources you use. See offer terms for more details.
Flint residents file lawsuit against in city’s water crisis
Residents file $772M lawsuit, alleges EPA failed to properly manage lead-contaminated water, issue timely emergency order.
Masdar to jointly bid on desalination projects using special purpose vehicle
Abu Dhabi organisation Masdar may have invested billions of dollars to date into renewable energy projects but it could soon be investing and bidding on international water tenders…