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Trump administration reins in US offshore drilling plans; steers clear of Florida coast – an annotated infographic

Trump administration reins in US offshore drilling plans; steers clear of Florida coast – an annotated infographic

[ad_1] The Trump administration was proposing to open nearly all US offshore waters to oil and gas drilling, reversing Obama-era regulations imposed after the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil rig disaster in the Gulf of Mexico. Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke claimed Obama administration bans on drilling in the continental shelf had cost the United States billionsRead more about Trump administration reins in US offshore drilling plans; steers clear of Florida coast – an annotated infographic[…]

Embedded World 2018: Get the full Electronics Weekly Guide

Embedded World 2018: Get the full Electronics Weekly Guide

[ad_1] The event covers automotive, military, telecomms, industrial and consumer electronics sectors and you’ll find the Electronics Weekly stand at 3A-616. For all our show coverage, simply bookmark: www.electronicsweekly.com/tag/embedded-world/ Preview of Embedded World 2018 Pre show Embedded World 2018: Pocket a Prize in an Electronics Weekly competitionIf you are attending the show in Nuremberg, there will be two competitions sponsored by ElectronicsRead more about Embedded World 2018: Get the full Electronics Weekly Guide[…]

Samsung's Bixby smart speaker to take on Apple HomePod in second half of 2018

Samsung's Bixby smart speaker to take on Apple HomePod in second half of 2018

[ad_1] In the midst of all the Galaxy S9 news dominating MWC 2018, Samsung’s mobile president DJ Koh also took time to confirm long-standing rumors of a Samsung smart speaker.  As first reported by the Wall Street Journal, Samsung will release a “premium” Bixby smart speaker in the second half of 2018. Koh’s announcement contradictedRead more about Samsung's Bixby smart speaker to take on Apple HomePod in second half of 2018[…]

CubeSats drive commercial space race – an annotated infographic

CubeSats drive commercial space race – an annotated infographic

[ad_1] CubeSats are ultra-small spacecraft weighing 1.3kg or less. Most CubeSats piggyback to orbit on big, expensive rockets – but affordable rocket technology is launching a new generation of space start-ups. In the past satellites have been built and launched by multibillion-dollar companies like Boeing, Lockheed Martin and Orbital Sciences Corporation. That began to changeRead more about CubeSats drive commercial space race – an annotated infographic[…]

Only Connect: On new REDFIT IDC SKEDD connectors from Würth

Only Connect: On new REDFIT IDC SKEDD connectors from Würth

[ad_1] Great news. There are now more ways to connect wires directly to PCBs, this time brought to you from Würth Elektronik! Not normally known for innovation, the new Redfit IDC Connectors are about to change this! In a previous blog post I showed you the Mill Max Direct Terminal to Board System that enabled individualRead more about Only Connect: On new REDFIT IDC SKEDD connectors from Würth[…]

Vodafone-Idea invests Rs 60,000 crore to expand infrastructure

Vodafone-Idea invests Rs 60,000 crore to expand infrastructure

[ad_1] It has been reported that there are plans of investing Rs 60,000 crores towards telecom infrastructure to meet the continuously increasing demand for data in India by Idea Cellular Ltd and Vodafone Group Plc’s Indian unit.   The investment will apparently be spread out over a span of three years to expand and facilitateRead more about Vodafone-Idea invests Rs 60,000 crore to expand infrastructure[…]

This phone of the future has a pop up selfie camera and half-screen fingerprint scanner

This phone of the future has a pop up selfie camera and half-screen fingerprint scanner

[ad_1] It has an in-display smartphone fingerprint scanner that covers almost half the screen, and a selfie camera that pops out the top when required.  This is Chinese manufacturer Vivo’s glimpse of future phones, and we checked out the Apex Concept at MWC 2018. First is the handset’s claim of the “world’s first half-screen in-displayRead more about This phone of the future has a pop up selfie camera and half-screen fingerprint scanner[…]

Embedded World 2018: Tiny PC is for digital signage

Embedded World 2018: Tiny PC is for digital signage

[ad_1] Called ML350, it is designed around Intel Apollo Lake processing – Celeron N3350 dual-core or Pentium N4200 quad-core, for example – and is intended for applications from digital signage and machine automation, to industrial IoT and edge computing. “We created a board and chassis combination that would provide the flexibility and configurability to accommodateRead more about Embedded World 2018: Tiny PC is for digital signage[…]

It's too easy to say the Samsung Galaxy S9 is boring

It's too easy to say the Samsung Galaxy S9 is boring

[ad_1] I’ve just live-blogged my way through the Samsung Galaxy S9 launch, and the one thing that struck me was… well, how little struck me. Admittedly, that’s a lot to do with the fact the Galaxy S9 was leaked so often, and so comprehensively, that I failed to see anything new on stage today. ButRead more about It's too easy to say the Samsung Galaxy S9 is boring[…]