Semiconductor sales fell 1% in April compared to March to $25.8 billion, says the SIA using data collected by WSTS. “Global semiconductor sales decreased marginally in April, continuing a recent trend of market sluggishness driven by soft demand and a range of macroeconomic headwinds,” says SIA CEO John Neuffer, “despite a cumulative decrease across all …
In praise of Meetup: NanoSatellites, Android and IoT…
I was very pleased to be invited along to a NanoSatellite initiative last month, previewed via the Internet of Things Innovators UK meetup group.
Raspberry Pi 3 powers Microsoft’s Magic Mirror
The days of leaving messages for your lover on a steamy bathroom mirror are numbered. We’re en route to a world where your emails and texts can reach them figuratively any time, any place, anywhere – even in ‘that’ room. Or that’s what we’re supposed to think, when Microsoft offers us a Magic Mirror, perhaps. Gadget …
Comment: UK needs its own ‘Imec’
Imec held its Technology Forum in Brussels last month. Electronics Weekly’s components editor David Manners attended the event and his detailed reports on the technology ranging from deep sub-micron semiconductor technology to low power radio, IoT security and solar cells are published in this week’s issue of the magazine. Why is Imec important to the UK electronics …
Taiwanese networking companies join the smart lighting race
Edimax and ZyXEL hope to soon connect LEDs to home apps and routers in another example of information technology crossing over the lighting industry.
Strategies in Light and The LED Show seek innovators to illuminate the industry
With the event’s call for papers now open, LEDs Magazine gathers insight on expectations and trends to be addressed by the conference program from co-chairs Robert Steele, James Highgate, and Philip Smallwood.
Tagging now Available with the Amazon Machine Learning API
You now have the ability to add, modify, remove, and list tags on an object through the Amazon Machine Learning (Amazon ML) API. You can also grant and revoke permissions for these operations through Identity and Access Management (IAM) on the API.
Naval Station Norfolk signs Boiler Water contract with Evoqua
Evoqua signs 5-year contract to provide boiler water for Naval Station Norfolk.
Xylem’s new “smart pump” adjusts to clogging threats
Water technology company Xylem has launched what it is calling the “world’s first wastewater pumping system with integrated intelligence”…
VIDEO: Desalination news update
Join WWi editor Tom Freyberg for a round-up of the latest global desalination headlines…