VentureBeat:
Stream Processors, a chip design firm focused on video processing, is shutting its doors and is engaged in an asset sale, VentureBeat has learned.Jack Horng, an officer for the company, said that Stream Processors will be for (Read More)
Mashable!:
We’re fans of the social media-enabled media center Boxee, so news of its impending beta launch on December 7 is music to our ears (and eyes!). The Beta version will feature a number of additions and improvements, including a (Read More)
mashable:
To many, it’s becoming increasingly clear that mobile is the next big platform. First, the iPhone revolutionized browsing the web. A year later, the iPhone app store launched, bringing a new platform and new possibilities t (Read More)
New York Times:
Panasonic said Thursday it has begun a tender offer to take over smaller rival Sanyo Electric for an estimated $4.4 billion, moving closer to create one of the world's biggest electronics makers. (Read More)
Wall Street Journal:
One figure says it all: Combined operating profits at Japan's nine major consumer and industrial electronics makers for the most recent quarter were $1.7 billion. Alone, South Korea's Samsung Electronics earned over twice tha (Read More)
Wall Street Journal:
TEL AVIV (MarketWatch) -- Tyco Electronics Ltd., Schaffhausen, Switzerland, producer of electronic parts, network solutions, undersea telecom systems, and more, on Wednesday estimated that for the fiscal 2010 first quarter, (Read More)
Wall Street Journal:
TEL AVIV (MarketWatch) -- Tyco Electronics Ltd., Schaffhausen, Switzerland, producer of electronic parts, network solutions, undersea telecom systems, and more, reported that fiscal fourth-quarter net income fell 54% on 25% (Read More)
Wall Street Journal:
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Wall Street Journal:
Tech Today gathers all the biggest technology news of the morning’s Wall Street Journal into one place for your reading pleasure.Blu-ray Makers Embrace Web Video: Consumer-electronics makers are trying to squeeze new life out (Read More)
VentureBeat:
CinemaNow has had moderate success with its movies-on-demand service, which lets users download movies over the web. But it’s announcing a real coup today with the nation’s biggest electronics retailer that could make the dig (Read More)
Wall Street Journal:
Consumer electronics makers are trying to squeeze new life out of Blu-ray disc investments as Internet-video attracts more interest. (Read More)
VentureBeat:
The eBook readers from Amazon.com and Sony have been clunky. They turn pages slowly and don’t have many bells and whistles beyond wireless communications and black-and-white displays. Over time, that’s going to change as chip (Read More)
Styledash:
Filed under: Stores We Love, Style in the NewsFrom online to on 57th: A storefront view of eBay's upcoming holiday pop-up shop in NYC. Photo courtesy of eBayOnline mega merchant eBay is going the retail route du jour and open (Read More)
CNET News.com:
Direct Methanol Fuel Cell is working with Samsung on methanol cartridges for small electronics chargers while Toshiba introduces its own methanol fuel cell in Japan. (Read More)
VentureBeat:
Here’s our rundown of the week’s tech and business news. First, the most popular stories VentureBeat published in the last seven days:Start-up studies: A pop quiz — “There’s a classroom exercise that’s a part of the Stanford (Read More)
VentureBeat:
Sony posted its fourth consecutive loss, but consumer electronics in general is turning around – Sony lost $289 million last quarter, compared to almost the same amount in profits last year. The company has already eliminated (Read More)
New York Times:
Sony posted its fourth consecutive quarterly loss but said it would lose less money than expected this fiscal year, while Panasonic and Samsung posted quarterly profits.
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New York Times:
Sony posted its fourth straight quarterly loss Friday but said it would lose less money than expected this fiscal year amid early signs of new momentum in its flat TVs and video games business.
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