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The age of the development kit is very much upon us. According to Farnell element14 research conducted with more than 1,500 designers of electronic prototypes, on average development kits were used in 45% of all designs in the 12 months up to March 2014. By utilising readymade, low cost boards engineers can test their design ideas with a variety of components. By Richard Curtin, Global Director of Strategic Alliance, element14.

A new report from Juniper Research has found that the annual transaction value of online, mobile and contactless payments will reach $4.7 trillion (USD) by 2019, up from just over $2.5 trillion (USD) this year. The report - Digital Payment Strategies: Online, Mobile & Contactless 2014-2019 - observed that the largest net increase in spend would occur through remote physical goods purchases.

Broadcom introduces a Bluetooth Smart system-on-a-chip (SoC) into its Wireless Internet Connectivity for Embedded Devices (WICED) family, adding advanced security features and iBeacon technology support for the widening Internet of Things (IoT) ecosystem.

INSIDE Secure announces at CARTES America the launch of a white-label Android application for Host Card Emulation (HCE) based payments. The new MatrixHCE product enables mobile payment application providers to accelerate time to market by using the pre-validated HCE payment functionality. It includes the highest level of software security to defend against any attacks in the hostile mobile environment.

ADLINK Technology release of the IMX-3000, its newest industrial mobile computer, a clear choice for a variety of industrial applications, featuring the Android 4.0 operating system and a compact housing for easy transport. Near Field Communication (NFC), a barcode scanner and 3G/WLAN wireless communication capability improve real-time information delivery and fulfill a host of industrial requirements on the application level. The IMX-3000 is per...

Agilent Technologies says that its T3111S NFC Conformance Test System has been validated for testing of NFC Forum Logical Link Protocol (LLCP) and Simple NDEF Exchange (SNEP) Protocol. It is the only test platform combining validated NFC Forum analogue RF, digital protocol, LLCP and SNEP testing in one integrated system.

Amulti-standard smartphone PMU has been introduced by Broadcom, drivingRezence technology into the mainstream while providing compatibility with existing deployed standards. TheBCM59350 wireless charging PMU enables automatic selection between specifications from all three leading standards organizations including the A4WP, PMA and WPC for OEM flexibility.

The automotive and transport industries, along with governing bodies are grappling with the challenges around standards, business models, security and managing liabilities. Real progress needs to be demonstrated in these areas if connected and autonomous vehicles are to become ubiquitous. This was one of the messages from experts in the automotive and telecommunications industries speaking at the Cambridge Wireless (CW) conference.

Distribution is changing; customers are demanding more from the traditional component distributor from full end to end solutions with technical information, software and hardware support, components in a range of volumes and a variety of delivery options. The customer is changing too; the line between supplier and customer it blurring. Distributors are responding by changing their offering, creating solutions that support customers’ right t...

COMPRION’s UT³ Platform has recently been approved by the NFC Forum for Digital Protocol Functional Testing and is now listed on their website in the Approved Test Tool section. After a rigorous validation procedure the solution can be used by manufacturers for NFC Forum conformance testing as well as by authorised laboratories for certification testing of NFC Forum devices.