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Bluetooth Evolves to Version 4.2, Aims at IoT

Bluetooth continues to evolve and will encompass IPv6/6LoWPAN enhancing its suitability for the Internet of Things in the home, according to Bluetooth Special Interest Group.

Embedded LED Enables Contact Lens Display

Forget Google Glass. It could soon be possible to read information that is streamed to an LED array embedded in a contact lens.

Chinese State-Owned Car OEM Joins MOST Cooperation

FAW Group is the first Chinese domestic auto maker to sign onto the infotainment collaborative that is included in more than 170 car models.

Manufacturers See Materials Prices Drop 9%

U.S. manufacturing output increased in November for 18th consecutive month.

Dynamic Spectrum Alliance Gains Momentum

Five companies, including Broadcom and Saankhya Labs, have joined the Dynamic Spectrum Alliance, an industry organization seeking to improve access to the Internet for both people and things by reuse of spectrum for wireless communications.

UV Resistant Cables Target Harsh Environments

Flat festoon cables are UV resistant and provide reliability in severe temperatures designed to work with industrial applications such as cranes, monorails and more.

MegaChips, IMEC Develop Short-Range Radio for IoT

Megachips is working with IMEC to develop a multi-standard short-range radio transceiver that move the industry closer to autonomous wireless sensor nodes for the Internet of Things.

Alienware Gets into Game Console Business

Using Intel and Nvidia semiconductors, the Alienware Alpha connects PCs to TVs through a smaller-than-average game box.

NXP Buys Wearable, Bluetooth Business

Dutch chip company NXP has added Bluetooth wireless capability to its range of Internet of Things wireless offerings as well as wearables customers through the purchase of Quintic Corp.

Big Holiday Season Seen for Consumer Electronics

Nearly 70 percent of all consumers say they will buy a consumer electronics product – smartphone, tablet, laptop, TV or game console – during the holiday selling season

Qualcomm Set To Enter Server Market

Qualcomm CEO Steve Mollenkopf, has said he will leverage his company's position in smartphones to get into the server market.

Notebook Shipments Rise, Tablets Fall in Q3

Strong sales in North America and Western Europe contributed to a rise of 10 percent year-over-year while tablet PCs suffered as a result of notebook expansion dropping 8 percent.

Toshiba, Cisco Team for IoT

Firms to utilize products to bring IoT devices to manufacturing systems, traffic/transportation systems and smart cities.

U.S., China to Eliminate Tariffs on Hi-tech Gear

Trade officials reach agreement to drop tariffs on technology products by expanding the Information Technology Agreement that covers semiconductors, medical devices, GPS devices and other newer products.

Fast-charging Batteries

Scientists at the Nanyang Technological University (NTU) in Singapore have developed a new electric vehicle battery that can be charged to 70% of its total capacity in just two minutes.

Nvidia Revenues Up in Q3

The gaming processor company achieved revenues of $1.23 billion up 16 percent from the same quarter last year and up 11 percent sequentially.

Sensor Revenue in Smartphones and Tablets to Nearly Triple by 2018

Revenue will grow to $6.5 billion in the next five years as emerging sensors, such as fingerprint, optical pulse, humidity, gas, UV and thermal imaging grows substantially.