Omdia: Global smartphone market down 4% in 2Q26 while Apple and Samsung soared
LONDON: According to Omdia’s latest research, global smartphone shipments fell 4% year-on-year in 2Q26 as the ongoing memory crisis disrupted supply and pushed up component costs. The current dynamic has created severe market polarization, reflecting stark differences in vendors’ mitigation strategies which vary according to their priorities, scale, price-band focus, and core audience demographics. In particular, Samsung […]
Ireland’s data centers consumed nearly as much electricity as every home in the country combined in 2025
Server farms gulped 23% of national power despite years of grid restrictions Quarterly data center electricity consumption grew 584% from 291 GWh in Q1 2015 to 1,991 GWh in Q4 2026 Data centers accounted for 23% of Ireland’s total electricity consumption in 2025, according to data released by the country’s Central Statistics Office last week. The report […]
SwRI, SMU collaborate to advance solid-state batteries
Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) and Southern Methodist University (SMU) are collaborating to advance solid-state battery technology. Solid-state batteries are safer, longer-lasting, and more efficient alternatives to traditional lithium-ion batteries, offering faster charging and greater energy storage potential. They are especially promising for powering electric vehicles, but current designs are held back by electrodes and interfaces […]
PCEA Names Brooke (Anglin) Downey VP of Sales
PEACHTREE CITY, GA – The Printed Circuit Engineering Association (PCEA) has named Brooke (Anglin) Downey vice president of sales, responsible for sales of all the association’s events, magazines, newsletters, and related products. Downey has a long history in event and advertising sales, as well as customer service, with PCEA and its predecessor, UP Media Group. […]
EMSNOW and in4ma On Tour 2026 – Limtronik
In this podcast, Eric Miscoll and Dieter Weiss report on a bonus On Tour meeting with Limtronik’s Managing Director, Gerd Ohl in Limburg an der Lahn, Germany. After Dieter provides a brief history of the company, the discussion turns to what makes Limtronik unique. They agreed the early adoption of digitalization and Smart Factory capability […]