Blog » January 2012

Passive component distributors look to new products, applications for growth

Podak expects sales of its newly-distributed MOSFET parts to drive company growth in 2012, while capacitor distributor Nichidenbo (NDB) sees new applications such as cloud servers and mobile phone base stations    

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Skype exec confirms that Windows Phone product is 'coming soon'

Who doesn't love a little bit of old fashioned synergy? Speaking to a Microsoft representative in the Microsoft CES booth holding a Microsoft microphone, VP of products for Microsoft-owned Skype, Rick Oste    

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AMD to launch ultrabook platform with lower cost

As Intel is ready to launch its next-generation Ivy Bridge platform for ultrabooks in April, hoping to bring down the average price of ultrabooks to US$799-999 with enhanced performance, AMD is also set to laun    

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Engadget's gear of CES 2012

We see an enormous number of gadgets each year at CES, and while the veil comes off a handful of notebooks, cameras and smartphones during the show, the gear that really makes the week for Engadget is our own.    

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Nokia Lumia 900 expected to launch on March 18-19

When Nokia announced the new Lumia 900 at CES they only said it will be released in the next few months without giving a proper date. WMPoweruser has now learned that the phone will in fact be launched some tim    

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Behind the scenes at CES 2012: getting to a hands-on (video)

Getting to and from an announcement, meeting, or keynote is one of the things we find ourselves doing countless times a day. To truly appreciate just how far we sometimes have to trek to get to the things we�    

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China too eager for the iPhone 4S, Apple suspends sales

The much-anticipated release of the iPhone 4S in China stumbled out of the gate in Beijing, after unruly crowds kept the store closed on release day.Apple's main store in the Sanlitun district of Beijing,    

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Google releases Android Design Guidelines for app developers

It seems Google was tired of seeing all the ugly Android apps on their brand new Ice Cream Sandwich OS. And they ought to; Ice Cream Sandwich is a beautiful product on its own but when you launch a third-part a    

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Live from the Engadget CES Stage: an interview with Texas Instruments (update: video embedded)

If you heard that Engadget would be scoring some one on one time here on stage with TI, you would be right. Texas Instruments has been in the gadget industry longer than most, and we've got a lot of catchi    

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iPhone 4S launch in China draws large crowds, unnecessary violence and SWAT teams (video)

No Apple product launch is complete without long lines, frustration and utter exhaustion. Unfortunately, the arrival of the iPhone 4S has escalated this reality to a new level in China. We're now reading r    

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