High power consumption and short battery life have been the bane of mobile devices for as long as they’ve existed. But that might soon change with SuVolta PowerShrink platform. The transistor technology could help reduce power consumption on some of our most ubiquitous devices—smartphones, tablets, and notebook PCs. READ MORE
After firing off a letter to Apple CEO Steve Jobs last month then holding a senate hearing about mobile privacy, Senator Al Franken (D-Minnesota) is still hot about the location-tracking issue. This week he sent another letter to Jobs and Google CEO Larry Page insisting the companies create privacy policies for app makers to make sure third-party companies are not collecting, sharing or misusing customer information. READ MORE
