The Wireless Power Consortium (the Consortium) announced today that Nokia, the world’s largest mobile phone manufacturer, has joined the Consortium.
“As the world’s largest mobile phone manufacturer and leader in mobile telecommunications, Nokia brings a new dimension to the Consortium. This significantly expands the potential market traction of the Qi wireless charging standard,” said Menno [...]

Collabera, today announced that it made it to the 2009 InformationWeek 500, an annual listing of US based companies recognized for most innovative use of business technology. This is a maiden entry for Collabera in this prestigious listing and the very first time Collabera has participated in this survey. The 2009 InformationWeek 500 companies were [...]

Ed Turney, one of the eight founders of semiconductor-industry giant Advanced Micro Devices (NYSE:AMD), died yesterday at the age of 79. Brain cancer was the cause, said his brother, George.
A funeral mass will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday (Oct.18) in the Small Chapel at St. Simons Church, 1860 Grant Road in Los [...]

Top Keynote and Panelists Poised for Open-Door PDCE Event
Portable Design Conference & Exhibition
The second annual Portable Design Conference & Exhibition (PDCE ’08) returns to Silicon Valley on September 18, bringing together leading experts to address the most pressing design issues in the electronics industry’s hottest segment. Hosted by Portable Design magazine, PDCE ’08 — a [...]

Leuven, Belgium – July 14, 2008 – In the framework of Holst Centre, IMEC
has further extended the functionality of its wireless ECG patch for
cardiac monitoring. It added wave analysis software locally on the patch
node. The algorithm achieves excellent results for sensitivity and
predictivity, and covers a broad range of wave morphologies. The innovative
ECG patch is intended [...]