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The first silicene transistors promise more powerful electronics
If electronics stalwart silicon and futuristic graphene had a child, it would be silicene. And silicene is growing up. A University of…
Read MoreA new Kickstarter project aims to make hardware development move at software speeds
A new Kickstarter project wants to make building hardware easier for everyone. While it is a product for makers, it's also part of a bigger effort make hardware move at software speeds.…
Read MoreRadioShack posts more losses, analyst predicts bankruptcy
RadioShack has been a destination for antennas and gadgets for more than 90 years, but it looks as if the retailer's long-predicted bankruptcy is finally set to occur.…
Read MoreApple will keep the Beat after all
The Beats brand represents a significant part of the value in the deal for Apple…
Read MoreTurn any inkjet printer into a circuit printer with this DIY kit
The AgIC Print is the newest platform meant to bring circuit fabrication to the desktop. It costs $299 through its Kickstarter campaign and is scheduled to ship in August.…
Read More3D Printing: hype, hope or threat?
Anyone who reads the new Gigaom Research report, 3D Printing: hype, hope or threat?, will be taken through a deflation of the…
Read MoreAcer’s shakeup runs deeper as president resigns, founder takes over
Earlier this month, Acer announced a hard reset: With unexpected, staggering losses in Q3, the company would move forward without CEO JT…
Read MoreIntel to open brick-and-mortar pop-up stores this month
Perhaps in an effort to gain a little more buzz (and holiday sales), Laptop Magazine reports that Intel will be opening a…
Read MoreHurry up and put a projector in my phone, Intel
What if your mobile phone could project a screen of any size onto any surface? Intel has technology that could make that a reality very soon.…
Read MoreHere’s what Europe needs to copy from Silicon Valley
Should the tech hubs of Europe — or anywhere else desperate to become a center of innovation, for that matter — ignore Silicon Valley or mimic it? There are good reasons to try and start over, but don't throw everything that we've learned away, says Dan Crow.…
Read MoreHow can Europe find its own vision of the future?
You can't beat Silicon Valley by trying to be Silicon Valley — so why does Europe spend so much time trying? If the continent's entrepreneurs want to become true leaders, they need to shake off the past and stop playing a game that's stacked against them.…
Read MoreEmbrace the light! Researchers built all-optical device for faster broadband
Our computer networks and broadband connections are reliant on both light and electronics, but a breakthrough at the University of Minnesota might help take the electrons out of the equation. A new device can use light to switch states, which could enable faster, more efficient broadband.…
Read MoreWhat do future products look like? Personal, sensual, intimate
Huge technology trade shows like IFA are meant to parade the biggest products around. But what if the biggest isn't the best? What if intimacy, personalization and customization are the things we crave? That's what I argued at a fringe event in Berlin last week.…
Read MorelittleBits raises $3.65M to become the Legos of a new era
LittleBits, a New York-based startup that developed a system of electronic modules that snap together to make simple electronics projects, announced Wednesday that it has raised $3.65 million in new funding and forged a critical partnership with supply chain management company PCH International.…
Read MoreSamsung buys CSR’s mobile business for $310m
Struggling British chipmaker CSR is selling its mobile business to Samsung in a deal worth $310 million, in what appears to be the latest episode in the ongoing global patent war.…
Read MoreStep aside, transistor; It’s the vacuum tube’s turn to shine again
When a trio of engineers led by Bill Shockley built the first solid-state transistor at Bell Labs in 1947, they thought they had consigned the vacuum tube to oblivion. But vacuum tubes – or at least their underlying principles – may be set to make a resurgence.…
Read MoreToday in Connected Consumer
The probe of former CEO Brian Dunn’s “personal conduct” announced yesterday by Best Buy’s board of directors turns out to involve “an…
Read MoreCisco to buy Lightwire to bring optics to the data center
Cisco said it would buy Lightwire, a company that makes optics chips using traditional chip manufacturing in a deal valued at $271 million. This is a significant acquisition for Cisco because it stays true to its core networking business and advances it with deep technology.…
Read MoreNokia factories shift to Asia: Did it have any choice?
Embattled Nokia is hoping it can become faster and more competitive by shifting the heart of its manufacturing operations to Asia, a move which will see 4,000 jobs cut in Finland, Hungary and Mexico but will be seen as long overdue.…
Read MoreWallee adds more versatility to its iPad mount solution
The Wallee is an iPad accessory that's almost as old as the iPad. The new headrest mount that works with existing Wallee cases is a good example of smart accessory design that can grow with the iPad, rather than be left behind by Apple's regular redesigns.…
Read MoreApple jumps to third place in worldwide mobile phone shipments
Apple's huge iPhone sales numbers from its latest quarterly results helped it grow its mobile phone business by 128.4 percent year over year in the fourth quarter of 2011, according to a new report. That makes it the third-largest mobile phone maker by volume.…
Read MoreThe continued decline of DSL
From 1990s through 2011, DSL, a broadband technology, had a strong run at large phone companies in America. Now it is falling behind cable broadband and fiber. The latest data from Verizon, AT&T and Time Warner Cable points to its declining fortunes.…
Read MoreApple’s after-hours stock surge makes it most valuable U.S. company
Following Apple's announcement of record revenue and profit for its first financial quarter of 2012, its stock is surging in after hours trading. Share value has climbed to around $452, or 32 points above closing, which translates to a market cap of roughly $421 billion.…
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