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Why isn’t EDN Europe a weekly publication?
Why isn't EDN Europe a weekly title? I've been reading electronics magazines for well over 20 years, and I have to admit that EDN Europe has always…
Are too many adverts killing digital magazines?
I've just finished reading through one of the most popular electronics titles in Europe and I'm beginning to wonder whether the high advert to…
Black Dot Publishing launches digital electronics magazine
The first issue of EIU (Electornics Industry Update) is now available. Published by Black Dot Publishing, it compelments their Electronics Components…
Call for papers – ESC Silicon Valley
UBM Electronics has issued a call for papers for ESC Silicon Valley 2012, to be held at the McEnery Convention Centre, San Jose on 26th to 29th March…
Austrian magazine adds sales to editorial role
Ronald Riska, Editor in Chief of Austrian title Elektronik Report will now have responsibility for sales, alongside his existing editorial role.…
Call for papers – Smart Systems Integration 2012
Mesago, organisers of Smart Systems Integration, which will be held from 21st to 22nd March 2012 in Zurich, have issued a call for papers. Papers…
“Electronic aid”: an awesome idea
I'm so impressed by ELEKTRONIKPRAXIS' decision to devote issue 18 to the famine in East Africa. Times are really tough for publications, and for…
Social media platforms: engineers prefer forums…but which ones?
Napier has conducted a number of research projects to understand how engineers use social media, which found that forums - and not sites like Twitter…
Call for papers – PCIM Europe 2012
The organisers of PCIM Europe 2012 have issued a call for papers for the conference, which covers a broad range of topics, including recent…
What information sources are used by engineers?
I'm always looking for new data about the use of information sources by engineers, and so I was delighted to see the results from some research…