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A group of ARM hardware enthusiasts gathered at Linaro Connect to conceptualize a powerful ARM PC. In the end the group settled on building a computer like the Intel NUC—a mini-desktop with a powerful board computer in it. The session that was held is available on Linaro’s site and highlighted issues involved in building and supporting an ARM-based PC. There were concerns about whether ARM risk chips would deliver performance adequate to run powerful applications. Also concerns about components and about providing a Linux user experience acceptable to users.

Nowadays, due to the continuous growth of hacking the basic network router cannot provide enough protection for video surveillance systems. Since technology is getting better the security world has been evolving in the past decades from change of the VCRs to IP cameras. So, with all this change, networks are in the search of finding more reasonable cost-effective routers to help protect from the growing hacking world. I think surveillance is one of the most important things for all businesses to have to protect and monitor whatever is going on at their business.

David Manners wrote an article for Electronics Weekly talking about how Linear Tech has a new power and energy monitor. This Monitor accessory is for 0V to 15C DC supply rails.

A very unlikely partnership occurred in the early ‘90s that many may not know about. More than 20 years ago, Nintendo and Sony decided to partner up to face the immense competition from companies such as Sega with its Genesis console. There had been rumors of Sega planning for a CD-ROM add-on to the Genesis console. Sony Corporation had already developed a significant piece for the Super Nintendo’s internals, which then sparked the two electronics giants to work together on a video game accessory that would add a CD capability system to the famous Super Nintendo Entertainment System.

A Chinese consumer protection group has filed lawsuits against the tech giant Samsung Corporation and the Chinese manufacturer Oppo for their use of bloatware on their smartphone products. The Shanghai Consumer Council’s argument is that the two companies pre-install an overly excessive amount of additional and unnecessary apps on their devices before selling them to consumers. In addition, the council believes the bloatware apps to be too difficult to be removed. The lawsuits were initiated after a significant amount of user complaints. Users of these smartphones are frustrated with the less than expected amount of storage space due to the bloatware apps already taking up a great amount of data space. Another issue occurs when over time, apps and bandwidth become larger which causes the user to continually upgrade providing a monetary advantage to the phone maker.

At the end of February 2015, Avago Technologies agreed to acquire Emulex. Avago is a Singapore-based chip designer that notably supplies radio-frequency chips for Apple iPhones. Emulex is a California-based computer network provider. Purchasing Emulex’s connectivity business will strengthen Avago’s portfolio and allow them to better serve the enterprise storage market.In an all cash deal, Avago will pay USD$609 million to acquire Emulex. After the announcement, Avago ended the trading session at a new lifetime high of $129.25 a share and Emulex grew by 24 percent to $7.93 a share.

Defense suppliers Harris Corporation and Exelis Inc. have merged in a deal that is valued at USD$4.75 billion.

Neutrik is a Liechtenstein company that designs, produces, manufactures, and distributes specialty connectors. Founded in 1975 by Bernhard Weingartner, the privately-held company is headquartered in Neutrik AG, Schaan, Principality of Liechtenstein where all operations such as management, research and development, logistics, manufacturing, and finance occurs. Their corporate office in the United States is located in Charlotte, NC where sales, technical support and distribution is managed. In addition to these two locations, Neutrik has subsidiaries in the United States, Great Britain, Switzerland, France, Japan, China, and Germany. Their presence is felt worldwide with distributors in over 80 different countries.

Avaya Inc. is a privately held multinational corporation that engineers, designs, manufactures, and sells business communications and collaboration systems. Originally found as a spin-off of Lucent Technologies Inc. in 2000, the company is one of the largest contenders in the telecommunications industries. Avaya is headquartered in Santa Clara, California, has several office locations around the world, and employs over 14,000 people worldwide. Their success has led the company to bring in over $5 billion in yearly revenues and over $8 billion in total assets.

On November 11, 2014 Acer Inc. announced their production of the world’s first 4K2K Ultra HD Monitor with HDMI 2.0. The 27 inch Computer monitor dubbed S277HK features a 3840 x 2160 resolution which is four times higher than the current 1080p industry standard. In addition, the HDMI 2.0 connectivity will allow bandwidth of up to 18Gpss and transfer 4K content at 60 frames per second. User comfort is also well noted as the monitor’s Acer EyeProtect technology and Blue Light Filter reduces eye strain and will reduce blue light exposure which can potentially cause long term eye damage.

On November 5, 2014, the Japanese conglomerate company, Hitachi Ltd. launched their new subscription based SAP industry cloud service for the Chemical industry. Through their IT consulting and managed services subsidiary, Hitachi Consulting, the company’s new cloud service will provide chemical companies with access to SAP’s market-leading applications.

On October 14, 2014, the American multinational information technology corporation, Hewlett Packard Company, was awarded a $50 Million Medicaid contract. Awarded by the Massachusetts Executive Office of Health and Human Services (EOHHS) the contract calls for an extension of an already existing contract that was awarded in 2005. The original contract called for the development and implementation of the Commonwealth’s HP interchange MMIS, which replaced the Commonwealth’s legacy Medicaid system.

Sony Corporation is a multinational conglomerate corporation that does business primarily in the electronics industry. Headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, the company was established in 1946 and saw its beginnings as an electronics shop in a department store. With significant innovation, such as inventing Japan’s first tape recorder, Sony quickly rose to become one of the biggest leaders in the electronics industry today.

On October 14, 2014, Linksys announced their new Linksys WRT 8-Port Gigabit Ethernet Switch (SE4008). This new switch will be one of the first in the company’s new line of networking peripherals designed to complimentary work with the Linksys Wireless-AC Dual Band Wireless Router (WRT1900AC) which is one of the Linksys’s bestselling products.

BenQ Corporation is a worldwide company that sells and markets various different electronic products. Headquartered in Taipei, Taiwan, the company was established in 2001 as a subsidiary of Acer. Currently, the company is a subsidiary of Qisda Cor. Group and maintains five branch offices in Asia-Pacific, Europe, China, Latin America, and North America. With over 1,300 employees, BenQ has a presence in over 100 different countries worldwide.

Anpec is an IC design house in Taiwan that specializes in the designs in power IC, mixed signal IC and power discrete devices design. Anpec is a leader in Taiwan in the semiconductor industry and plays a major role in the global marketplace.

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Broadcom Corporation is an American fables semiconductor company in the wireless and broadband communication business with their goal being able to connect everything. They play a key role in Ethernet-enabled internet everywhere, bringing performance to hybrid data centers and enterprise networks, and also fuelling consumer electronics markets. The company’s headquarters is located in Irvine, California and was founded in 1991.