What just happened? Qualcomm is buying Arduino – the Italian open-source darling of tinkerers, educators, and inventors – in a deal that underscores how the battle for the edge starts with the makers.

The chip designer says the acquisition of the open-source hardware and software firm will allow it to provide a ‘full-stack platform for modern development.’ This will start with the new Arduino Uno Q ...

The chipmaker’s acquisition brings its Dragonwing-powered board and new AppLab development environment to a 33 million–strong open-source community. Qualcomm will acquire Arduino, the open-source ...

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) -Qualcomm on Tuesday said it has acquired Arduino, an Italian not-for-profit firm that makes hardware and software for developing prototypes of robots and other electronic ...

Qualcomm has announced the acquisition of Italian open-source hardware and software company Arduino, assuring that Arduino's brand mission and community spirit will remain intact. Arduino enables ...

In a shock move, Qualcomm has acquired Arduino, the open-source hardware and software company. The move marks one of Qualcomm's most significant steps yet toward expanding its influence beyond ...

In a major shake-up to the hobbyist and professional electronics world, chip giant Qualcomm announced its intent to acquire Arduino, the beloved Italian open-source hardware and software company best ...

Interest in open-source hardware (OSHW) has exploded beyond its early hobbyist adopters. Favoring design transparency over confidentiality, the OSHW movement lies at the core of some of the hottest ...

In our wider community we are all familiar with the idea of open source software. Many of us run it as our everyday tools, a lot of us release our work under an open source licence, and we have a ...

For many years now, there has been a trend toward open source in the field of system development. It can be seen in software libraries for the product itself as well as in development tools. A clear ...

When you think of open-source hardware, you probably think of electronics and maker tools– RepRap, Arduino, Adafruit, et cetera. Yet open source is an ethos and license, and is in no way limited to ...