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Nvidia to license graphics IP to other chip vendors   Jim McGregor
Offerings include the current Kepler GPU product family as well as the modem technology Nvidia acquired from Icera a few years back.
  post comment   1 comment    last comment  eewiz
smart move. Intel can license Nvdia GPU and make a mega combo CPU-GPU for gaming machines and the ...

10 useful science and engineering search engines   Kristin Lewotsky
Use these tools to hunt up standards, circuit diagrams, chemical properties, and more.
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BlackBerry's turnaround hinges on Q10   Eric Zeman
Strong early sales of the keyboard-packing Q10 give BlackBerry's resurrection a chance.
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U.S. semiconductor market poised for long-term growth   Karen Savala
Six years ago, the outlook for U.S. semiconductor manufacturing was dim. Today it couldn't be more promising.
  post comment   1 comment    last comment  resistion
Still see more uncertainty ahead, in markets and technology.

Saddleback Leather meets airport security   Clive Maxfield
An interesting thing happened to me on my recent trip to New York…
  post comment   1 comment    last comment  LindsayF
I've never seen that kind of watch before! Does it do anything special, or is it just cool because ...

Atrenta’s Ajoy Bose: lessons from an entrepreneur   Brian Bailey
What would Ajoy Bose say to an aspiring entrepreneur?
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Connectivity enables smart manufacturing   Al Presher
The push to achieve more intelligent, integrated manufacturing puts a strong focus on networking and connectivity.
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Automotive smarts: Too much intelligence, not enough sense   Richard Quinnell
If designers aren't careful, their intelligent systems will sometimes do stupid things.
  post comment   1 comment    last comment  chanj
It's easy to add new features without considering all the possible exceptions. A hand rolling ...

How to testify in a deposition for patent litigation   Elizabeth Rader
A seasoned litigator in patent disputes shares advice for engineers about how to testify—and how not to testify--in a deposition.
  post comment   4 comments    last comment  Robotics Developer
I can only imagine the pressure on the engineer before and during questioning. Engineers like to ...

iPhone forecast raises eyebrows   Jennifer Baljko
Some people in the electronics supply chain are scratching their heads wondering how Apple's iPhone 5 forecast is holding up.
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Code: The good and the ugly   Jack Ganssle
Careful C craftsmanship creates correct code. Saying it five times fast is easier than doing it.
  post comment   3 comments    last comment  BrainiacV
I used to clean up code that looked like this http://www.rostenbach.com/Programming_horror.gif This ...

Consumer electronics: From atoms to software and back   Simon Barker
How about the smartphone as a cloud resource for toys and more besides? The ubiquity of the smartphone changes the economics and multiplies the possibilities.
  post comment   1 comment    last comment  peter.clarke
Imagine the use of smartphones and the cloud to provide the intelligence for Lego Mindstorm ...

Terms of engagement   Rick Merritt
Questions about how we seek and share information online have been swirling around in my head for the last several days.
  post comment   4 comments    last comment  Frank Eory
It's far from just the Verizons of the world -- also Microsoft, Yahoo, Google, Apple & Facebook. ...

Nokia, Samsung, Apple victims of smartphone 'tipping point'   Junko Yoshida
In the smartphone market, we’ve seen a few critical data (and possible tipping) points in the past few months alone.
  post comment   12 comments    last comment  jessebot
You need to shop around, and ignore at&t/verizon/sprint/t-mobile. I pay $45/mo (that's the total ...

What do IBM layoffs mean for New York's chip initiative?   Dylan McGrath
Big Blue is being tight lipped as usual about how many employees are getting the ax, but at least some of the jobs being cut are in semiconductor R&D.
  post comment   18 comments    last comment  Neo1
IBM aims to become a pure software systems company, so they are jettisoning the hardware related ...

Duck! Low-flying pizza!   Clive Maxfield
Can you imagine a future in which the skies (and restaurants) are jam-packed with miniature copters?
  post comment   12 comments    last comment  Max the Magnificent
It wouldn't matter -- they wouldn't be able to catch me :-)

Energy-harvesting shock absorbers coming to a car near you   Elizabeth Montalbano
With solar and wind harvesting technologies thriving, researchers are seeking other energy sources for which they can create harvesting devices.
  post comment   4 comments    last comment  jnade
Doesn't seem like the same invention (BOSE Active Suspension) but the 2 might work well together ...

How are you measuring that power consumption?   Bill Schweber
Engineers have to analyze the likely consumption of potential designs to establish the locus of performance, price, and power tradeoffs.
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A guide to greener electronics   Susan Fourtane
When Greenpeace released a global Guide to Greener Electronics last November, it carried a refreshing surprise.
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Microsoft office comes to iPhone   Eric Zeman
Apple iPhone owners can now create and edit Microsoft Office documents, as long as they subscribe to Office 365.
  post comment   3 comments    last comment  MeirG
Speaking Hebrew, I found that so far all of the so-called "MS Office compatible" mobile apps ...

What were they thinking: A place to sleep   Brian Bailey
An interesting little patent today that shows how simple a patent can be...
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London Calling: What is ST's plan B?   Peter Clarke
Why is STMicroelectronics segregating and exposing the finances of its better performing 'More-than-Moore" and challenged 'Moore's Law" product groups?
  post comment   4 comments    last comment  CHEKIB
All what I see is that finance corrupts and slows down technology and science !

Are Microsoft and Intel on the comeback trail?   Motely Fool
Despite a sluggish PC market, shares of Intel and Microsoft have been bucking the trend this year. Both companies have outperformed the broader indexes by a hefty margin, which could indicate that investors are anticipating a PC resurgence may be near. However, there isn't much convincing evidence to support the belief that the state of the PC market is currently improving.
  post comment   1 comment    last comment  Moshe.Frankel
The idea is to expand the PC market "down" by grabbing market share from mobile ARM-based. Not yet ...

The future is here (but I'm not ready)   Clive Maxfield
In my previous blog we pondered the past. In today's column I'd like to contemplate, ruminate, and speculate about the future…
  post comment   6 comments    last comment  SteveD_Aus
Obligatory link relating to mini bars (WARNING: may contain bad ...

Solid state memory gains on HDDs   Tam Harbert
Flash memory is increasingly posing a challenge to the hard disk drive in PCs and enterprise servers in the datacenter.
  post comment   4 comments    last comment  Robotics Developer
I would love to run with a SSD but given the real world cost comparison with HDDs unless I need the ...