[ad_1] While it’d been previously reported that Samsung’s next flagship phablet, the Galaxy Note 8, could be announced as early as August 23, 2017 at its upcoming Galaxy Unpacked event in New York, we now have word that Australia is expected to be amongst the first territories in the world to get their mitts onRead more about Rumour: Australia will be one of the first countries to get the Galaxy Note 8[…]

[ad_1] “Because of you we are also committed to great jobs for Americans,” Terry Gou, chairman of Foxconn (pictured) told President Donald Trump, “Mr President, the eagle flies.” Calling Gou “one of the world’s greatest entrepreneurs,” Trump said that the investment “represents the return of LCD electronics to the United States,” adding “to make suchRead more about President Trump, Terry Gou, Speaker Ryan greet Wisconsin LCD plant[…]

[ad_1] Following reports that Facebook may be eyeing television programming as its next frontier, it looks like The Social Network could debut its supposed TV block as soon as next month. Following a series of delays, Facebook’s suite of TV-style content is expected to launch in the middle of August, people familiar with the matterRead more about Facebook's first TV shows are reportedly just weeks away[…]

[ad_1] Power density up to 4,000W/in3 is claimed. The main application foreseen for the chip, the LTC7820, is 48V non-isolated dc bus conversion, although it is capable of up, down and inverting conversion at a variety of ratios. An example (see diagram below) is a 50A 54 to 9V (6:1) converter peaking at 98% efficiency atRead more about Updated: ADI hits 500W with switched capacitor power converter[…]

[ad_1] In a recent financial call, Nintendo has announced that it’s sold nearly five million Nintendo Switch consoles since the hardware went on sale at the beginning of March.  For Nintendo this is obviously great news. The Wii U only sold around 13.5 million units over the course of its lifetime, and it took almostRead more about Why Nintendo Switch sales figures make interesting reading for Sony and Microsoft[…]

[ad_1] “Through the first half of the year, 2017 equipment billings are 50% above the same period last year,” says SEMI’s Dan Tracy, “while month-to-month growth is slowing, 2017 will be a remarkable growth year for the semiconductor capital equipment industry.” 2017 Billings and Y-o-Y increaseJanuary $1,859.4 52.3% February $1,974.0 63.9% March $2,079.7 73.7% AprilRead more about Remarkable growth year for semi manufacturing equipment[…]

[ad_1] We’ve dedicated this page to finding the best deals on iPhone 7 contracts in Singapore — if you’re looking for Australian or UK specific plans, here’s the best Australian iPhone 7 deals and the best iPhone 7 deals in the UK.  For Singapore, we’ve focused on three main selling points when it comes toRead more about The best iPhone 7 deals in Singapore this month[…]

[ad_1]  President Trump told the Wall Street Journal that he’d talked to Apple CEO Tim Cook (pictured) about manufacturing in America. “I said you know, Tim, unless you start building your plants in this country, I won’t consider my administration an economic success. He called me, and he said they are going forward,” Trump tellsRead more about Apple to build three plants in USA, says Trump[…]

[ad_1] The HTC U11 was already a pretty high-spec handset, but fans of the squeezable smartphone can now get something with twice the storage space. Starting today, HTC is opening up pre-orders in the US for an unlocked 128GB HTC U11 for $729. The phone comes with 6GB of RAM and is expected to beginRead more about You can now pre-order the HTC U11 with a whopping 128GB of storage[…]

[ad_1] Sponsored by Intel, element14 challenged 15 community members to Upcycle an unwanted or waste product to give it a new or enhanced lease of life. The application areas for this challenge and ability to use unlimited components to complete an original electronics-based project offered true design freedom, an opportunity that the challengers did notRead more about Element14 ‘Upcycle it’ winners chosen[…]