[ad_1] A large variety of IET events are taking place throughout the month of July, with members and non-members alike invited to take part in lectures, seminars, courses and technical visits. UK highlights include a trip behind the scenes of the Great Blackenham Energy-from-waste site, technical lectures on 2-shot molding, the Airlander and healthcare technologies,Read more about IET events this July – #engineering and technology dates for your diary[…]

[ad_1] TJ, who resigned as CEO last year from the company he founded in 1982, brought an action against Cypress calling for the removal of two directors Ray Bingham and Erc Benhamou. Bingham resigned in June. At a subsequent election Dan McCranie and Camillio Martino were elected to the board and  Benhamou was not re-elected.Read more about TJ wins Cypress battle[…]

[ad_1] There’s some good news on the WebVR front, with developers from Apple having just joined the project, adding more weight to the initiative and pushing it forward (or at least that’s the hope, anyway). Google’s Brandon Jones, a Chrome WebVR developer and one of the chairs of the WebVR community group, observed the AppleRead more about Browser-based VR gains momentum as Apple devs join WebVR project[…]

[ad_1] Last month, the EU fined Google $2.7 billion for abuse of its dominant position in search. It followed this up by encouraging companies to bring civil lawsuits against Google for favouring its own shopping comparison site over rivals’ sites in Google searches. The EU has now set up a panel to review Google’s practicesRead more about EU considering second fine on Google[…]

[ad_1] It’s no surprise that more and more households are beaming in their favorite shows over the internet — but even as cable-cutting completion grows, one service stills remains the top dog by a sizable margin. As you might’ve guessed, that service is Netflix, which takes up more of customers’ viewing time in the USRead more about Here's how much we watch Netflix compared to every other major streaming service[…]

[ad_1] It is not a new technology however and many companies have been working in this area for over 15 years without it actually being defined as something different or exciting. It is in the last two years that consumer demands, advances in technology and market trends have converged to create a truly ‘new’ opportunityRead more about IoT may not be new, so why is it important?[…]

[ad_1] Update: After missing its initial launch target, the big update is reportedly set to hit the Asus Zenwatch 3 very soon. It’s a big moment for Google’s wearable operating system, with Android Wear 2.0 now launching and bringing with it a whole range of new features and improvements. These include more personalized watch faces,Read more about All the Android Wear watches getting Android Wear 2.0[…]

[ad_1] “This announcement marks the end of the solely combustion engine-powered car,” declares Håkan Samuelsson, president and chief executive (pictured). “People increasingly demand electrified cars and we want to respond to our customers’ current and future needs.” “Volvo Cars has stated that it plans to have sold a total of one million electrified cars byRead more about Volvo Cars steers towards the electric motor | Video[…]

[ad_1] After revealing at the Unite Europe conference that its Mixed Reality headsets should be commercially available to consumers by Christmas of this year, Microsoft has showcased its plans for the platform at a WinHEC (Windows Hardware Development Conference) workshop in Taipei. According to VRFocus, a demonstration took place which involved Acer’s Mixed Reality headsetRead more about Microsoft has shown off how its upcoming headsets will mix up your reality[…]

[ad_1] May sales were up 1.9% on  April’s $31.4 billion. All major regional markets had y-o-y increases of more than 15% in May, with the US leading the way with growth of 30.5%. “The global semiconductor market has settled into a period of significant and steady growth in 2017, with sales through May well aheadRead more about May chip sales soar 22.6%[…]