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Smarter design cuts existing SRAM power consumption by 27-85%

Smarter design cuts existing SRAM power consumption by 27-85%
  • Posted February 25, 2013, 4:30 PM by Rick Burgess | Filed in Industry News, Mobile Computing
  • Industry giant Toshiba announced the development of a technology which promises a substantial cut in embedded SRAM power consumption. Ideal applications include smartphones, tablets and mp3 players -- essentially any portable device with a reliance on high-performance system memory, where…

Amazon CEO gets deployable airbag patent for portable devices

Amazon CEO gets deployable airbag patent for portable devices
  • Posted December 14, 2012, 8:30 AM by Matthew DeCarlo | Filed in Industry News, Mobile Computing With Video
  • While many companies are working to develop sturdier materials and smarter designs to help protect devices from hard impacts, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos and co-inventor Gregory Hart have been cooking up less elegant solutions. The duo received a patent this week that outlines...

FCC asks FAA to relax in-flight device restrictions, study under way

FCC asks FAA to relax in-flight device restrictions, study under way
  • Posted December 10, 2012, 5:00 PM by Rick Burgess | Filed in Mobile Computing, Industry News
  • Federal Communications Commission chairman Juluis Genachowski has asked the Federal Aviation Administration to consider relaxing its strict set of policies (pdf) prohibiting the in-flight use of certain portable electronics. Specifically, the FCC would like the FAA to, "enable greater use of…

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