IDG News Service - At the CEATEC show that opens in Japan this week, the country's electronics manufacturers will show a host of products that are probably a few years from catching on, as well as a few design concepts that will need a bit ...
Tags: high-definition TV sets, new concept TV, Ultra High-Def TVs, Smart INSECT
IDG News Service - A new television format that has 16 times the resolution of current High Definition TV has been approved by an international standards body, Japanese sources said Thursday. UHDTV, or Ultra High Definition Television, ...
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Lighthouse and Panasonic have cooperated to complete the installation of Lighthouse Impact 16 LED displays and two sets of LED video fascia at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing, Mich., home of Michigan State Spartans football. The project ...
Apple will be the world's largest chip buyer this year because of the surge in demand for the company's products, enabling it to command lower prices and quicker delivery, IHS iSuppli said in research released on Wednesday. The company's ...
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Panasonic Wednesday said it will end its short-lived return to the European smartphone market, pulling out less than a year after launching its first handset outside of Japan since 2005. Panasonic had high hopes for its Eluga smartphone, ...
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Japan's high solar subsidy has attracted many Japan-based firms to enter the market. In addition, international firms have been hoping to enter the market as well. However, Japan has certain entry barriers as citizens often prefer to use ...
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Boeing has announced it will build in Wi-Fi connectivity into its lines of 747-8 and 777 planes from the end of 2013. Boeing said the technology would be installed at the production line stage and enable passengers to use mobile phones, ...
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Analyst firm IHS published an important study last week. It predicts that, for the first time ever, PC shipments would drop year-over-year; for 2012, total shipments will drop 1.2 percent. IDC and Gartner agree, noting that third quarter PC ...
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Summer is almost over and school's about to start. That's why TonerBoss, one of the leading printer supplies retailers that specialize in compatible toner cartridges for HP printers and other major brands, is throwing one of their biggest ...
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Texas Instruments Wednesday unveiled its first single-stage wireless charging integrated chip (IC). TI said the new IC is 60% smaller than its predecessors. The company today also added a power controller chip that it said increases the ...
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Seven international electronics manufacturers were fined a total of $1.92 billion by the European Commission on Wednesday for conspiring to fix the price of cathode-ray tubes (CRTs) in two separate cartels between 1996 and 2006. European ...
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Computerworld - Imagine sitting down at work, plopping a mobile device on the desk and having it wirelessly charge itself while, at the same time, synchronizing new data to your PC. In that world, one could also wirelessly charge a phone ...
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An international research team has been exploring the role of gate oxide border traps in devices being developed for future electronics.The researchers presented their results at the 2012 International Electron Devices Meeting[D.Lin et ...
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UK-On Sunday 8th July 2012,Battersea Power Station changed colour from red to green as it hosted 2,000 people attending the Nike+FuelFest-a huge party rewarding the most active everyday athletes who have taken part in Nike events so far ...
Tags: UK, Battersea Power Station, Nike events, Nike+FuelBand
Intel will make a major mobile push at the Intel Developer Forum next week as the company tries to remain relevant in a market where tablets and smartphones are becoming an alternative to PCs for everyday computing. Intel is at a critical ...
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