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Article | 29/08/2008 Sharp unveils its thinnest LCD TVs yet

Sharp has developed a new range of LCD (liquid crystal display) TVs that are thinner and have larger screens than its previous thinnest televisions.

Article | 29/08/2008 Philips aims compact home theater at smaller spaces

Philips launched the CinemaOne for people who want a compact home theater, at the IFA electronics show on Thursday.

Article | 29/08/2008 Consumer electronics will do well, says Philips CEO

The future for consumer electronics looks bright and high oil prices will help the industry, according to Hans-Joachim Kamp, who spoke at IFA in Berli...

Article | 29/08/2008 Sony unveils slimmest yet Walkman

Sony launched three new models of Walkman players on Thursday at the IFA electronics show in Berlin, including the new S-series that are the slimmest ...

Article | 29/08/2008 IFA: Speakers with built in subwoofers and heaphones for long hours

The latest speakers from Altec Lansing have built-in subwoofers and new headphones from Plantronics are designed for extended wear.

Article | 28/08/2008 LG puts Bluetooth into new LCD, plasma TV sets

LG Electronics is on the verge of launching a new range of LCD (liquid crystal display) and plasma TV sets in Europe that feature Bluetooth wireless n...

Article | 27/08/2008 IceTV vs. Channel 9: High Court showdown looms

Electronic program guide (EPG) provider IceTV has been granted special leave to appeal to the High Court of Australia against the recent decision made...

Article | 27/08/2008 Apple to launch new version of iPod Nano

Apple looks set to launch a new thinner version of its iPod Nano, says Digg founder Kevin Rose.

Article | 27/08/2008 Sony Ericsson launches DRM-free PlayNow store

Sony Ericsson has relaunched its mobile content store PlayNow, renaming it PlayNow Arena and promoting music without the DRM technology some stores us...

Article | 27/08/2008 Nvidia claims 10 hours of HD video on Tegra chip

Nvidia's Tegra system-on-chip will allow portable devices to play high-definition video for more than 10 hours, an engineer from the company told the ...

Article | 26/08/2008 Music industry seeking bigger cut of rhythm game profits

A high-profile Warner Music executive has warned the games industry that the company is expecting a larger share of profits from the wildly popular 'r...

Article | 26/08/2008 Rumoured Blu-ray price drop in September

It is rumoured that Sony plans to drop the price of its standalone Blu-Ray players by US$100 next month.

Article | 22/08/2008 China bans Apple for Tibet protest

Chinese authorities have blocked Apple's iTunes Music Store, apparently because 'more than 40' athletes have listened to protest songs by bands such a...

Article | 21/08/2008 Intel, Yahoo unveil joint effort to link Web, TV

When Intel lays out its vision for the future, the chipmaker most often focuses on new uses for its Atom processor, greater mobility and, of course, p...

Article | 21/08/2008 Intel and Yahoo partner for Internet on TV

Intel and Yahoo have partnered in the development of a hardware and software platform designed to meld television and the Internet.

Article | 14/08/2008 iTunes Australia now selling movies

Over 700 movies from a number of major film studios are now available for purchase and rental at the Australian iTunes store.

Article | 14/08/2008 Complaints filed over RIAA's piracy investigators

A company that is regularly used by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) to gather evidence against individuals in copyright infringem...

Article | 13/08/2008 $196M should cover costs of bad graphics chips, Nvidia says

Nvidia took a one-time warranty charge of US$196 million against its second-quarter revenue on Tuesday, saying that amount should cover the cost of re...

Article | 13/08/2008 BigPond revamps music store with MP3 downloads

Telstra BigPond Music unveiled its new online music store today after cutting a deal with major record labels to provide their tracks on the site as M...

Article | 13/08/2008 Report: Sony to sell OLED TV in Europe in 2009

Sony will expand sales of its 11-inch OLED (organic light emitting diode) television to Europe in 2009, according to a Japanese press report.