Sony, which makes the camera modules used in the latest smartphones from Apple and Samsung, said Monday it will begin sales of a new image chip that is nearly half the size of current models. The Tokyo-based electronics giant said its new ...
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Less than a year after acquiring it Sony Electronics Inc in December 2011,Soitec of Bernin,France has opened its North American concentrator photovoltaic(CPV)module manufacturing facility in San Diego after completing on schedule an ...
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Japanese electronics giant Fujitsu on Monday showed a new smartphone for the elderly, with a simplified Android user interface and a new touch screen designed for senior users. The F-12D phone is the latest in Fujitsu's popular "RakuRaku" ...
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The stakes are high for both Apple and Samsung Electronics as they prepare to kick off their much-anticipated patent-infringement trial in front of a California jury on Monday. At the end of the proceedings, the 10-member jury, under the ...
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Ericsson is suing Samsung for patent infringement, despite negotiating over the use of the inventions for almost two years. The two mobile firms entered into an agreement in 2001 allowing Samsung to license the use of 24 of ...
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The FBI has arrested another suspected member of the now-defunct hacking group LulzSec in connection with a breach of Sony Pictures Entertainment's computer systems. The 20-year-old Raynaldo Rivera surrendered to US authorities after a ...
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ARM and Imagination Technologies have united to acquire semiconductor designer MIPS Technologies, with ARM paying the lion's share of the purchase price to snap up MIPS' patent portfolio, while Imagination will acquire MIPS' operational ...
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The top three foundries are in the world top ten semiconductor companies ranked by first half sales, says IC Insights. TSMC's capacity utilization rate in 2Q12 was 102% (exceeding 100% because of the way the company defines its ...
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West Midlands based technical solutions provider Central Presentations Ltd. (CPL) delivered full technical production - including lighting, sound, cameras / PPU, AV and staging - to the high profile 2012 Gastech Conference & Exhibition at ...
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The former DivX CEO and Chairman of high-tech incubator EvoNexus adds strategic vision and industry connections to the video technology start-up. SAN DIEGO, CA, July 31, 2012 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Video technology start-up NewBlue, Inc. ...
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Japanese mobile operator NTT DoCoMo's subscribers will be able to make mobile payments when travelling abroad next year, thanks to a collaboration with MasterCard. Together the two companies will expand DoCoMo's iD mobile credit payment ...
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IDG News Service - This year at the IFA consumer electronics show in Berlin vendors introduced and demonstrated a plethora of ultra-high resolution TVs, hybrid tablets based on Microsoft's upcoming operating systems, as well as the first ...
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Just about anyone who's tried to take a self-portrait with a camera agrees: it's a hassle. Setting the scene, hitting the timer, then rushing into place only to find half of your head has been cut out is par for the course. If that sounds ...
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Apple has had its plea for a ban on sales of Samsung's tablets and smartphones in the US rejected, after a California judge said "only a small fraction" of Samsung's products are covered by Apple patents. "Though Apple does have some ...
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Apple has had its plea for a ban on sales of Samsung's tablets and smartphones in the US rejected, after a California judge said "only a small fraction" of Samsung's products are covered by Apple patents. "Though Apple does have some ...
Tags: Sales Ban, Apple, Samsung, tablets, smartphones, patents