UDOO is like a Raspberry Pi-Arduino mashup

An interesting new project has turned up on Kickstarter that DIY electronic enthusiasts will undoubtedly love.

Inexpensive Apple iPhones on the way

Rumours of a cheaper iPhone have been floating around for ages, but this time around it's expected Apple will indeed introduce a low-cost version of the device, designed with emerging markets in mind.
Boston skyline

Google assists in Boston marathon bombings

In the aftermath of the Boston marathon bombings, Google has deployed its Person Finder tool which combs available records to track down friends or family in the wake of disaster. 

LED lighting set to illuminate more

Despite cost being a barrier to its widespread adoption, that picture is soon to change.

Storage to soar from Big Data surge

Storage revenues will soar to $6 billion in 2016 because of the inexorable rise of big data.

Google Glass specs fail to excite

Google has released its policies for its "internet for four eyes" project – Google Glass.
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Samsung's knuckles rapped over HTC affair

Taiwan’s Fair Trade Commission is looking at allegations that Samsung paid students to attack rival HTC’s smartphones online.

Apple trader faces jail

A trader who thought that Apple was a safe bet faces 25 years in prison.

Apple shortfall dents panel business

One of the main producers of iPhone screens, Japan Display, is looking around for new customers after the shine went off Apple's business.

ARM console fails to live up to expectations

Hopes that ARM might be able to push itself into the gaming market have been dashed as the Ouya console failed to live up to its expectations.

Taiwanese invent super fast chip

A team of Taiwanese researchers led by Edward-Yi Chang, a professor from the Nationa Chiao Tung University, has managed to build a new type of high electron mobility transistor (HEMT) with the highest oscillation frequency ever.
Dell's HQ

Dell stands by Windows RT

Although Windows RT is starting to look like a massive flop, Dell doesn’t appear to be ready to jump ship just yet. The company is still working on future generations of Windows RT gear, namely its XPS 10 tablet.

EOMA-68 cards could enable upgradable tablets

One of the things I've always liked about desktop computers running Microsoft Windows or Linux is that they are fairly easy to upgrade.

UB4 Android TV stick packs quad-core power

The Measy U4B is fitted with both a quad-core processor and $100 price tag.
IBM PC

More gloom drifts across PC skies

Bank of America Merrill Lynch has slashed its PC shipments forecast for 2013, citing weak demand in all four corners of the globe.

Google beats Microsoft Bing in security realm

Microsoft’s Bing search engine is five times more likely to serve up malicious sites in search results than Google, according to German research outfit AV Test.
Isaac Newton, William Blake

Intel, Microsoft exhibiting dinosaur traits

Opinion It was Jerry Sanders III who first coined the phrase that, together with Intel and Microsoft, AMD and the other two were the “Holy Trinity”.
Google's Eric Schmidt

Schmidt triggers drone alert: privacy matters

Google chairman Eric Schmidt believes more regulation is needed in the civilian drone market. The use of drones by law enforcement and enthusiasts is skyrocketing, but it is also raising new concerns about privacy, reports the BBC. 

Apple prompts massive hiring splurge

Foxconn has gone on a hiring spree, adding as many as 10,000 assembly line jobs per week in Zhengzhou, its major iPhone production facility.

Microsoft watch seems to be on the cards

As wearable electronics are set to emerge as a new  trend - with recent reports that Apple and Samsung are working on their own watches - it seems Microsoft may be about to have another pop at an interactive wristwatch.