Avnet has rebranded its Avnet Memec – Silica semiconductor distribution business to Avnet Silica. With it goes one of the most famous names of UK distribution, Memec. “Our brand is the bond that connects us to our customers,” said Mario Orlandi, president of Avnet Silica. “By moving to the Avnet Silica brand, we feel that …
Taiwan Gets Tough With China
In a sign of things to come the new Taiwan government is, as expected, getting tough with mainland China’s investment plans in Taiwan. The Taiwan Investment Commission has rejected a proposal by Taiwanese headset maker Merry Electronics to sell 63 million new shares to China-based Luxshare Precision Industry through a pr for $117.24million, reports DigiTimes. …
Imagine Blue Awards challenge you to build IoT app
The Imagine Blue Awards are designed to “highlight the work and imaginations of creators, developers, designers, and students using Bluetooth technology to push the boundaries of wireless connectivity and solve the world’s biggest challenges”.
Android Nougat revealed. Version 7.0, to you
Just to quickly cover – “Nougat” is the official codename for the next major version of Android.
Energy Recovery Awarded $2.4 million for Desalination Projects in North Africa
SAN LEANDRO, Calif.–June 15, 2016 –Energy Recovery, Inc. (NASDAQ:ERII), the leader in pressure energy technology for industrial fluid flows, today announced total awards of $2.4 million to supply its PX(TM) Pressure Exchanger(TM) technology for three desalination projects in North Africa. Two of the orders will ship in the second quarter of 2016 and the third is expected to ship in the fourth quarter of 2016.
Water Research Foundation and National Science Foundation partner to fund Lead Corrosion Study
The overarching objective of the research is to provide new scientific insights into lead phosphate nucleation, aggregation, and deposition that will enable efficient application of phosphate to control both dissolved and total lead concentrations in water.
LuminUltra CEO recognized as a Canadian water industry innovator
Pat Whalen was awarded a 2016 Water’s Next Award for his business achievements.
The Cult
It always seemed that working for one of Silicon Valley’s new, global, multi-billion dollar algorithm companies would be good fun – bring your pet to work, free connoisseur meals, lots of sexy chicks, recreational facilities in the office etc. But apparently it’s not quite like that. A sacked Facebook advertising manager called Antonio Garcia Martinez …
Cloud infrastructure growth slows
Q1 sales of cloud computing infrastructure products (server, storage, and Ethernet switch) grew by 3.9% year over year to $6.6 billion, says IDC. “A slowdown in hyperscale public cloud infrastructure deployment demand negatively impacted growth in both public cloud and cloud IT overall,” says IDC’s Kuba Stolarski, “private cloud deployment growth also slowed, as 2016 …
Rambus buys Inphi’s memory interconnect business
Rambus has bought Inphi’s Memory Interconnect Business for $90 million in cash. The acquisition includes all assets of the Inphi Memory Interconnect Business including product inventory, customer contracts, supply chain agreements and intellectual property. The combined business strengthens Rambus’ position in memory buffer chip products and amplifies execution for future non-volatile memory programmes. “By combining …