Buy while you drive with Audi Alexa
Published in Transportation
Wednesday, 19 September 2018 11:46

Buy while you drive with Audi Alexa


Electric car is absolutely Amazon

Auto manufacturer Audi said it will integrate Amazon's Alexa into its Audi e-tron, a completely electric motor car.

Trump lashes out at Google
Published in News
Tuesday, 28 August 2018 18:33

Trump lashes out at Google

News is a tricky business

Donald Trump has taken a swipe at giant search engine Google, accusing it of being the peddler of what he likes to describe as fake news.

What is artificial intelligence?
Published in Reviews
Monday, 27 August 2018 13:11

What is artificial intelligence?


Opinion: Mike Magee digs beneath the surface

Every day, all over the world, numerous politicians gab on and on about artificial intelligence (AI). But what is AI?

Chip sales to fall in 2018
Published in News
Thursday, 16 August 2018 12:22

Chip sales to fall in 2018


But that doesn't mean to say they won't grow

While sales of semiconductors won't be quite as buoyant as they were in 2017, the market will still grow by 15.7 percent.

ARM aims to put fear of god into Intel
Published in News
Thursday, 16 August 2018 14:59

ARM aims to put fear of god into Intel


Claims it's ahead of the curve with 7 and 5nm

CPU design firm ARM has shown off its roadmap for the next two years with the hope that it will inspire terror inside Intel and attract renewed interest from laptop vendors.

Facebook pulls plug on third party tools
Published in News


Zuckerberg regrets – but…

From tomorrow Facebook will stop accepting third party tools sharing posts automatically to FB Profiles.

Chipzilla lost Krzanich but makes more cash
Published in News


Things are getting better at Intel all the time

The second most important semiconductor company in the world,  Intel (ticker: INTC),  declared results for its second financial quarter and things apparently have never been better, even - or perhaps because - it lost a CEO during the quarter.

Qualcomm-NXP deal teeters on the edge
Published in Transportation
Monday, 23 July 2018 22:36

Qualcomm-NXP deal teeters on the edge


Wednesday is D-Day

Qualcomm's long term bid to buy Philips spin-off NXP has until Wednesday to be finalised – and the US-Chinese trade wars haven't made things as clear as mud can be.

Texas Instruments CEO disappears
Published in News
Wednesday, 18 July 2018 12:16

Texas Instruments CEO disappears


CEO disease is catching


The CEO of Texas Instruments (TI) has resigned because he has violated the company's code of conduct rules.

Tesla defies Trump's Chinese stance
Published in Transportation
Tuesday, 10 July 2018 15:03

Tesla defies Trump's Chinese stance


Cars for everyone

The tariffs imposed on US imports of cars caused prices of Tesla vehicles to rise by 20 percent over the weekend in China.