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.

Technology / Business

created May 17, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

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.

Technology / Business

created Apr 18, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

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

created Mar 23, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 3

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 ...

Technology / Telecom

created Jan 31, 2012 | popularity 2 / 5 (4) | comments 0

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.

Technology / Software

created Jan 11, 2012 | popularity 2 / 5 (2) | comments 0

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.

Technology / Software

created Jan 10, 2012 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

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.

Technology / Business

created Dec 27, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

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

created Nov 11, 2011 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 2

Google TV porn channel launches

Vivid Entertainment is bringing porn to Google TV.

Technology / Internet

created Nov 08, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Google tunes Internet television offering

Google on Friday set out to breathe new life into its moribund Internet television platform.

Technology / Internet

created Oct 28, 2011 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (4) | comments 4

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

created Oct 05, 2011 | popularity 1.5 / 5 (4) | comments 8

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.

Technology / Business

created Aug 22, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

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

created Jul 05, 2011 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (5) | comments 11

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 ...

Technology / Telecom

created May 27, 2011 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 1

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.

Technology / Business

created May 09, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1