According to the Albuquerque TV station KOAT there are rumours going around that Intel will close its Rio Rancho fab site in New Mexico. The rumours have arisen because, in the letters sent to some employees notifying them of their ‘involuntary separation’, it states that the reason being given is ‘site closure or consolidation’. When …
Indiegogo gets serious business model from Arrow
Arrow is already supporting projects on the Indiegogo, as the crowd-funding website moves into the area of commercial product launches. Examples of the types of campaigns being supported include: · Solar Roadways, the project to turn roads into renewable energy sources, launched on Indiegogo and raised more than $2.2m in funding. With Arrow’s product support, …
Arrow and Indiegogo harness ideas and execution
Indiegogo and Arrow have created a crowdfund-to-production platform aimed at supporting technology entrepreneurs. Through this partnership, crowdfunded companies will be able to scale faster than ever before to bring their products to market. Arrow is already supporting some of the Indiegogo campaigns, such as : · Solar Roadways, the project to turn roads into renewable …
Capex to rise 3%
Semiconductor capex will rise 3% in 2016, says IC Insights, going from $64.8 billion in 2015 to $66.8 billion this year. “Intense rivalry in the foundry business will push capital spending in this semiconductor manufacturing segment to nearly $23 billion, which will break the previous record high level of $22.1 billion set in 2014,” says …
Picture Gallery: BBC micro:bit Model Rocket Car Competition
Check out these photos from a recent launch event for a BBC micro:bit Model Rocket Car Competition.
Moscow researchers explain very strong magnetoelectric effect in bismuth ferrite
Scientists from MIPT explain how the giant magnetoelectric effect occurs in bismuth ferrite.
Moscow researchers explain very strong magnetoelectric effect in bismuth ferrite
The Back-Packer
Hans Snook, who founded Orange, got offered his first job in telecoms while back-packing in Hong Kong. It was with a local paging and computer company called Young Generation. “At the end of the year they convinced me to stay on one more year,” recalled Snook. As the second year came to its close, he …
Arduino Primo makes IoT simple reality for makers
The latest Arduino board called Primo integrates Bluetooth low energy, NFC Touch-to-Pair, Wi-Fi, and an infrared interface, all without having to add extra shields to the base board. The Arduino Primo can act as a fully-functional TCP / IP Internet client and server over Wi-Fi. Federico Musto, CEO and president of Arduino, writes: “Makers, entrepreneurs, …
China giant Xiaomi makes crowding-funding debut with Bluetooth charger
A smart Bluetooth car charger has appeared on the IndieGoGo crowd-funding website. One of China’s biggest electronic product firms Xiaomi is using the crowd-funding website to launch the device called Roidmi. Although Bluetooth system is commonly available in new cars nowadays, most old cars do not have it. The aim of Roidmi is to upgrade …
China giant Xiaomi makes crowding-funding debut with Bluetooth charger
Android Pay gets underway in the UK
Android Pay, for contactless payments with your smartphone, is now officially available for use in the UK. It follows on from its launch in the United State last year.