Distributors Fight Counterfeit Components2010-04-07 Author: Rob Spiegel, Contributing Editor From: EDN Magazine The problem of counterfeit components is getting worse, even as OEMs, suppliers and distributors improve their identification tactics. The Department of Commerce released a report earlier this year that showed incidents of counterfeiting rose 240 percent from 2005 to 2008. The department’s Office of Hyperlink to Original Source
Intel, Nokia Hold Their Breath as Devs Start Noodling With MeeGo2010-04-06 Author: Richard Adhikari From: TechNewsWorld The MeeGo community, formed by Intel (Nasdaq: INTC) and Nokia (NYSE: NOK), on Thursday released the MeeGo distribution infrastructure and operating system base to developers. Images released are Intel Atom-based netbooks; ARM-based Nokia N900; and Intel Atom-based handsets running on the Moorestown Hyperlink to Original Source
Electronics buyers say business is improving2010-04-05 Author: Jim Carbone From: Purchase Magazine What a difference a year makes for electronics buyers: In March, 49% of buyers said business was improving and demand for their companies' end equipment was growing, according to Purchasing's monthly survey of business conditions. In March 2009, only 11% said business was improving. With business im Hyperlink to Original Source
E-Commerce Sales Gets Double-Digit Growth2010-04-02 Author: TWICE Magazine Staff From: TWICE Magazine U.S. retail e-commerce forecast sales have been revised upward, reflecting double-digit growth during 2010, according to research firm eMarketer. Sales -- excluding travel, digital downloads and event tickets -- will grow by 12.7 percent in 2010 to $152.1 billion, after two years of subpar growth. T Hyperlink to Original Source
Two out of three new U.S. wireless subs go prepaid2010-04-01 Author: Sarah Reedy From: Connected Planet Magazine For every three consumers in the U.S. that adopt a new wireless plan, two will opt for a prepaid alternative to the more expensively monthly contract. This statistic, cited by the New Millennium Research Council (NMRC), a Washington D.C.-based think tank, confirms what it predicted one year ago: tha Hyperlink to Original Source
BrandSource Focused On Dealer Solutions2010-03-31 Author: Alan Wolf From: TWICE Magazine BrandSource, the $14 billion electronics, appliance and home-furnishings buying group, will continue to provide solutions to some of the most vexing industry challenges facing its 4,500 members. Speaking before record crowds at the group's 2010 Spring Summit here at the Hilton Anatole yesterday, Bra Hyperlink to Original Source
Surge in LED demand prompts new chip fab plans2010-03-30 Author: LEDs Magazine Staff From: LEDs Magazine TSMC breaks ground in Taiwan, SemiLEDs lays foundation in China, and De Core Nanosemiconductors plans fab in India. Even the most pessimistic of analyst paints a bright future for LED sales driven first by the TV backlight market and later by the continuing transition of the general illumination mar Hyperlink to Original Source
Avnet debuts Spartan-6 FPGA DSP development kit2010-03-29 Author: Rick Nelson, Editor-in-Chief From: EDN The Avnet Electronics Marketing operating group of Avnet Inc announced it is now accepting orders for its $1995 Xilinx Spartan-6 FPGA DSP development kit. The kit includes a device-locked version of Xilinx's ISE Design Suite: System Edition 11.4. Each Spartan-6 FPGA achieves up to 45 GMAC/s of perfo Hyperlink to Original Source
3M Launches Asset and Inventory Tracking System2010-03-26 Author: Claire Swedberg From: RFID Journal Later this month, 3M plans to release its Asset and Inventory Tracking System, with a hosted software application that will allow organizations such as IT departments and construction equipment managers to use RFID or bar-coding to track their assets. To test the system's flexibility, the company is Hyperlink to Original Source
Toshiba Ships Its First ‘10 LCD TVs2010-03-24 Author: Greg Tarr From: TWICE Magazine Toshiba said Monday that it is shipping the first models in its 2010 LCD TV line, including the UX600 series of IPTV-ready LED backlit TVs. Models in the UX600 LED LCD TV line will include seamless connectivity with home PCs and Internet content, using Toshiba's NET TV system. Service providers for Hyperlink to Original Source
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