Thursday, 16 January 2014

Intel Seeks Visibility in Cloud Service Market

Intel is making a concerted effort to get traction among cloud customers -- an area where the company already dominates, but is seeking to further entrench itself. Intel on Wednesday announced a new initiative aimed at the cloud space. The new   “Powered by Intel Cloud Technology” program purportedly aims to improve customer experience and value as well as the company’s...

Rokit Boosts Technology Blog Reports Latest News on iPhone 5, Apple Product Developments, Bluetooth Accessories, and More

Rokit Boost offers customers the newest, most state-of-the-art mobile accessories, so it comes as no surprise that they also publish a blog relaying the most recent Apple and technology news. The blog provides details about...

The air bag: Self-driving cars at Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas

Las Vegas’s annual Consumer Electronics Show (CES) is all about razzle and dazzle. Every January for the past 35 years, the crème de la crème of the geek world has descended upon the Nevada desert to turn Sin City into Nerd Heaven. Geeky though it may be, however, CES is really the harbinger of all that is new in the digital world. And electronics are seemingly important enough...

UK solar homes hit half a million milestone

Wrexham Council installed 3000 solar systems on social housing units.   The number of solar installations in the UK registered for the government’s feed-in tariff has topped half a million for the first time, according to official statistics. The latest data released by the Department for Energy and Climate Change shows that the total number of registered installs...

Solar energy firms are getting creative in raising funds

SolarCity employees install solar panels on a West Los Angeles home in 2009. Solar firms have a difficult time persuading banks to fund their projects. Solar installer SolarCity Corp. has figured out a way to tap retail investors willing to earn green by going green. The San Mateo company on...

Friday, 10 January 2014

Toshiba Flash Marries Q'comm SoCs in Vegas

Toshiba America Electronic Components announced at the Consumer Electronics Show that its universal flash storage (UFS) implementation will be added to the Qualcomm Snapdragon 802 chipset. UFS version 2.0 products will go into production for smartphones and tablets in the second quarter. "You'll see some initial systems at end of 2014, but basically 2015 is when the primary ramp is,"...

FCC's Wheeler Stresses 'Values' in CES Debut

The annual onstage chat at the International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) between Consumer Electronics Association president Gary Shapiro and the chairman of the Federal Communications Commission -- this year the newly confirmed Tom Wheeler -- always features a little subtle political sparring. This is muted, of course, by Shapiro's hospitality and his pride in the mass cordiality of...