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New Raspberry Pi "B+" Board Released
By Kevin Parrish published
Raspberry Pi B+ is now available for $35 USD.

Broadcom's 2x2 MIMO Chip for Faster Wi-Fi, Lower Power
By Kevin Parrish published
Smartphones based on this family of SoCs will have two Wi-Fi antennas.
New Broadcom NFC Controller Family is Smaller, More Efficient
By Kevin Parrish published
This second generation will take up less space and drink less battery juice.

Broadcom Chip First to Bring Global Location to Wearables
By Jane McEntegart published
Broadcom is kicking off Mobile World Congress a bit early with the unveiling of a brand new chip aimed at fitness trackers and smart watches.

Broadcom New LTE Chip Means 4G in More Affordable Devices
By Jane McEntegart published
Soon budget devices like Motorola's impressive Moto G can have the 4G LTE functionality of their pricier counterparts.

Broadcom Packs More Processing Into 802.11ac SoCs
By Fritz Nelson published
Broadcom's 5G WiFi chips pack more power and offload processing from host devices.
Broadcom's WICED SDK Enables Wi-Fi HD Audio Streaming
By Fritz Nelson published
A new audio SDK for Broadcom's wireless embedded device platform promises to deliver seamless wireless audio to the home.

Five Z87 Motherboards For Your Mini-ITX Build, Reviewed
By Thomas Soderstrom published
Z87 rules the PC enthusiast market by exposing the Haswell architecture's full feature set. We're particularly interested in mini-ITX-based platforms able to integrate Z87 in a compact form factor. Five boards contend for supremacy of compact computing.

Broadcom 4G LTE Chip is World's Smallest for Phones, Tablets
By Zak Islam published
35 percent smaller than its competitors.

Gigabit Wireless? Five 802.11ac Routers, Benchmarked
By William Van Winkle published
Five years ago, we didn't have homes with a dozen wireless nodes and the need to run HD video to multiple screens. Today we do. Our 802.11n networks, especially on the 2.4 GHz band, are swamped. Can 802.11ac save the day? We test six routers to find out.
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