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Apple releases new version of iMac with twice as much power

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Apple has updated its iMac line with up to 8-core Intel 9th-generation processors for the first time and powerful Vega graphics options, delivering dramatic increases in both compute and graphics performance.

The company says that both consumer and professional users will notice their iMac is faster for everyday tasks all the way up to the most demanding pro workloads.

This boost in performance, combined with its Retina display, sleek all-in-one design, quiet operation, fast storage and memory, modern connectivity and macOS Mojave, makes iMac “the world’s best desktop”, says Apple.  [Read more…] about Apple releases new version of iMac with twice as much power

Making Agile More Successful: 3 Tips for Selecting the Best Automated Test Tools

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Seventy percent of US businesses are engaged in Agile projects

Finding a way to successfully manage a large scale software development project can be extremely difficult.

If you fail to provide your team with the latest tools and technology on the market, it is only a matter of time before problems start to occur.

Instead of letting outdated tools and methodologies affect your software development business, you need to embrace the Agile way of doing things.  [Read more…] about Making Agile More Successful: 3 Tips for Selecting the Best Automated Test Tools

NXP develops new platform to ‘speed up electric vehicle development’

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NXP Semiconductors, one of the world’s largest suppliers of automotive semiconductors, has launched a new automotive power control reference platform for an electric vehicle traction motor inverter.

NXP’s new power inverter reference design platform combines its portfolio of automotive microcontrollers, robust power management system basis chips, and new isolated high-voltage IGBT gate drivers with application-specific system enablement software.

The company says this will help carmakers deliver the next generation of hybrid and electric vehicles with “greater speed and less development risk”.  [Read more…] about NXP develops new platform to ‘speed up electric vehicle development’

Credit Suisse employs virtual robot to help staff with day-to-day issues

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Credit Suisse has recruited a virtual robot to help its employees with day-to-day issues.

The investment bank partnered with IPsoft, the developer of the artificially intelligent robot, to customize it to advise on a wide range of issues.

After purchasing access to the “Amelia” platform from IPsoft, Credit Suisse set about teaching the robot how to understand common words the staff might use.  [Read more…] about Credit Suisse employs virtual robot to help staff with day-to-day issues

AdLink partners with Google Cloud to offer IoT-ready solutions

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AdLink Technology, a provider of edge computing solutions, has partnered with Google Cloud to integrate AdLink hardware and software solutions with Google Cloud IoT offerings, providing customers with an easy path to added business value by harnessing and analyzing critical operational data.

Mario Finocchiaro, head of GTM, Google Cloud IoT, says: “Companies are seeking hardware solutions that are pre-integrated with Google Cloud IoT.

“Partnering with AdLink gives our customers and partners options for IoT devices and data sources ready to use out of the box.”  [Read more…] about AdLink partners with Google Cloud to offer IoT-ready solutions

Critical Manufacturing to showcase ‘ground-breaking’ manufacturing execution system at Hannover Messe

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Critical Manufacturing is planning to showcase what it describes as its “ground-breaking” manufacturing execution system at Hannover Messe.

The company says it is helping high-tech manufacturing companies optimize efficiency, enhance quality, reduce costs and make their businesses more agile with its “ground-breaking manufacturing execution system”. 

Critical Manufacturing says it will be showcasing the “enormous capability” of this modern, Industry 4.0 ready, modular system at this year’s Hannover Messe from 1st to 5th April.

Critical Manufacturing MES has been designed for complex discrete industries including electronics, semiconductor and medical devices.  [Read more…] about Critical Manufacturing to showcase ‘ground-breaking’ manufacturing execution system at Hannover Messe

Cincoze introduces compact and rugged workstation

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Cincoze, a manufacturer of embedded computing platforms, introduces its new Diamond Extreme Series rugged workstation, the DX-1100.

It is based on workstation-grade Intel C246 chipset to support 8th Generation Intel Xeon/Core processors (formerly codenamed Coffee Lake S) at only 3.2 liters sized for space-limited requirements.

With new generation Intel processors, support for up to 6 processing cores, and the latest professional graphics, you’ll tackle even the most demanding high-end and multi-task applications.  [Read more…] about Cincoze introduces compact and rugged workstation

NXP launches chipset solution for connected vehicle data

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NXP Semiconductors N.V., supplier of automotive semiconductors, has announced a vehicle network processing chipset solution for high-performance service-oriented gateways, which it claims enables automakers to unlock the value of connected vehicle data and offer new services.

The MPC-LS chipset solution combines the NXP automotive MPC5748G microcontroller and enterprise networking LS1043A communications processor to offer the high levels of performance and networking required for service-oriented gateways.

For development, evaluation and demonstrations, the chipset solution is supported by an evaluation board, enablement software and a growing ecosystem.

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The 5 Best AI Companies to Consider in 2019

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Artificial intelligence is without a doubt the future of the tech industry.

It is a transformative technology whose positive impact has been felt across all sectors ranging from health care, advertisement, retail video gaming, and urban development.

Almost every aspect of our contemporary life has been touched either directly or indirectly by AI and the stock market is no exception.

The purpose of this article is to help choose the best AI Company for your business.

Here is a list of 5 companies to consider in 2019.  [Read more…] about The 5 Best AI Companies to Consider in 2019

Intel shows collaborative mini-bots at ISSCC 2019

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Intel presented a series of innovations in integrated circuits and systems-on-chip at the International Solid-State Circuits Conference (ISSCC), the leading forum on advanced circuit research, in San Francisco in February.

Intel presented 17 scientific papers and accompanying demonstrations that could have an impact on a wide range of applications for the future of technology – including developments in 5G and memory.

It presented a research paper, Distributed Autonomous and Collaborative Multi-Robot System Featuring a Low-Power Robot SoC in 22nm CMOS for Integrated Battery-Powered Minibots.

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