Apple releases iOS 4.1 update, lifts App restrictions

Apple has launched the first major update for its mobile operating system, iOS 4, which runs the iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad.

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Top 10 most popular articles on ElectronicsWeekly.com

Here are the top ten most popular articles on ElectronicsWeekly.com in the last week, with Intel and Infineon, NXP job cuts, and the history of Keithley Instruments in pictures leading the way…

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Nokia ousts CEO for iPhone failure

Failure to produce a rival to the iPhone has resulted in the axe for Nokia CEO Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo.

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Harmonic selects Ambarella semiconductor platform

Ambarella, an expert in low-power, high-definition video compression and image processing semiconductors, has revealed that Harmonic is utilising Ambarella’s A6 semiconductor platform.

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Toshiba IC enables enhanced display capabilities

Toshiba Electronics Europe has expanded its family of mobile peripheral device ICs with the TC358751XBG, enabling mobile products manufacturers to provide users with enhanced display capabilities.

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Hemisphere unveils GNSS receiver technology

Hemisphere GPS has announced its Eclipse II GNSS receiver technology and the release of the Eclipse II OEM board for global navigation satellite system signal processing applications.

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Trident And ARM Join Forces To Deliver A Web-Enabled Set-Top Box Platform For Next Generation Internet TV Services

New Set-top Box Platform Converges Broadband and Broadcast Capabilities

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Philips shows mains OLED lighting

Philips Research has revealed an OLED technology demonstrator that runs direct from 230V mains with no intervening power converter. Although LEDs are catching the headlines for lighting, OLEDs are…

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ARM Unveils Cortex-A15 Mpcore Processor to Dramatically Accelerate Capabilities of Mobile, Consumer and Infrastructure Applications

Unprecedented levels of performance, power-efficiency, and technology leadership accelerate industry momentum to deliver extraordinarily innovative products

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SEMI reports huge rises in bookings and billings.

SEMI, the trade body for the producers of semiconductor manufacturing equipment, reports that worldwide semiconductor manufacturing equipment billings reached $9.11bn in Q2, and bookings were $11.68 billion.

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