[ad_1] TDK Europe has recognised its best performing distribution partners for TDK and EPCOS components.  The gold award went to Avnet Abacus, Digi-Key Electronics and to the Polish distributor Elhurt Spólka. This is the fifth time that these awards have been presented in Europe.  Dietmar Jaeger, head of the TDK’s distribution business in Europe, writes:Read more about Avnet Abacus and Digi-Key are tops for TDK Europe[…]

[ad_1] In an clear win for proponents of data privacy, the Supreme Court issued a decision that requires law enforcement to obtain a warrant to track individuals through cell records “in the rare case where the suspect has a legitimate privacy interest in records held by a third party”.  It’s not a complete protection, butRead more about Don’t track me, bro! US Supreme court limits cell location tracking without a warrant[…]

[ad_1] Only strong tests will be available, so “developers can be assured of a consistent level of security across all devices their application runs on”, says Google. A support library will also be provided for devices running earlier versions of Android O. Given the very slow takeup of any new version of Android this sisRead more about Android P gets stronger biometrics via BiometricPrompt API[…]

[ad_1] Cloudflare has launched a new DNS service, 1.1.1.1, which it claims is the internet’s fastest, privacy-first consumer DNS service. This couldn’t have come any sooner – with news of Facebook misusing user data and the repeal of net neutrality, Cloudflare argues that 1.1.1.1 provides a faster and safer connection to the internet. But howRead more about VPN vs Cloudflare DNS: Which is best for privacy?[…]

[ad_1] It seems that on 21 June 1948 – the Small Scale Experimental Machine (SSEM), which was nicknamed the Manchester Baby – executed its first code. The system was designed and built at the University of Manchester by Frederic C. Williams, Tom Kilburn and Geoff Tootill. Apparently it used a 32-bit word length and hadRead more about Happy seventieth birthday Manchester Baby digital computer![…]

[ad_1] After an uninspiring draw against Switzerland, will we see Samba Boys kick-start their  Russia 2018 World Cup against Costa Rica. There’s sure to be a lot of talent on the field for Brazil vs Costa Rica and we know that people will be live streaming Brazil vs Costa Rica in their droves – soRead more about Brazil vs Costa Rica live stream: how to watch today's World Cup football online[…]

[ad_1] Nine of the top twelve smartphone supplies are headquartered in China, reports IC Insights. Samsung, LG and Apple are the odd ones out. Samsung and Apple dominated the smartphone market from 2015 through 2017.  In total, these two companies shipped 526 million smartphones and held a combined 35% share of the total smartphone marketRead more about 9 of top 12 smartphone suppliers are Chinese[…]

[ad_1] When Telstra announced its new simplified business strategy, dubbed “Telstra2022”, it was revealed that this would result in the cutting of over 8,000 employees and contractors as well as a drastic reduction in the number of plans the telco offers. “We will simplify our products by retiring more than 1,800 plans and introducing 20Read more about Telstra will replace thousands of phone and internet plans with just 20[…]

[ad_1] On-board are: 3-axis accelerometer Combination 3-axis accelerometer + 3-axis magnetometer Combination 3-axis accelerometer + 3-axis gyroscope 3-axis magnetometer Barometer And the following can be added: Optical heart rate sensor Ambient light sensor RGB colour sensor Magnetic hall effect sensor The node is the result of collaboration between Rohm and Kionix, and its sensor mixRead more about Multi-sensor Bluetooth 5 node for IoT app development[…]

[ad_1] Amazon Prime Day 2018 is getting ever closer dear reader and we can’t wait to share the best deals with you. We’ve just enjoyed a solid Memorial Day sales and bank holiday sales period in late May in the US and UK respectively, but our deal-hungry minds are fully focused on July for theRead more about Amazon Prime Day 2018: everything you need to know to get those epic deals[…]