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Article | 19/08/2005 Blu-ray Disc picks up more support
Blu-ray Disc, one of two formats being promoted as a replacement for today's DVDs, picked up support this week from Lions Gate Home Entertainment and ...
Article | 10/08/2005 Sony pitches PSP at the oldies too
The PSP will launch in Australia as the Swiss Army Knife for the digital age, combining games, movies, photos and music with new features such as Web ...
Article | 1/08/2005 HP to stop selling iPod, will keep iTunes on its PCs
Hewlett-Packard has decided to stop reselling Apple Computer's popular iPod music player, representatives from both companies confirmed Friday.
Article | 1/08/2005 Canon to launch its first DVD camcorders
Canon is launching four camcorders for the international market in the coming months, and the lineup includes its first models that record to DVD.
Article | 28/07/2005 MS to increase support for local Media Center builders
In an effort to drive up sales of locally produced Media Center PCs, Microsoft has undertaken to work more closely with systems builders, third-party ...
Article | 26/07/2005 3G - Flexible chips to let phones do it all
A startup claims it has a programmable cellular phone chip that can handle the communications processing for a wide range of protocols, as well as mul...
Article | 25/07/2005 Cisco/Linksys acquisition focuses on home electronics
Cisco's Linksys division last week acquired KiSS Technology, a Danish maker of networked home entertainment devices.
Article | 22/07/2005 Three new Panasonic Lumix cameras unveiled
Panasonic plans in late August to put on sale three new Lumix digital still cameras. The lineup includes a model capable of shooting in a 16:9 aspect ...
Article | 22/07/2005 Sony, Konica Minolta to jointly develop digital SLRs
Sony and Konica Minolta Photo Imaging will jointly develop digital single lens reflex (SLR) cameras, the companies said this week.
Article | 21/07/2005 Giga-byte enters branded mobile phone business
A subsidiary of Giga-byte Technology, one of Taiwan's top computer component makers, launched its first Gigabyte-brand mobile phone Wednesday.
Article | 20/07/2005 Altech picks Ice TV for electronic program guide
Australia's first commercial Electronic Program Guide (EPG) for Microsoft's Media Centre will be widely available to consumers thanks to a distributio...
Article | 14/07/2005 Mobile phone fuel cells coming in 2007
A fuel cell technology that will offer a quick fix for dead or dying mobile phone batteries looks as if its going to be available for millions of peop...
Article | 13/07/2005 Microsoft unveils all-in-one keyboard
In an effort to clean up room clutter, Microsoft announced a wireless keyboard that combines a remote control, keyboard and mouse pointer all in one d...
Article | 7/07/2005 Innovision surveys security options with Lorex
Niche distributor, Innovision, has increased its security product line-up under a new agreement with IP-based surveillance vendor, Strategic Vista.
Article | 6/07/2005 Setting up for set-tops
While digital TV transmissions have yet to prove their worth, the digital set-top box market is finally starting to show signs of life.
Article | 6/07/2005 Sanyo to lay off 14,400, aiming for profit by 2007
Sanyo Electric will make deep reductions in both its work force and factory space over the next three years, according to a mid-term plan released by ...
Article | 4/07/2005 Sharp begins building 8G LCD plant in Japan
Sharp has began construction of a factory that will be capable of handling the largest-ever sheets of glass used to make LCD (liquid crystal display) ...
Article | 29/06/2005 BT picks Microsoft TV platform
BT Group has decided to trial Microsoft's new Internet-based TV platform after one carrier requested more time to iron out the bugs and another opted ...
Article | 28/06/2005 Microsoft, Toshiba may tie Windows CE and HD-DVD
Microsoft and Toshiba have reached an agreement under which they will explore ways to use Microsoft Windows CE technology in new high-definition optic...
Article | 28/06/2005 IAnywhere gives Microsoft mobile management help
On Monday iAnywhere Solutions, a division of database management system company Sybase, announced a partnership with database rival Microsoft to integ...

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