Japan's Toshiba says its quarterly net profit has tumbled 62 per cent from a year earlier, with demand for its televisions, computers and other digital products stumbling. The technology and engineering conglomerate said it had earned ...
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LG Electronics India, with the release of a new range of flat panel televisions, is primarily eyeing the replacement cum upgradation market in the non-metro cities in order to stay ahead in the race. According to Rishi Tandan, marketing ...
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With their low prices and ease of use, aerosol fire sprays are a tempting purchase. But the sprays are no substitute for a fire extinguisher. In fact, in Consumer Reports' tests the sprays sometimes made a grease fire flare up, which could ...
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The base Exchange store is both a perk and tradition of military life. Every day, millions of active duty and retired service personnel and their families shop at the Exchange for everything from candy bars to lawn mowers. Merchandise is ...
Feeling safe is one of the elements of ‘home’, without it, it isn’t really your home; it’s just a place where you live. While this might have something to do with the area you live in, there are a number of ways you ...
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Microsoft is expected to unveil a successor to Xbox 360 videogame consoles next month. Microsoft sent out invitations yesterday to the May 21 event at its main campus in Redmond, Washington at which its Xbox team will reveal a "new ...
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Home entertainment consoles at the High Point Market are following the words of basketball legends Magic Johnson, Bill Russell, Kareem Abdul Jabbar and Larry Bird on that AT&T television commercial. Bigger is better. While just a few ...
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Intel has announced that the Thunderbolt and USB SuperSpeed specifications will soon double data transfer speeds, opening up peripheral pipes to greater throughput. But what Intel hasn't hyped much is the fact that the upgrade to the USB ...
April 22 marks the 43rd anniversary of Earth Day, when millions of Americans turn green or at the very least think about the environment. At Consumer Reports, green--in the form of fuel economy, energy efficiency, recycling, and many other ...
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Home entertainment furniture is making a bigger splash with new product at this week's High Point Market week than at recent markets. Topping the list are pieces that can accommodate larger new televisions in the 60- to 70-inch range, and ...
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Microsoft has signed up another major electronics manufacturer to its Android and Chrome patent licensing program, this time Taiwan's Foxconn, which will pay royalties to the U.S. software giant. The terms of the deal were not disclosed, ...
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Furniture tip-over injuries have increased dramatically over a period of time, making it a huge child safety issue. A study at Nationwide Children's Hospital in Columbus, Ohio which takes into account data from 1990 to 2007 found a 41% ...
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Germany's Osram is launching a new LED light bulb that costs less than 10 euros ($13.10) to battle rivals, such as Cree and Samsung Electronics, for a share of the fast-growing market. LED - known for lighting flat ,screen televisions and ...
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Sony Electronics is starting its retail expansion with a splash, opening the doors to three newly remodeled Sony Stores and several brand new Sony Gallery experiences in just a few short months. Following the success of the most recently ...
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JUST how smart can smart televisions be? Well, they're becoming smart enough to watch you as much as you watch them, they're smart enough to listen to what you say, and they can study and analyse your viewing habits. Indeed, smart TVs ...
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