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Luke Collins returns to the IET
December 15, 2008
Luke Collins, who edited the features section of the IEE Review a few years ago has returned to the Institute (which is now the IET) to edit the…
Call for papers – Batteries 2009
December 11, 2008
After the success of the Batteries show in 2008, the organisers have issued a call for papers. An abstract, which should be sent as a pdf file to…
What’s new in mobile?
December 9, 2008
Laurence Marchini, former Editor of Electronics Express and Electronicstalk and proof that editors can work remotely (he edited UK-based…
New medical technology journal
December 9, 2008
Beam Verlag, publishers of a number of electronics titles including HF Praxis and RF & Wireless Europe, launched >Meditronic Journal in October.…
SPS/IPC/DRIVES 2008 breaks records
December 9, 2008
Despite the poor economy, the SPS/IPC/DRIVES 2008 show attracted 48,105 visitors, more than any previous year. I'm amazed that the organisers can…
SupplyFrame signs Nick Walker
December 8, 2008
Nick Walker has been signed as the SupplyFrame sales representative for Europe. SupplyFrame claims to be "the largest and fastest growing content and…
Opencores.org partners with Elektroniktidningen
December 4, 2008
It was good to see the guys at opencores.org choose Elektroniktidningen's sales force to sell advertising on the site. It's a perfect vehicle for…
The future according to Chris Edwards
December 4, 2008
I really liked this presentation about the future of our industry that Chris has recently posted to slideshare. It's a great overview of the…
IET editor wins award
December 3, 2008
I often feel that the technical B2B magazines are under-rated by people outside of the industry. But here's some good news: Dickon Ross, editor of…
Google SearchWiki says beta is uncool
December 2, 2008
Google launched the "SearchWiki" feature last week, which enables you to promote results for searches or eliminate sites from future search results.…