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New York Requests Beacon Removal

US-based advertising company Titan has been asked to remove Bluetooth beacons it placed in phone booths around New York City. The Mayor’s office requested that Titan remove the beacons – despite their installation being approved last year by New York’s Department of Information Technology and Telecommunications. The Gimbal beacons were apparently being used for maintenance … Read more

ARM Hopes to Speed IoT Device Creation

A new tool, specifically for Internet of Things devices, has been developed by ARM. The ‘Mbed IoT Device Platform’ is an open-standards operating system. ARM says that it combines ‘internet protocols, security and standards-based manageability into one integrated tool’. It is designed for products using Cortex-M processors. Mbed will be available to partners in Q4, … Read more

Mid-Size Macbook Held Back by Low Yields

A 12″ Macbook Air is being produced, in low quantities, by Quanta Computer, say Asian sources. Output is scheduled to increase beginning next month. The product is said to have a touchscreen and has been suffering from low yield rates. The sources have said that it may not be available to consumers this year.

LG to Combat Google and Samsung With WebOS

Google has Android Wear, Samsung has Tizen – and now it appears that LG is getting into the wearable OS market. According to a developer website, found by The Verge, LG is working on a version of WebOS that will power such products. The website, since taken offline, mentioned a device called the LG Smartwatch, … Read more

APAC Growth Boosts Chip Sales Worldwide

Worldwide semiconductor sales in August were up 9.4% YoY, to $28.4 billion, according to the Semiconductor Industry Association. The figure also represents a 1.3% MoM increase. Sales in the January-August period were 10.1% higher than the same period in 2013. The semiconductor industry has now exhibited growth for six consecutive months. SIA president Brian Toohey … Read more

Associations Call for ITA Agreement

IT associations from around the world have called for an early conclusion to talks on the Information Technology Agreement (ITA). It is hoped that the talks will reach an end before the leaders of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) economies meet in Beijing on 10th and 11th November. The ITA defines tarrifs on many technology … Read more

Cambrios Achieves Single-Layer Multitouch

Silver nanowire-producer Cambrios has launched its next-generation ClearOhm material, for use in touch sensors. Products using Cambrios’ new silver nanowire ink will feature higher performance than the previous generation and can be built with single-layer, multitouch structures. In addition to the above, Cambrios’ new manufacturing line (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 4) is now in … Read more

CEA Says US Tech Spending to Set Record This Year

According to the CEA, total spending on technology in the USA this Christmas season will rise 2.5% YoY, to more than $33.7 billion. An improving macroeconomic environment is increasing consumers’ willingness to shop, said the CEA’s chief economist, Shawn DuBravac. The top technology products on wishlists in 2014 will be tablets, notebooks/laptops, TVs, smartphones and … Read more