Consumers have long feared that LCD (liquid crystal display) based television will incur dead pixels, or that their plasma TV sets would leak the plasma gas, however new research indicates that they are nothing more than urban myths.
Rambus Inc. a technology licensing company specializing in semiconductor interfaces, announced on Friday the appointment of Mr. David Shrigley as an independent director to its board of directors.
The Entertainment Software Association (ESA) announced details of its annual Electronic Entertainment Expo on Friday, promising a toned down event more focused on business than fanfare.
Apple Computer unveiled a special edition iPod nano on Friday, dedicating a portion of the proceeds to fight against AIDS in Africa.
PDA and Smartphone maker Palm Inc. announced a new version of its Palm Treo branded smartphones on Thursday, aiming to market the phone to professional consumers as well as business users.
The number of China IPTV subscribers is expected to surpass ten million by 2011, increasing four-fold, according to one research firm.
Nokia, the world's largest producer of mobile handsets, announced on Wednesday that it will introduce cell-phones based on the emerging WiMAX standard, beginning in 2008.
The semiconductor market is showing strong signs of growth, new research shows, with global sales expected to rise to $255.7 billion in 2006, up 7.8 percent from the previous year.
Nokia donated $1.25 million (€1 million) to Plan, an international children's organization, the company announced on Monday. The funds will be used to modernize communications technologies in Africa and raise children's awareness of their rights and opportunities.
Sony Pictures will release its first 50GB Blu-ray disc on Tuesday, making it the first to release a film in the next-generation DVD format on any disk at that capacity.
Sony Electronics introduced high-definition technology for medical surgery on Monday, rolling out equipment allowing practitioners to see details of patients at never-before resolutions.
Revenue from disk storage in the Czech Republic is expected to surge in 2006 according to market research firm, IDC.
Dell announced that it is looking to hire more employees for its Ottawa customer service center on Friday, as well as create additional training programs for its existing employees.
Nvidia Corp. shares surged more than 8 percent on Wednesday amid speculation that the graphics firm may be acquired by Intel Corp, however experts said on Thursday that a sale would be irrational.
Europeans are visiting more photo and real-estate websites a study released on Thursday reveals.
Apple Computer announced the results of its internal stock options investigation on Wednesday, finding 15 instances option-backdating leading to the resignation of the firms CFO, however experts believe Steve Jobs should not be affected.
Despite emerging competition and an already sizable market share, Apple Computer continues to gain share with its venerable iPod music player latest research finds.
The mobile display industry is getting a boost from multimedia enabled cell phones, with shipments expected to grow 17 percent in 2006.
Flat-screen maker LG.Philips LCD. Co. Ltd. is expected to report a loss for the second quarter in a row, as it struggles with weak prices and high costs for its mainstay TV panels.
Verizon is expected to hold talks with state regulatory officials on Wednesday regarding the company's plans to bring the company's new fiber-optic television service, FiOS TV, to Rhode Island.
Sony Corp. introduced two single-layer Blu-ray Disc recorders with a single-layer, 25-Gbyte capacity at the Ceatec 2006 electronics show in Japan.
Nokia, the world's largest cell-phone manufacturer, announced a new service on Tuesday allowing web-developers and content producers to multicast RSS (real simple streaming) data and user generated-content to mobile phones of any manufacurer.
