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Wireless power, anyone?

At the annual Intel Developer Forum (IDF) on Thursday, Intel demonstrated a prototype system that was able to transmit power wirelessly. By means of "resonant induction," a light bulb connected to a Read more...

Laptop battery shortage should be over by Q3

Last month, we reported on a laptop battery shortage, casued by a fire at a South Korean chemical plant owned by LG, the

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SPOTLIGHT: Alternatives in mobile device power

The ongoing battery laptop recall, which Sony just hopped on this week in recalling its own Read more...

Hitachi issues laptop battery recall

The latest company to recall laptop batteries is Hitachi, which is pulling 16,000 battery packs housed in the company's Flora 210W and Flora Se210 laptop PCs. While the company says it hasn't heard Read more...

ALSO NOTED: Nokia, Motorola lead the cell phone sales race; Kansas university pushes out wireless connectivity; and much more..

> Nokia, Motorola lead the cell phone sales race. Article > Kansas university pushes out wireless Read more...

Apple laptop batteries recalled

As FierceCIO reported last week, those flammable batteries manufactured by Sony aren't only Read more...

Japan demands answers to laptop battery issue

It's becoming increasingly clear that the debacle of the flaming laptop battery isn't likely to sputter out anytime soon. Japan now wants Dell and Sony to investigate what exactly is causing the Read more...

Editor's Corner

This week's note is a bit of a "catch all" as a few items are worth noting. First, a study reports that today's senior executives and managers don't really detach themselves from work during Read more...

Press Releases

Research and Markets: Progress: IP-Ubiquitous Sensor Network

Companies & Markets: E-Packaging Market Dominated by Consumer Packaged Goods Segment

Electronic packaging unit forecast for 2022 is 35 billion2022 market forecast for electronic smart packaging devices: $1.7 billionOver 3,000 organisations working on e-packaging technologiesLONDON--( Read more >>

austriamicrosystems Announces Two Step-Down DC-DC Switching Charger ICs For Single Cell Li-Ion Batteries in Mobile Devices

The AS3610/11 provide high efficiency, numerous safety features, independent or μC control UNTERPREMSTAETTEN, Austria--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- austriamicrosystems (SIX: AMS), a leading global designer and Read more >>

Logitech Unveils Two New Tablet Accessories That Let You Work and Play Smart

Introducing the Logitech® Joystick for iPad® and the Logitech® Fold-Up Keyboard for iPad® 2 FREMONT, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Today Logitech (SIX: LOGN) (NASDAQ: LOGI) unveiled two new accessories Read more >>

Microchip Expands Ultra-High-Performance, Auto-Zero Operational Amplifier Portfolio With New Low-Noise Devices

CHANDLER, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Microchip Technology Inc. (NASDAQ: MCHP), a leading provider of microcontroller, analog and Flash-IP solutions, today announced the MCP6V2X family of operational Read more >>