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Nordic Semi Calls for IPv6 Over Bluetooth Smart for IoT
If the true potential of the Internet of Things is to be realized now, the industry needs to move en masse to the IPv6 protocol on top of the Bluetooth Smart transport, according to Thomas Embla Bonnerud, director of product management at Nordic Semiconductor.
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JuiceBox Enters Residential Energy Storage Market
JuiceBox says its 8.6 kWh lithium-ion battery energy storage system saves customers of solar and utility companies money by adjusting peak power consumption and fluctuations on the grid.
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Europe Hits Google With Antitrust Notice
The European Commission has sent a notice to Google alleging the Internet giant favors its own shopping service in searches. A separate investigation of whether Google has broken European antitrust rules with its Android OS could have wide-ranging consequences.
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Presto, INSIDE Secure Form Manufacturing Partnership
The companies have formed a contract manufacturing agreement whereas Presto will take over the semiconductor operations and global supply chain from INSIDE Secure.
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Nokia to Buy Alcatel-Lucent for Networking Scale
Deal, worth about $16.7 billion, would create third player of global scale in the networking business to rival Huawei and Ericsson.
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Intel Blocked From Supplying Chinese Supercomputer
U.S. authorities block world’s biggest chip vendor from providing processor chips for an upgrade to China's world-leading Tianhe-2 supercomputer.
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Stanford Project Yields Practical Lightweight Aluminum Battery
Researchers have developed a safe alternative to commercial alkaline and lithium-ion batteries that will not catch fire and sustains a high-charge storage capacity.
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Dialog Intros ‘Wearable-on-Chip’ Device
The chip is said to allow designers to save space, lower system costs and lower power enabling future wearable devices to be created in a smaller form factor, Dialog claims.
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Cree Rolls LED Module
Firm claims drop in replacement for LMH module offers 30 percent better performance than its predecessor.
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Samsung Struggles to Meet Demand for Galaxy S6 Edge
Due to production constraints, South Korean electronics giant says it will have trouble meeting demand for the curved version of its latest smartphone.
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Automotive Touch Screen Market Set for Substantial Growth
With consumer’s expecting better performing touch screens in their mobile devices, demand has translated to the vehicle, where touch screens are rapidly being adopted by automotive manufacturers.
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Smartwatch Shipments to Grow Rapidly
With the upcoming release of the Apple Watch and with numerous competitors set to roll out their own smartwatches, shipments are projected to reach 101.4 million units by 2020.
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Intel Snags DOE Supercomputer Contract
Largest of two supercomputers designed in partnership with supercomputer builder Cray set to be the most powerful in the world when delivered in 2018.
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Pebble’s Record Kickstarter Shows Weaknesses in Apple Watch
After a record-shattering crowdfunding campaign, Pebble’s success through Kickstarter shows the Apple Watch may be lacking in some features consumers are looking for.
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Lumileds Well Positioned in Lighting Market
Lumileds, formerly known as Philips Lighting, finished the 2014 year strong gaining market share over its competitors and rising to the fourth overall LED company worldwide.
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Enterprise Router Sales Fall in 2014
After a strong 2013, enterprise routers declined in sales in 2014 due to a challenging capital expenditure environment for service providers in North America and Europe.
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Silicon Labs Introduces Wireless Smart Meter Platform
Wireless M-Bus platform works with European electricity, gas, water and heat resources markets.
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Could This Be Graphene's Lightbulb Moment?
A UK startup claims the graphene-LED lightbulb could be the first mass market application for the 2D-form of carbon. However, the claimed benefits of superior efficiency and longevity are unlikely to matter as much as the quality of the light output.
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Chinese PV Firm Acquires California Solar Project
Solar Power Inc. has made a deal to grab the assets of California's Aerojet project, which was one of the largest single-site industrial solar installation platforms in the U.S. when it was built back in 2009.
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Breakthrough Year for Wireless Charging
With leading brands designing wireless charging into smartphones, 2015 is expected to be the year when the technology breaks through. But some of the promising long-range technologies may miss out, according to IHS.
