Not really sure what to make of this but Google are obviously pushing hard to extend Maps - it was Streetview inside parks the other day, I noticed. Anyway, Google Maps 6.0 for Android features the indoors of airports...

Has the penny finally dropped in Abu Dhabi that their move into the silicon foundry industry has been poorly executed?

Fab utilisation dropped in Q2 compared to Q1, but not by much, according to the Semiconductor International Capacity Statistics (SICAS).

Toshiba is to consolidate its analogue, discrete and imaging production into three manufacturing sites. Currently it has six sites. The three plants at Himeji, Kaga and Buzen will absorb the front and back-end production operations oat Kitakyushu, Hamaoka and Mobara. Concentration of domestic production of discrete products at three major facilities will allow Toshiba to strengthen cost competitiveness and focus ...

Time for part two in my series Build your own Android app, and I seem to be just a humble Android pilgrim rather floundering in a slough of despond. The initial enthusiasm is being tested and frustration is growing at the lack of progress...

Brainboxes has introduced RS422/485 versions of their 4 and 8 port Ethernet to serial products

The 2GHz dual-core Exynos 5250 processor is fabbed in 32nm high-k metal gate low-power process technology and is intended for tablet PCs

A squid-inspired robot that can limbo under small gaps could help rescue workers safely explore earthquake-hit areas or toxic waste spills.

For small firms, ARM has released Development Studio 5 Community Edition, a free version of its reference software development toolkit, writes our technology editor Steve Bush.

Thanks to Samsung for this one – the result of its ‘Office Bugbears’ research project to find the ten most annoying things about working in an office. Here they are: