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Google snaps up Nest for $3.2B

January 13, 2014 by Pedro Hernandez Leave a Comment

Google Acquires Nest

This is big. Google has acquired Nest Labs, a Palo Alto, Calif.-based maker of smart thermometers and smoke detectors for a cool $3.2 billion in cash, reports Chris Preimesberger over at eWEEK. “Google took another big step Jan. 13 in its quest to become a major player in the connected-home Internet of Things market,” he wrote. Agreed. […]

Filed Under: Cleantech & Renewable Energy Tagged With: acquisition, Google, Internet of Things, Nest, smart home

Intel: All processors shipped this year will be conflict-free

January 8, 2014 by Pedro Hernandez Leave a Comment

Intel conflict-free processors

Excellent news from chipmaking giant Intel. CEO Brian M. Krzanich announced at CES that all of the microprocessors that it ships in 2014 will not contain conflict minerals. The company reported that it “had achieved a critical milestone and the minerals used in microprocessor silicon and packages manufactured in Intel’s factories are ‘conflict-free’ as concluded […]

Filed Under: Gadgets & Mobile, Servers Tagged With: conflict minerals, Intel, processor

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