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Semiconductor Today
This particular LCD TV model on display at CEATEC this year in Japan sports a laser backlight that delivers unparalleled brightness levels.
Uber gizmo
Adobe has announced that it is extending Air to Smart TVs and the first app to hit the smart TV realm that uses the Air platform is headed to Samsung.
SlashGear
Apple's stock lost US$2.10, or 0.6%, dipping to US$372.50 on Monday after the company revealed the newest iPhone model, the 4S.
AP (via Washington Post)
Infineon Technologies may scale back its investment plans amid a slowdown in the chip sector and as demand falls due to the uncertain economic climate, according to CEO Peter Bauer.
Wall Street Journal
Eastman Kodak is weighing options including a bankruptcy filing because of concerns raised by possible buyers of its patent portfolio, said three people with direct knowledge of the process. Kodak confirmed that it hired Jones Day to advise it on considering options, and said it doesn't plan to seek bankruptcy protection.
Bloomberg
Synaptics Inc expects to return to revenue growth as the maker of touchpads for PCs shifts focus to touchscreen chips used in tablets and smartphones, its newly appointed CEO said.
Reuters
A touchscreen gets dirty which is less of a problem when it is a back-lit device such as the iPad, but is a major annoyance on a reflective E-Ink display.
Wall Street Journal
MagnaChip Semiconductor Corporation, a Korea-based designer and manufacturer of analog and mixed-signal semiconductor products, has launched a series of 650V High Voltage (HV) MOSFET products for use in LCD-TV and LCD monitor applications.
The Sacramento Bee
LightSquared said it will partner with Sharp to develop smartphones and tablets for its wholesale LTE network, another indication that despite the calls for more testing of the company's network for GPS interference, it is plowing ahead with its plans.
Fierce Wireless
A 3-D volcano spurting lava leaps from the screen and hovers 5 feet above the ground. The cone splits open, exposing its magma chamber.
Orlando Sentinel
PlayJam has partnered with one of the most successful casual games developers Slingo, to exclusively deliver an exciting combination of Bingo and Slots to Smart TV via their global gaming platform.
Marketwatch.com (Dow Jones)
American companies have yet another reason not to boost hiring: rising unemployment taxes.
CNN
Marketwatch.com (Dow Jones)
Wall Street Journal
Shares of Eastman Kodak dropped almost 60% Friday, with trading halted several times amid rumors that the camera maker has hired a law firm for advice on a major restructuring or bankruptcy filing. The company later denied that is planning bankruptcy moves.
CNNMoney
South Korea's LG Display Co. said Friday localization is a priority in its China business in order to further expand its presence in the world's No. 2 economy.
Korea Herald
Gunnar Optiks announced an alliance with LG Electronics to co-promote Gunnar's premium 3D eyewear to consumers who have purchased LG Cinema 3D HDTVs.
Twice
Are Internet users in the US or Europe ready to entrust all their personal information to an online service controlled from China?
The Financial Times
Samsung Electronics Co. made a proposal to Apple Inc. (AAPL) to resolve their patent dispute in Australia regarding touch-screen technology, a Sydney court was told Sept. 30.
Bloomberg
The bill would require the commerce department to use estimates of currency undervaluation when calculating so-called "countervailing duties," imposed against imports deemed to be state-subsidised.
The Financial Times
Android 4G growth is driven by Sprint's HTC Evo 4G and Samsung's Epic 4G phones along with Verizon's HTC Thunderbolt and Samsung's Droid Charge, Localytics noted.
Computerworld
The Consumer Decision Process: Summer Update shows that this growth means that a quarter of US broadband households intend to purchase an Internet-connectable CE device in 2011.
Rapid TV News
Winstar Display, represented in Australia by Switches Plus Components introduces a new line of custom designed icon-type touch key display solutions.
Ferret.com.au
A security hole found in some HTC Android phones could give apps with Internet permissions access to information like a user's location and their text messages. The vulnerability is part of HTC's Sense UI and affects a subset of the brand's most popular phones, including the HTC Thunderbolt and the EVO 4G.
Ars Technica
It's the first time since 1996 that IBM closed ahead of Microsoft. Microsoft was worth three times as much as IBM in 2000.
Bloomberg (via Businessweek)
Cities could soon be looking after their citizens all by themselves thanks to an operating system designed for the metropolis.
BBC News
Toshiba and Amkor Technology have announced that they have signed a non-binding memorandum of understanding for the acquisition by Amkor of Toshiba Electronics Malaysia, Toshiba's semiconductor assembly operation in Malaysia, together with a license to Amkor for certain related intellectual property rights.
Company release
Micron Technology fell in US trading after reporting a fiscal fourth-quarter loss on weak demand for personal computers.
Bloomberg (via Businessweek)
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