The first Android 8.0 O preview has landed, so here's everything you need to know, including the best features, latest release date news, name rumours, and how to download the beta, plus which phones are likely to get Android O first. The ...
Future Apple Macbook models could get their power from the iPhone in a novel idea that would put the smartphone at the centre of everything. Filings that turned up at the US Patent and Trademark Office cover a variety of new ideas, but ...
We know a new phone from Microsoft is on the way, but at this point details are sparse, so any new information is a welcome development. In November, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella told the Australia Financial Review that Microsoft is ...
Tags: Microsoft Patent, Surface Phone
Yet more luxury fashion houses are getting in on the Android Wear 2.0 act. Leading a pack of lookers on Friday is the Movado Connect, closely followed by releases from Hugo Boss and Tommy Hilfiger. Making a serious case for the title of ...
Tags: Android Wear 2.0, Smartwatch
There was no short of Nokia phones unveiled at this year’s Mobile World Congress, but we’ve been kept largely in the dark regarding a release date. Fortunately, specialist blog NokiaPowerUser claims to have received official ...
At Semicon China 2017, executives at chip giant Intel, IC packager Advanced Semiconductor Engineering, equipment vendors ASML, Lam Research and Tokyo Electron (TEL), and nano-electronics research institute Imec talked about innovation to ...
Tags: IC, Semiconductor, IC Industry
Following the integration of 3D printing as part of its digital services portfolio, Siemens claims that is has completed the first installation a 3D-printed part in a nuclear power plant. The replacement part produced for the Krško ...
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Harbour Group subsidiary, Lindstrom has acquired Hodell-Natco Industries’ packaged fastener and master distribution business. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Hodell-Natco is a leading distributor of fasteners and ...
Tags: transaction, Lindstrom, fasteners
US startup Mango Materials is testing a new process for biodegradable plastics at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory's Advanced Biofuels Process Demonstration Unit. By using bacterial fermentation process, the startup is engaged in the ...
Volvo Cars has unveiled the new XC60 premium SUV at the Geneva Motor Show. The new car is replacement of the company's original XC60, the mid-sized SUV, which sold nearly a million units globally. The new SUV features a City Safety ...
Tags: Geneva Motor Show, XC60 SUV
The US Securities Exchange Commission and several states’ attorneys general have started investigating Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) over possible breaches of diesel vehicle emissions standards. The information was disclosed in ...
Tags: Fiat Chrysler, Diesel Emissions
LEDinside, a division of TrendForce, reports that the global average sales price (ASP) of 40-watt equivalent LED replacement light bulbs came to US$6.8 this February, down 0.6% from the prior month. As for 60-watt equivalent counterparts, ...
Tags: LED Light, LED Bulbs, LED Filament
China's National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) said Tuesday that it will not seek to lower coal output in large scale, even as it continues to rationalize supply. This is provided that prices remain in a reasonable boundary. ...
Tags: Coal Mines, Coal
The worldwide wearable market reached a new all-time high as shipments reached 33.9 million units in the fourth quarter of 2016, growing 16.9% on year. Shipments for the entire year grew 25% as new vendors entered the market and previous ...
Tags: wearable market, smart wearables
With Chinese manufacturers like Sinotruk kicking about overseas, how long will it be before Australian transport companies trial them or owner-operators give them a run? On the Korean front, Hyundai's new Xcient P520 6x4 offers what will ...