[ad_1]   At the World Economics Forum, in Davos, Switzerland, the UN Broadband Commission set global broadband targets to bring the 3.8 billion people in the world that are not connected to the internet, online. The United Nations’ Broadband Commission for Sustainable Development has set seven targets to connect the world’s population without internet accessRead more about UN Broadband Commission sets the date for an online world[…]

[ad_1] Cheap TV deals are on our radar throughout the year as we check through the most reliable retailers to find you the finest bargains every week. 4K TVs have generally taken over nowadays and have come down in price much faster than HD TVs did. Take a look at our carefully curated selection below.Read more about The best cheap TV deals in January 2018: 4K TVs for less[…]

[ad_1] This is the paper: “Computation in Memory fits into a new concept of scaling that may bring huge, largely untapped energy-savings,” says Francky Catthoor (pictured) imec fellow. “Many emerging applications will need the computing power that was typical of supercomputers a few years ag0,” says Catthoor, “but they require that power to be crammed inRead more about The imec view on: Computation in Memory[…]

[ad_1] The DJI Mavic Air is the pocketable drone for 2018 that artfully flies the middle ground between the more basic DJI Spark and the steeply DJI Mavic Pro price. What makes the DJI Mavic Air special? It’s a foldable drone that can record 4K video, 12MP photos and stitch together 32-megapixel panorama photos. It’sRead more about DJI Mavic Air release date, news and features[…]

[ad_1] Templeton made the crucial decision to pull TI out of digital markets and focus on analogue, to whch end he bought National Semiconductor. In 2010, in the depths of a chip recession, Templeton bought two Spansion fabs in Aizu-Wakamatsu, Japan and fab equipment from Qimonda’s bankruptcy which gave TI considerable extra capacity to useRead more about Templeton stands down as TI CEO.[…]

[ad_1] Image credit: Uber Automated car technology is on a roll, and rather literally at that. But for all of the stunning advances we’ve seen lately from the likes of Waymo, all automated cars and self-driving taxis essentially remain firmly in the testing phase. But Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi doesn’t think that will be theRead more about Uber wants its self-driving cars picking up passengers in 18 months[…]

[ad_1] It takes the traditional three articulating arms of a “pick and place” Delta Robot and miniturises them to a millimeter-scale version, hence the “milliDelta” name. As reported in Science Robotics, the new design has actually been developed by Robert Wood’s team at Harvard’s Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering and John A. Paulson SchoolRead more about Picture of the Day: Harvard’s milliDelta robots promise microassembly[…]

[ad_1] Taking out a bank loan to buy a bike made of more carbon than seems possible is one way to make yourself faster, sure. But you don’t need to get the best bike on the road and worry about saving precious grams in weight when you could spend less, load up on tech, andRead more about Best cycling tech 2018: our pick of gadgets to use on your bike[…]

[ad_1] “Our research into transistor failure mechanisms has led to self-learning chips, new data security technologies and new biosensors” says Guido Groeseneken (pictured) imec fellow & expert in the reliability of transistors and electrical characterization “To be able to guarantee the reliability of transistors, we have been conducting research for some years now at imec toRead more about The imec view on: self-learning chips, security and biosensors[…]

[ad_1]   When Apple launched its trilogy of flagship handsets late last year, the exorbitant pricing of the iPhone X along with supply constraints had retail experts CIRP (Consumer Intelligence Research Partners) predicting the all-screen wonder wouldn’t sell as well as the iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus. That prediction has now largely been validatedRead more about New figures reveal the iPhone 8 outsold the iPhone X last year[…]