Intel looks to replace headphone jacks with Type-C connector
At the Intel Developers Forum (IDF) this week, the company offered plans for a Type-C for audio connector that would replace the 3.5 millimeter mini-jack.
Stories by Lucas Mearian
Google, carmakers join forces to speed self-driving car adoption
Google's Alphabet company has formed a lobbying group with Ford, Volvo and other carmakers to press the U.S. government on regulations to help move the self-driving car industry to market.
Scientists can now make lithium-ion batteries last a lifetime
Researchers at the University of California have discovered a way to use nanowires to allow lithium-ion batteries in smartphones, electric vehicles and other commercial devices to be recharged hundreds of thousands of times.
New electronic display is 10 times thinner than human skin
Japanese researchers have created an e-skin electronic display for human bio feedback that's transparent and flexible enough to distort and crumple in response to body movement.
Fitbit likely helped doctors save a man’s life
A Fitbit worn by a 42-year old man who arrived in a Camden, N.J. emergency room with an irregular heartbeat, supplied critical data that allowed doctors to shock the man's heart back into a normal rhythm without risking a stroke.
Everspin ships high-density MRAM to safeguard data in flight
Everspin is shipping 256Mbit and 1Gbit MRAM chips to commercial customers, which will allow hot data on servers to be stored safely even in a power failure.
Scientists could use DNA to shrink a datacentre into a sugar cube
Microsoft and University of Washington researchers have successfully converted long strings of ones and zeroes into four basic DNA blocks, which would allow a datacentre as large as a Walmart to shrink to the size of the sugar cube.
Should you worry that your car will be hacked?
The government's warning to the general public and manufacturers of vehicles highlights the potential issues and cybersecurity threats related to connected vehicle technologies. But should we really be worried someone may take control of our car?
The WD-SanDisk merger is now a done deal
The $19 billion merger between two data storage giants Western Digital and flash drive maker SanDisk was approved by shareholders.
400 million people will rely on robotic car sharing by 2030
The first two phases of the new car-sharing economy are already in place with street rental services and ride sharing firms. The third phase will be an explosion in robotic services.
Gamers rejoice! AMD releases Thunderbolt 3 driver for external video cards
AMD has issued a driver update enabling its new XConnect interface for external video cards to run over Thunderbolt 3.
iPhone charging case adds second screen to back of phone
PopSlate is a charging case with a customizable e-ink screen that turns the back of your iPhone into an e-reader for any number of apps.
These technologies will blow the lid off data storage
Data storage manufacturers have repeatedly come up against walls, but each time they've scaled those obstacles to higher capacity and better performance. Three new technologies will again enable new capacities for both hard drives and SSDs for generations to come.
Whole Foods plans massive rooftop solar installation
Whole Foods Market today announced plans to retrofit more than 100 stores or distribution centers with rooftop solar power.
Seagate reveals world's fastest SSD
Seagate has shown off a 10GBps SSD, 4GBps faster than any previous drive.