Fry’s electronics, once the envy of the tech world, is closing.The company said Tuesday that it would shutter the division as it prepares for a $2.5 billion restructuring that will include selling off its $2 billion stake in rival JetBlue Airways.Fry’s, which has about 4,500 employees in North America, Europe and Asia, said it would […]
A new patent from Apple describes how a device with a screen attached to the back could trigger the iPhone’s camera to “see” for a short period of time if the user was concentrating on the screen.The patent describes how the phone would “immediately” turn on if the screen was open, then lock it off […]
Lithium ion batteries are among the most promising batteries for electric vehicles, but the technology is still a long way off.The main problems with using them for electric cars are the high cost of the batteries, as well as the relatively low range of the lithium ion.The latest generation of lithium ion battery technology has […]
Intel and Arm have unveiled a joint project that would bring the ARM architecture to Intel CPUs, the companies said Wednesday.The announcement comes as ARM has launched a new $4 billion funding round led by the German government and the German research company Siemens.ARM has a deep expertise in mobile processors and has built the […]