Sony simplifies flip-phone cabling

Sony has developed a single-wire interface technology which could see and end to the fragile ribbon cables used in clamshell devices like flip phones and laptop computers. The technology allows the data and power normally transmitted between hinged or rotating components to be sent using a single copper cable rather than the multi-strand ribbon cables commonly used which are prone to stress fractures and breakage. "In recent years, mobile devices have become ever more...