News tagged with television set
Toshiba shares jump as it drops Japan TV operations
Toshiba shares surged almost six percent Thursday after saying it had stopped making televisions in Japan where a strong yen has hurt exports as slow demand and falling prices also ate into earnings.
May 17, 2012 |
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Nearly 100 mn computers in use in Brazil: study
About 99 million computers are currently in use in Brazil, or one for every two of the country's inhabitants, according to a study by the Getulio Vargas Foundation (GVF) released Wednesday.
Apr 18, 2012 |
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100 million TVs will be Internet-connected by 2016, report predicts
Soon, the living room TV will become as hyper-connected as the people watching it.
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Mar 23, 2012 |
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Review: Super Bowl online decent, won't replace TV
(AP) -- The television set won't be the only place to watch video of the New York Giants and the New England Patriots this Sunday. For the first time, U.S. football fans will be able to watch the Super Bowl ...
Jan 31, 2012 |
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Google sees Android enhancing home appliances
Google's Android software is best known for powering smartphones, but executive chairman Eric Schmidt sees a future where it could also help devices communicate at home.
Jan 11, 2012 |
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Microsoft CEO hits familiar chord in CES swan song
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer struck a familiar chord Monday in his swan song at the International Consumer Electronics Show.
Jan 10, 2012 |
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Samsung, Sharp in LCD price-fixing settlement
South Korea's Samsung, Japan's Sharp and five other Asian firms have agreed to a $553 million settlement for illegally fixing liquid crystal display prices, New York state's attorney general said Tuesday.
Dec 27, 2011 |
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Logitech pulls plug on Google TV set-top boxes
Logitech has pulled the plug on Google TV set-top boxes, saying consumers just aren't ready for the device which merges television and the Internet.
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Nov 11, 2011 |
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Google TV porn channel launches
Vivid Entertainment is bringing porn to Google TV.
Nov 08, 2011 |
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Google tunes Internet television offering
Google on Friday set out to breathe new life into its moribund Internet television platform.
Oct 28, 2011 |
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Bang & Olufsen unleashes huge plasma TV with huger price: $85,000
How can a home television set cost $85,000? It's big. Bang & Olufsen's new BeoVision 4-85 plasma TV has an 85-inch screen, measured diagonally, which conveniently comes out to $1,000 an inch.
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Oct 05, 2011 |
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German firm Osram files LED lawsuit against LG, Samsung
German lighting group Osram said Monday it has filed a complaint in South Korea against industrial giants LG and Samsung for patent violations, a move it has already taken in four other countries.
Aug 22, 2011 |
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China's competitive advantage
Research from Jack McCann of Lincoln Memorial University, in Tennessee, suggests that China could become the dominant economic power within a few years if it exploits the competitive advantages it is creating politically, ...
Other Sciences / Economics & Business
Jul 05, 2011 |
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TV broadcasting in 3-D
The market for consumer 3D television sets is expanding at the enormous pace of a 75% annual growth rate, following the trend for popular movies shot in 3D. With this rapidly growing market, comes the need for standardization ...
May 27, 2011 |
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Japan's Toshiba returns to black
Japan's Toshiba on Monday said it returned to the black for the year to March, but warned the outlook remains uncertain due to the impact of the massive quake and tsunami in March.
May 09, 2011 |
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