The UK chip designer says its latest microcontroller will help connect a wider range of household appliances to the internet.

Arm Holdings, which designs chips used in smartphones such as iPhones, reports rising profits and revenues as demand for digital goods rises.

The chip designer's co-founder Tudor Brown on its past successes and future plans

Intel is officially launching on Monday its next-generation chip technology, codenamed Ivy Bridge. The new chips will be available for regular laptops and desktops immediately, although versions for the thinner Ultrabook designs will take a few more weeks. For Intel, Ivy Bridge represents more than just the regular generational shrinking of transistors to increase chip performance. Besides taking the company's chip design to the 22-nanometer level (the distance between individual transistors), the new processors are the first to use a technology called Tri-Gate. Tri-Gate changes the game somewhat for chip design. While the silicon in computer chips has thus far been designed to be flat, Tri-Gate is the first design to use depth, which is why the design is often referred to as "3D." The design lets the transistor run at lower voltages, which both saves power and improves performance. The video below...

Food trucks triggered atypical cravings for New York City fashion designer Joey Wolffer, who was inspired not to nosh but to transform a 20-foot, potato-chip delivery truck into a roving style gallery. 'The treasure chest on wheels,' as she calls it, has been on the road for two years and is part of a mobile fashion presence occupying more and more space across U.S. parking lots and driveways.