[ad_1] Call me a good ol’ fashioned capitalist, but competition is a good thing. It makes manufacturers produce better goods at lower prices. Sure, there’s the whole thing about earning a living wage, but c’mon, CHEAP GOODS PEOPLE! Take, for example, OLED TVs.  Sony has just announced the final pricing of its 2018 A8F OLEDRead more about Sony’s most affordable OLED TV is now available to pre-order[…]

[ad_1] “A momentary drop in power system voltage such as due to lightning strikes to power transmission lines may have a large impact, such as the stoppage of production lines in factories,” said Murata. “Furthermore, in an advanced information society, data centres and factories that manufacture high value-added products, such as precision instruments, require aRead more about Container-scale battery for grid support[…]

[ad_1] [Update: Bluepoint has announced that Fortnite-style Event Modes will be coming to PUBG very soon. These limited-time special matches will be made available to all platforms via an update. The developer has said it’s keeping things simple with the first event which will be an eight player match with increased chance of picking upRead more about PUBG news and updates: what’s new in PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds[…]

[ad_1] The MAXM17532 and MAXM15462 power modules measure 2.6mm x 3.0mm x 1.5mm. Maxim’s uSLIC power modules shrink the power supply by 2.25x with an ultra-small package size, achieved by integrating a synchronous wide-input Himalaya buck regulator with built-in FETs, compensation, and other functions with an integrated inductor. The combination of these components enables theRead more about Maxim uSLIC modules deliver swiching regulators in LDO form factor[…]

[ad_1] We like sports and we don’t care who knows. So if you’re anything like us, you’ll want a top-tier telly that’s capable of displaying sports events at the highest quality possible. There are many factors that come into play when choosing a sports-ready television, including size, resolution, viewing angles, color vibrance and refresh rates,Read more about Best TVs for sport: catch all the action on these sports-ready televisions[…]

[ad_1] The Selection Panel had the difficult job of cutting down 41 nominations to a final 30 to make up the Class of 2018. They all hailed the skills, enthusiasm and, particularly altruism, of the entries. A very impressive set of entries, the Panel all agreed, and the class of 2018 certainly had big footstepsRead more about Selection panel for EW BrightSparks 2018 deliberates[…]

[ad_1] The latest development in the Samsung Galaxy X story isn’t the best news for those hoping to get hands on the anticipated foldable smartphone in 2018. In an exclusive interview with Salman Saeed, Qualcomm’s product manager of display technology, TechRadar was told we might not see the phone arrive as soon as recent rumorsRead more about The foldable Samsung Galaxy X won’t release in 2018, says Qualcomm[…]

[ad_1] A practical laboratory exercise for undergraduate students was taken from: “Teaching EMC using an EMC demonstration unit”, a paper submitted for the 2018 APEMC/IEEE symposium in Singapore. Students had to design a PCB for an LVDS driver circuit, using a commercial PCB autorouter. Then they had to lay it out again – this timeRead more about Undergraduate students demonstrate good EMC design techniques[…]

[ad_1] Update: Riotous sci-fi superhero movie Guardians of the Galaxy is back on Netflix. And if you want something a little more cerebral, don’t miss the chilling The Witch  After a long day’s work, you can beat curling up on the sofa in front of Netflix. The problem is choosing what to watch then thereRead more about What to watch on Netflix: your guide to the new TV shows and movies[…]

[ad_1] Qualcomm will remain No.1 with MediaTek No.2. But Qualcomm is expected to show a 1.5% decline in  2018 shipments. MediaTek’s customer base does not overlap much with the device vendors using their own chips and MediaTek has introduced competitive mainstream processors which have been adopted by downstream smartphone vendors. As such, MediaTek is expected toRead more about In-house APs to take 30% of smartphone sockets in 2018[…]