[ad_1] Qualcomm will pay for the acquisition using cash and new debt. The combined company is expected to have sales of $30 billion a year. The price just tops the $37 billion Avago paid for Broadcom. “With innovation and invention at our core, Qualcomm has played a critical role in driving the evolution of theRead more about Qualcomm buys NXP[…]

[ad_1] The HTC 10 has a beautifully crafted design – all sloping edges and glorious screen housed in a metallic chassis. It’s the kind of handset you really want to keep in pristine condition, which is why a case is, in our opinion, a must. So here you have it: 10 of the best HTCRead more about 10 of the best HTC 10 cases[…]

[ad_1] This is the FCC-certified ATA8520E transceiver with an integrated AVR micro controller. A FCC-certified development board is also available. Microchip is offering a Sigfox-certified ATA8520-EK as a standalone kit, or it can be bought as a kit combined with an Xplained PRO board for system-designs. Currently operating in 24 countries and registering over 8 million devicesRead more about Microchip targets IoT designs with Sigfox chip[…]

[ad_1] Each month, a new range of free downloadable games becomes available to North American, European and Australian PlayStation Plus subscribers, with titles across PS3, PS4 and PS Vita. We suggest you grab these games while they’re free, as you’ll then be able to play them as long as you have an active Plus subscription.Read more about Here are the free PlayStation Plus games for November 2016[…]

[ad_1] “For decades the spring-loaded probe aka pogo-style pin has delivered excellent mechanical and electrical performance in a highly compliant contact,” said the Texas firm. “However, this often came at a high cost given that each pin is constructed of three or four discreet parts manufactured in a less-than-fully-automated process. Like pogo-pins, the new design,Read more about Stamped alternative to pogo-pins[…]

[ad_1] The newly announced Microsoft Surface seems to be getting quite the unique set of peripherals. Not only did Microsoft announce a literal dial for their new all-in-one desktop, but also a new keyboard that looks a little…warped. The Microsoft Surface Ergonomic Keyboardis the company’s take on a more hand-and-wrist-friendly typing experience. The Bluetooth 4.0-poweredRead more about Microsoft's new Surface keyboard is something out of a Dali painting[…]

[ad_1] The CEO and co-founder of Open Bionics believes that technology with “a little bit of creativity and playfulness can change people’s lives for the better”. And he uses open source design and 3D printing to achieve this. Gibbard has pioneered a new way of making prosthetic arms with custom fitted bionic hands using 3DRead more about Open Bionics founder to speak at NIDays in London[…]

[ad_1] The fall season is great – it’s when the best PlayStation 4 games come out. In preparation for the cold winter months ahead, Sony’s stocking its systems (PS4 Pro, PS4 Slim and the original PS4) with some of the best games on the planet so you don’t need to ever go out into theRead more about The best PS4 games: 20 of this generation's must-play titles[…]

[ad_1] With new processors, radio technology, subsystems, end-to-end security and a cloud-based services platform, ARM is aiming to increase the rate at which IoT scales globally. “As IoT technologies become more pervasive, it is time for a complete solution that secures data from the sensor to the service,” says ARM’s Pete Hutton (pictured), “ ARMRead more about ARM enhances IoT security[…]

[ad_1] Another homegrown horror film for the list, The Babadook is one of the most critically-acclaimed horror films released in the last few years, making a huge splash overseas and winning a number of awards in the process. After losing her husband in a terrible accident, a mother has to come to grips her youngRead more about Stream and scream with 13 scary flicks this Halloween[…]