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Apple is losing the innovation game, it can’t trap users anymore
Not only is Apple suffering from a major lack of hardware innovation but it’s also being outdone in software and online, where apps reign supreme. It quite possibly signals the company’s eventual demise.
September 12, 2016 0 comment
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Intel announces licensing deal with rival ARM
Semiconductor maker Intel has announced a licencing deal with rival ARM Holdings, which will use Intel’s manufacturing resources to produce 10-nanometre mobile phone parts.
August 17, 2016 0 comment
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New CEO appointed at Setec
Innovative power supply manufacturer, Setec, has appointed Louise Bayliss as Chief Executive Officer, making her one of only a few women CEOs in Australian manufacturing today.
August 2, 2016 11 comments
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Can the world’s biggest factory ever be fully green?
Like Henry Ford before him, Tesla founder and CEO Elon Musk is taking a new approach to car making. Where Ford focused on manufacturing a car that the mass market could afford, Musk is keen to build a vehicle that the environment can bear.
July 26, 2016 1 comment
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New gen robots cutting weld time by up to 90 per cent
Servicing, Maintenance and Welding (SMW) Group provides field servicing, maintenance and emergency repair and rebuild services to customers in Central Queensland. The company also provides complete plant and equipment management, supported by a range of mine site compliance activities. In response to SMW’s desire to make its large welding workshop more efficient, BOC and its … Continue reading New gen robots cutting weld time by up to 90 per cent
July 21, 2016 1 comment
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New waveguide bends across 12 frequency bands
Pasternack has released a new line of waveguide bends from 5.85 to 90 GHz across 12 frequency bands, from C band to W band. These waveguide bends are commonly used in applications such as instrumentation, test benches, high efficiency RF, microwave and mm-wave transmissions, SATCOM, MILCOM, radar and telecom. These 90 degree waveguide bends are … Continue reading New waveguide bends across 12 frequency bands
July 20, 2016 0 comment
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Low-cost magnesium developed by CSIRO
In a move that could help reinvigorate the metal production industry in Australia, CSIRO and Enirgi Group have joined forces to develop and commercialise an affordable and low-emission technology for producing magnesium metal. The CSIRO-developed technology, known as MagSonic, produces magnesium using up to 80 per cent less energy and up to 60 per cent … Continue reading Low-cost magnesium developed by CSIRO
July 20, 2016 10 comments
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Australian inventor wants to help you be in two places at once
The business founded by young engineer, STEM evangelist and entrepreneur Marita Cheng has just begun shipping its new product, Teleport. Brent Balinski spoke to Cheng about getting robots into our homes.
July 19, 2016 0 comment
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Do your homework before chasing export sales
Recent figures show that more Australian businesses are exporting, assisted by the lower dollar. However, there’s a lot to consider before considering any new market, as Christelle Damiens, founder of Exportia, told Brent Balinski.
July 14, 2016 1 comment
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Huawei files patent against Samsung Electronics
Huawei Technologies has filed another patent lawsuit against smartphone rival Samsung Electronics in China, adding to the legal battle between the two Asian electronics giants.
July 11, 2016 11 comments
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LG and Volkswagen commit to connected car platform
LG Electronics and Volkswagen AG have entered into a memorandum of understanding signaling their commitment to cooperate on the research and development of a next-generation connected car service platform. The two companies will work together to develop Volkwagen’s Cross-Over-Platform to enhance vehicle connectivity and convenience. Using the latest in cloud technology, the goal of the new … Continue reading LG and Volkswagen commit to connected car platform
July 8, 2016 0 comment
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Hi-tech headphones riding a sonic boom
Australian headphones startup Nura wants to perfect the music listening experience. The company – which was co-founded by Kyle Slater, Dragan Petrovic and Luke Campbell in April 2015 – says its adaptive headphones automatically measure a user’s hearing and perfectly adapt music to suit the individual. “The headphones themselves are extremely unique, they’re unlike any … Continue reading Hi-tech headphones riding a sonic boom
July 5, 2016 1 comment
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Florida man claims Apple stole his 1992 idea
Florida man Thomas S Ross has filed a lawsuit in the Florida Southern District Court, alleging that Apple stole his idea, laid out in an abandoned patent filing, and used it in products including the iPhone.
July 1, 2016 0 comment
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Growing use of very large lithium-ion batteries
The use of very large lithium-ion battery packs has become increasingly common, much more so than it was ten years ago. For example, on ships where there were once no such batteries, there are now lithium-ion banks of 1-5MWh. Autonomous underwater vehicles, mining trucks and buses are also now sporting batteries of up to 350kWh. … Continue reading Growing use of very large lithium-ion batteries
June 17, 2016 0 comment
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IoT and security: Hype, hysteria or cause for concern?
Any new technology is bound to have its share of challenges and barriers — for example the initial security concerns around cloud computing — and the Internet of Things (IoT) is no different. With smart devices adding billions of new access points into enterprise systems and communicating with the network, IoT security will be key. A number … Continue reading IoT and security: Hype, hysteria or cause for concern?
June 17, 2016 0 comment
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India wants local manufacturing commitment before Apple stores open
India is seeking a commitment from Apple that it establish a local manufacturing presence before it is able to open any Apple stores there.
June 14, 2016 0 comment
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Battery shortage worries amid electric vehicle growth
According to IDTechEx, significant growth is predicted for the electric vehicle market, which will result in almost one trillion dollars in sales at ex-factory prices in 2026. Approximately half of this is predicted to be the 48V mild hybrids that are launching in 2017, but by 2026, sales will consist of completely electric vehicles with … Continue reading Battery shortage worries amid electric vehicle growth
June 10, 2016 0 comment
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Samsung bendable phones could be in the works
Samsung is working on two new smartphone products with bendable organic LED screens, it is being reported.
June 8, 2016 0 comment
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From disrupter to disrupted: Apple could be next
Tech giant Apple’s share price, that peaked above US$132 a year ago, is now around US$94. This is despite the news that Warren Buffett’s investment conglomerate Berkshire Hathaway had recently acquired more than 9.8 million Apple shares. Since last year’s market peak, Apple has lost around one quarter of a billion dollars in market capitalisation, with a … Continue reading From disrupter to disrupted: Apple could be next
June 5, 2016 0 comment
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Small and bright: what nanophotonics means for you
Twenty fifteen was UNESCO’s International Year of Light and Light based Technologies. It was a celebration of past milestones in optics and photonics and a look forward into it’s future. We celebrated 1,000 years of Arabic optics, 150 years since James Maxwell’s electrodynamics, 100 years since Albert Einstein’s general relativityand 50 years since the invention of optical fibres. This … Continue reading Small and bright: what nanophotonics means for you
June 5, 2016 0 comment