Engineers’ Must-Reads This Week
(July 26 - August 01, 2011)

Taking a dim view of 3D in smartphones
(cNet.com, 07/25/2011, Roger Cheng)
LG Electronics' Thrill 4G is the wireless industry's latest attempt to push 3D capabilities into consumers' hands. But it's unclear if consumers are ready to grab hold of it yet.

Japan goes digital after turning off analogue TV
(Philippine Daily Inquirer, 07/24/2011, AFP)
TOKYO – Japan on Sunday shifted to digital terrestrial broadcasting, switching off its analogue television network in all areas except  those worst hit by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami, the government said.

Imaging technology to throw new light on ancient artefacts developed
(IET, 07/23/2011, Rachael Fergusson)
New technology which makes it possible to study the finer details of some of the world’s greatest historical artefacts has been developed by computer scientists and archaeologists at the University of Southampton in conjunction with academics at the University of Oxford.

China’s Alibaba to launch mobile operating system
(Philippine Daily Inquirer, 07/22/2011, AFP)
SHANGHAI – China’s leading e-commerce company Alibaba said Friday it will launch a mobile operating system, joining industry giants Google and Apple in providing software for smartphones.

Samsung launches new Galaxy Tab 10.1 to take shot at Apple’s iPad
(IET, 07/20/2011, Rachael Fergusson)
Samsung has launched a thinner and lighter version of its Galaxy tablet, trying to chip into blockbuster sales of the iPad.

Huawei rolls baseband as LTE expands
(EE Times, 07/19/2011, Rick Merritt)
SAN JOSE, Calif. – China telecom giant Huawei Technologies is producing its own HSPA baseband silicon, according to a new teardown report by ABI Research. The discovery of the chip raises questions about how far Huawei's ambitions extend in basebands at a time when LTE networks are o the rise.

(Published 02 August 2011, Smart Communications, Inc.)