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Article | 6/10/2009 Samsung's preliminary 3Q earnings show sharp rise

Samsung Electronics, considered a technology industry bellwether for the number of mobile phones, memory chips, and LCD panels it sells, on Tuesday an...

Article | 5/10/2009 CEATEC: Cell Regza outmuscles Intel's Atom CE4100

Toshiba raised the bar for rival TV vendors and set-top box makers on Monday, showing off its new Cell Regza television, which harnesses the Cell proc...

Article | 1/10/2009 Free TiVo BlackBerry app offers remote DVR features

Ever been away from home and remembered at the last minute that you didn't set the <a href="http://www.tivo.com/">TiVo</a> to record the new episode o...

Article | 1/10/2009 Grab PSP movies from Blu-ray discs

Want to watch Blu-ray flicks on your Sony PlayStation Portable? Okay, you can't watch them natively on the handheld--the system tops out at 480x272 li...

Article | 30/09/2009 Standard eyed for connecting gadgets to high-def TVs

Several major consumer electronics companies have started working together to develop a common interface for hooking up cell phones and portable gadge...

Article | 2/10/2009 Internet TV could boom in the next few years, study says

Internet-enabled TV sets could see wider adoption in the next few years as viewers get comfortable with the idea of running widgets on TV screens, acc...

Article | 1/10/2009 CEATEC: Sony develops single-lens 3D camera

Sony has developed a movie camera capable of shooting 3D images with a single lens and plans to unveil it at next week's Ceatec show in Tokyo.

Article | 1/10/2009 Sony triples TV warranty length

Sony has announced a promotion tripling the length of its LCD and LED television warranties, extending them from 12 to 36 months.

Article | 1/10/2009 Sharp offers free Xbox 360 Elite with new LCD TVs

From today, Sharp Australia is offering a free Microsoft Xbox 360 Elite games console and four games when customers purchase select Sharp AQUOS LCD te...

Article | 1/10/2009 Sharp launches first LED TV with integrated Blu-ray player

Sharp has launched locally the first LED-backlit LCD television with an integrated Blu-ray disc player, the 40in AQUOS LC-40LB700X. This television ha...

Article | 30/09/2009 Akamai pitches Hollywood on its HD network

Akamai Tuesday began pitching its new HD Network as the perfect solution for entertainment companies that want to deliver high-definition video stream...

Article | 30/09/2009 Tech retailers fear you'll be cheap for the holidays

Break out the Elvis, baby, because the holiday shopping season may be a Blue Christmas for gadget retailers.

Article | 29/09/2009 Foxtel to give away iQ boxes, launch thirty new channels and offer TV downloads

In a gargantuan effort to maintain its user-base and attract new subscribers, pay television provider Foxtel will give out iQ digital video recorders ...

Article | 28/09/2009 CEATEC: Panasonic shows prototype 3D plasma TV

Panasonic has unveiled a prototype 50-inch television and companion glasses that together give the viewer the illusion of three dimensions. The TV is ...

Article | 25/09/2009 Intel splits the Atom for digital TV and 3D

Intel Corporation has unveiled a 45 nanometre (nm) system-on-chip (SoC) processor, ushering in a new era of communication technologies.

Article | 16/09/2009 LCD TVs, plasma screens and digital cameras top consumer shopping lists

Australian consumers have bucked the global trend towards economic downturn, buying more gadgets and digital products in the first half of 2009 than t...

Article | 7/09/2009 Samsung's prototype remote control doubles as a mini TV

For TV addicts it could be the ultimate remote control: a 7-inch portable touchscreen that can not only control gadgets in the living room but also ch...

Article | 3/09/2009 Sharp releases its first LED television

Sharp Australia has released its first LED-backlit LCD television: the LC-40LE700EX. The TV boasts a 2,000,000:1 contrast ratio and low power consumpt...

Article | 3/09/2009 Sony places bet on 3D movies, TV and games

Sony will next year launch a television capable of showing 3D images, it said on Wednesday at the IFA electronics fair in Berlin. The TV will be the f...

Article | 1/09/2009 IBM remote control lets users blog about favorite TV shows

Ever want to blog about that crazy episode of True Blood or how dark and twisty Meredith is on Grey's Anatomy ?