Freescale Semiconductor of Austin, TX, USA, which provides RF power transistors for cellular markets, has launched what is claimed to be the first 2W integrated power amplifier (PA) operating with a 5V supply and delivering more than 40dB ...
Tags: Freescale InGaP HBT, Electrical, Electronics
M/A-COM Technology Solutions Inc of Lowell, MA, USA (which makes semiconductors, components and subassemblies for analog, RF, microwave and millimeter-wave applications) has announced an integrated USB receiver for point-to-point radios ...
Tags: M/A-COM, USB Receiver, LO Doubler
Sony Corp will reduce by about three-quarters the number of its parts suppliers to speed up development of its electronic products, the Nikkei reported on Thursday. Sony, which currently has about 1,000 suppliers, plans to reduce the ...
Tags: Sony Supplier, electronic products, cutting-edge components
Specialty foundry TowerJazz (which has fabrication plants at Tower Semiconductor Ltd in Migdal Haemek, Israel, and at its subsidiaries Jazz Semiconductor Inc in Newport Beach, CA, USA and TowerJazz Japan Ltd) says that, at SEMICON China ...
Tags: LED drivers, high voltage, high power
Nokia's new Lumia Icon smartphone offers a lot of compelling features. But they don't make up for the fact that the device runs Windows Phone software, which has proved unpopular with both consumers and developers. The Icon is Nokia's new ...
Tags: Nokia, smartphone
BlueAnt Wireless expanded its line of Bluetooth audio devices with the addition of the rugged Pump HD Sportbuds. The wireless ear buds feature IP67 waterproof rating and can be submerged in up to 3 feet of water for 30 minutes without ...
Tags: Bluetooth, ear buds, wireless ear buds
Home-automation resource Insteon said Wednesday that its Insteon Hub can now connect to the Nest Learning Thermostat, enabling use with lighting, security and energy-saving devices. Nest owners who purchase and install the Insteon Hub and ...
Tags: Consumer Electronics, Electronics
Dish said its Super Joey thin-client add-on box for the Hopper whole-home HD DVR platform is now available to subscribers. First introduced at International CES last January, the Super Joey includes two additional network tuners, giving ...
Tags: HD DVR, Consumer Electronics
Nikon unveiled Thursday the newest and fastest addition to the Nikon Series 1 mirrorless compact system camera line. The Nikon 1 V3 was formally announced along with the new 10-30mm f/3.5-5.6 PD VR and the 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6 VR zoom ...
Tags: Nikon, camera, Consumer Electronics
The European Union took another step on Thursday towards the mandatory introduction of a common mobile phone charger, which could power-up all makes of handsets. The European Parliament in Strasbourg voted in favour of draft legislation ...
Tags: mobile phone charger, connector
Aruba Networks has announced a package of software upgrades designed to better accommodate all-wireless workplaces, including sites where employees use three different mobile devices with multiple applications. Several of the software ...
Tags: software, network, multiple applications, Computer
Audi of America and AT&T announced new data plans for the all-new 2015 A3 sedan, which debuts this month, and will enable the first-ever in-vehicle 4G LTE data connection in North America. The data plans will be competitively priced, ...
Devices that let you watch Netflix and other streaming video services on a big TV screen are popular, but there are limits to what you can watch. NBC, for instance, didn't make its Olympics apps compatible with Roku, Apple TV and Google's ...
Tags: new device, support for ultra-high-definition video, professional apps
A team of University of Innsbruck researchers discovered that even simple systems, such as neutral atoms, can possess chaotic behavior, which can be revealed using the tools of quantum mechanics. The ground-breaking research, published in ...
Crowdfunding campaign kicks off to develop plush birds that control the Flappy Bird app game. Flappy Bird might have flown the coop earlier this year when the game's creator retired from the world of app-fame, but the game remains, with ...
Tags: Flappy Bird, Toys, Games