Samsung says Q2 profit up 108 percent6 hours ago | pda version
South Korea's Samsung Electronics Co. said Friday that second-quarter profit jumped 108 percent year-on-year, what it called a "relatively solid" performance despite missing market forecasts. |
Taiwan's AU Optronics posts lower-than-expected profitJul 24, 2008 | pda version
Taiwan's AU Optronics Corp., the world's third-largest flat-panel maker by revenue, said Thursday its second-quarter net profit fell 24.4 percent from the previous quarter due to weak global demand. |
Analysis finds TV buyers steered to costlier LCDs(AP) -- LCD or plasma? If you've been shopping for a flat-panel TV, that's the big question. According to a mystery-shopper survey, electronics salespeople don't know much about the differences, but still have a ready answer: ... |
A virtual toothache helps student dentistsMasha is a dental patient. Her oral health problems continue to change as she meets new Case Western Reserve University student dentists in Second Life's virtual dental office. |
![]() Japan backs joint display-technology researchJul 10, 2008 | pda version
(AP) -- The Japanese government said Thursday it will support Sony Corp., Sharp Corp. and other domestic companies in joint development of super-thin TVs based on organic light-emitting diodes. |
![]() Samsung Launches New Compact Camcorder with YouTube ConnectivitySamsung Electronics unveiled today the SC-MX20, the successor to the company’s popular SC-MX10 compact digital camcorder. The ideal camcorder for the exploding generation of consumers uploading video content ... |
![]() Canon Announces EOS Rebel XS SLR CameraCanon USA today announced the introduction of the EOS Rebel XS, a new entry-level digital camera that affordably puts Canon SLR technology such as an Optical Imaged Stabilized lens and easy-to-use professional ... |
![]() Sharp Unveils Solar-Powered TVFor the 1.6 billion people living in areas without utility-supplied electricity, Sharp has designed a TV that can get 100% of its power from the sun. The company plans to exhibit the 26-inch LCD prototype ... |
![]() Printed optical electronics come into viewEuropean researchers have taken a major step towards the goal of developing printable electronics that can be used for creating radio frequency identification tags and flexible watch displays. |
![]() Innovative Germans let others make the profitsGermans are innovative European champions but although they created the MP3 audio encoding format and the fax, it is often foreign groups that have profited from their development. |
![]() Sharp to Introduce World's Largest 108-Inch LCD Monitor for Commercial ApplicationsSharp Corporation will introduce into the Japanese market a 108V-inch LCD monitor, the world’s largest, for business and commercial applications. |
![]() Toyota's Crown Hybrid Lets You See in the DarkConsidering that nighttime driving is often the most dangerous, the new Toyota Crown Hybrid could help make the roads safer by giving drivers a kind of nocturnal vision. |
![]() Take a virtual ride in an RC toy carHave you ever wished that you could hop into the cockpit of your remote-controlled car and experience what the ride would really be like? |
![]() Samsung Develops World’s First 'Blue Phase' Technology to Achieve 240 Hz Driving Speed for High-Speed VideoSamsung Electronics announced today that it has developed the world’s first “Blue Phase” LCD panel – which will offer more natural moving images with an unprecedented image-driving speed of 240 Hertz. Samsung ... |
![]() Graphene-based gadgets may be just years awayResearchers at The University of Manchester have produced tiny liquid crystal devices with electrodes made from graphene – an exciting development that could lead to computer and TV displays based on this ... |