Ericsson last week announced that it had acquired Microsoft’s Mediaroom TV solution business, which, the firm claims, holds a 25 percent market share over the IPTV and multi-screen market. The deal is expected to be finalised during ...
Tags: Ericsson, IPTV Market, Mediaroom Acquisition
TELSTRA has kicked off a review of its digital media and IPTV division and flagged as many as 55 job cuts as the telco giant explores new ways to push its premium content and the resale of Foxtel pay-TV services to consumers. The review ...
Tags: IPTV, Consumer Electronics
Character Options has become the UK distributor for Moose Enterprises' girls collectable, The Zelfs. The brand - which is one of the most important launches in recent years for Character - will make its debut in July, backed by a high ...
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Mattel's Matchbox brand is celebrating its 60th anniversary with a new TV advertisement. Matchbox has also launched an iconic, collectable 24 die-cast car collection to commemorate the brand's milestone, each of which comes with a ...
Australians are being urged to help set a new world record for the most e-waste collected for recycling between 20 and 28 April 2013 to tackle what is thought to be the nation’s fastest growing waste problem. TechCollect, a new ...
Tags: E-Waste Recycling, World Record
One of five new or facelifted Audi RS models to arrive this year, the Audi RS6 Avant?is slated for a November local launch priced from "around $230,000″ according to the brand. Powered by a 4.0-litre twin-turbocharged V8 engine ...
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Like Paul Hewson and Declan MacManus—Bono and Elvis Costello, respectively—Boxee is hoping there's some magic in a name change: The company is rebranding its Boxee TV media player as the Boxee Cloud DVR. The price will remain at ...
Tags: Boxee TV, TV, Consumer Electronics
In a move sure to please shopping junkies—and those of us, like me, currently following eBay auctions—LG has added PayPal to the list of services offering on its smart TVs. The company says the ability to easily make secure ...
Tags: Consumer Electronics, Electronics
Taiwan-based LED lead frame maker I-Chiun Precision Industry has reported March consolidated revenues of NT$557 million (US$18.5 million), showing an on-month increase of 29.69% and an on-year increase of 22.31%. The firm is optimistic ...
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Google Fiber with gigabit speeds will be coming to homes in Austin, Texas, by mid-2014, Google announced today. And in what could become a fierce competition over connectivity, AT&T also announced today that it is prepared to build its ...
Tags: Fiber, google, Computer Products
Furniture for the always connected lifestyle was bound to happen.After all,our furniture is a reflection of how we live. In the last few years,as we have become increasingly reliant on high tech gadgetry,manufacturers have begun making ...
Samsung Electronics has introduced 20 new television models across its flagship Smart TV and LED TV series. “With the launch of our 2013 Smart TV range, we are looking to consolidate our leadership in the Panel TV market in India. ...
Panasonic announced today pricing and availability of its first-ever line of streaming media players which were unveiled last month at the 2013 International Consumer Electronics Show. The line-up features two models -- the DMP-MST60 and ...
Tags: Panasonic, Media Players
If you've been wondering how much cheaper smaller-sized Ultra HD sets will be than their gargantuan ancestors, we're starting to get an idea of prices. Sony just announced that its least expensive UHD TV to date—a 55-inch ...
Sony will soon launch 4K TVs far smaller and cheaper than existing models, along with a 4K media player and download service, all aimed at bringing the next-generation TV format into the mainstream. The company said Monday it will launch ...
Tags: Sony, 4K TVs, Media Player