Abstract: A method and apparatus are for providing information to at least one other wireless communication device (WCD of a group of WCDs of which the WCD is a member, wherein the WCDs in the group have agreed to share computing resources. An assignment as one of a provider WCD and a recipient WCD is received in response to the information. At least one of two actions is taken. The first action is to operate, as a provider WCD, a power intensive portion of an application and providing the results to at least one recipient WCD of the group of WCDs. The second action is to operate, as a recipient WCD, to receive the results. Another method provides for a WCD to make a selection of the provider and recipient WCDs.

Abstract: An attachment for an electronic device includes a housing. The housing is selectively attachable to an electronic device or electronic device module by one or more coupling devices. At least one thermal energy mitigation device is carried by the housing. At least one thermal energy sensor is optionally carried by the housing. A control circuit of the attachment, or alternatively one or more processors of the electronic device or electronic device module can actuate the thermal energy mitigation device to dissipate thermal energy incident upon the housing, or generated by the electronic device, in response to signals from the thermal energy sensor.

Abstract: A chip package stack up includes a processor chip package that has a top surface and a bottom surface, an interposer, disposed above and connected to the processor chip package top surface; a memory chip package disposed above the interposer and connected to the processor chip package through the interposer; and a processor chip package heat spreader having a bottom surface adhered to the processor chip package top surface, and having an extending portion that extends outwardly from an edge of the processor chip package.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for wireless communication device operation comprises receiving one or more metrics from at least two members of a group whose members are wireless communication devices. The members of the group have agreed to share resources within the group and have their wireless connections controlled by the WCD. The wireless connections of the at least two members are managed, based on the one or more metrics, to optimize performance of the at least two members. The one or more metrics comprise at least one temperature based metric.

Abstract: A method and apparatus are for providing information to at least one other wireless communication device (WCD of a group of WCDs of which the WCD is a member, wherein the WCDs in the group have agreed to share computing resources. An assignment as one of a provider WCD and a recipient WCD is received in response to the information. At least one of two actions is taken. The first action is to operate, as a provider WCD, a power intensive portion of an application and providing the results to at least one recipient WCD of the group of WCDs. The second action is to operate, as a recipient WCD, to receive the results. Another method provides for a WCD to make a selection of the provider and recipient WCDs.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for wireless communication device operation comprises receiving one or more metrics from at least two members of a group whose members are wireless communication devices. The members of the group have agreed to share resources within the group and have their wireless connections controlled by the WCD. The wireless connections of the at least two members are managed, based on the one or more metrics, to optimize performance of the at least two members. The one or more metrics comprise at least one temperature based metric.

Abstract: A passive cooling unit for integrated electronics in form of flat-plate heat-pipe device having a shallow cavity base member, a cover plate, and a lanced-offset fin member and associated porous metal wick material sandwiched therebetween, the fin member being braced to the base member and cover plate to provide structural support and also being coated with the wick material. The resultant flat-plate heat-pipe device, when formed of a lightweight metal such as aluminum or titanium, results in a passive cooling device that is lightweight, structurally strong, and of low cost manufacture.