Lithium becomes sought after

Lithium is becoming one of the most sort after minerals in the world  because of its use in batteries. Usage is expected to double by 2025. Fortunately, lithium carbonate seems to be fairly widely distributed across the world. The countries with the biggest annual output of lithium carbonate, measured in metric tons, are: Australia 76,104 ...

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Apple says sorry – offers $50 battery for $29

Apple has published an apology to customers for issuing software upgrades which throttle iPhone performance to prevent them shutting down randomly as they age. Apple can avoid this problem by replacing the battery and is offering $50 replacement batteries for $29. In the New Year, Apple will issue guidelines on how to tell if an ...

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Socionext Miilibeaut image processor powers ORBI Prime eyewear.

Socionext, the Matsushita-Fujitsu SoC jv, has had its Milbeaut image signal processor, the SC2000, designed into  the ORBI Prime, the first 360-degree video recording eyewear. ORBI Prime is equipped with four cameras and superior image stitching technology, the innovative, sunglass-type wearable device is capable of shooting total 360-degree video with no blind spots. The Milbeaut SC2000 ...

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Collibra raises €40m

Collibra, a Brussels start-up specialising in ‘data governance’, has raised €40 million. Collibra says: ‘Transforming your business to be data-driven is a top priority. But to achieve this goal, you must enable everyone across the business to find the data they need, understand its meaning, context, and lineage, and trust that it’s right. It sounds ...

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CBI reports stellar December but expects weak Q1

Q4 saw the biggest rise rise in UK economic output in two years, reports the CBI, A survey of 642 companies in the manufacturing, service and retailing sectors reported that the CBI growth indicator rose to 19 in December from 6 in November – the biggest increase since December 2015. All three sectors had robust ...

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China ponders price-fixing moves against NAND producers

China’s National Development and Reform Commission’s Pricing Supervision Department, is looking into mobile NAND price fixing according to the China Daily newspaper. NAND prices increased by over 32% in 2017, says Trendforce, though there are currently signs of a slowdown in price rises and the possibility of over-supply in the New Year. There are only ...

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Intel fails to match TI’s 25 year record as No.1

Intel has lost the opportunity to match TI’s record of 25 successive years as the No.1 semiconductor  company, says The Nikkei Asian Review. Samsung’s ‘msemiconductor sales between January and September stood at $49.2 billion, up 46% from the year-earlier period. Intel’s sales for the period increased 6%, to $45.7 billion. TI reigned supreme between 1959 ...

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