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Sharp shows off IGZO LCD and OLEDs including a 13.5-inch QFHD screen
Posted On 31 May 2012 By Richard Lawler. Under: Uncategorized.
Sharp announced earlier this year that it was starting to crank out LCD panels based on new indium gallium zinc oxide (IGZO) technology and now it's ready to show some off at the Society for Information Display show in Boston. Currently sized for pho...
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Creative HanZpad hurdles FCC, will deliver ICS and quad-core goodness to China
Posted On 31 May 2012 By Steve Dent. Under: Uncategorized.
Creative Labs might want to get some white gloves, because we recognized its fingerprints on the HanZPad, a Chinese tablet platform which just landed at the FCC. Using its own ZiiLABS division's ZMS-40 ICS optimized SoC (system on chip), the thinnish...
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Ultimate Ears Personal Reference Monitors offer custom tuning, look great with your smoking jacket
Posted On 31 May 2012 By Brian Heater. Under: Uncategorized.
Logitech's got just the thing for that $2,000 burning a hole in your pocket. The new Ultimate Ears Personal Reference Monitors are "engineered to your exact needs for fit, look and sound." The wood-paneled in-ear monitors utilize UE's Personal Refere...
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Quick and Funny Ways to Fail a Test
Posted On 31 May 2012 By TecheBlog Staff. Under: Uncategorized.
Every student has either completely failed a test due to not studying or just sheer laziness, but there are funny ways to at least put a smile on your professor's face. These quick and witty test answers prove it. Continue reading to see more.
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UK Daily Deals Aggregator Coupobox Sells Up To DealCollector In Another Sign Of Consolidation
Posted On 31 May 2012 By Ingrid Lunden. Under: Uncategorized.
Today comes news of a small but indicative acquisition in the area of daily deals: the UK-based deals aggregator Coupobox has been bought by rival site DealCollector for a song: the price was in the "lower six figures," according to Stavros Prodromou, the founder and former CEO of the company.
The acquisition is a sign of how consolidation in the sector is hitting aggregators, too. Counting flash sales and private buying clubs with daily deals, there are an estimated 105 sites in the UK alone, with 1,400 across all of Europe, and there will likely be more companies bought or cast by the wayside going forward. "From the consumer point of view we are currently too overloaded with daily deals," says Prodromou.No Comments
Kabel Deutschland sets record with 4.7Gbps download speeds
Posted On 31 May 2012 By Sarah Silbert. Under: Uncategorized.
About a year ago, Arris teased a system capable of 4.5Gbps downloads, and while that technology was in the proof-of-concept phase last June, it's beginning to look more like a real possibility. German network provider Kabel Deutschland just notched a...
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Google World Wonders Project takes you to Earth’s treasures in glorious Street View vision (video)
Posted On 31 May 2012 By Jon Fingas. Under: Uncategorized.
Google has already been taking us to exotic locations through Street View, but now it's hoping to enshrine the most famous places on Earth through the World Wonders Project, one car (or trike) at a time. A total of 132 sites, ranging from natural lan...
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Incredible LEGO iPhone Dock Might be Coolest Ever
Posted On 31 May 2012 By TecheBlog Staff. Under: Uncategorized.
Reddit user GreenLeavesDryHeaves is a master of LEGO and a fan of the iPhone, the incredible dock you see above was the result of countless hours of combining both passions into one cool creation. That's not all, it's powered by crystals, or so w...
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Sony’s PlayStation Vita has a YouTube app headed its way by the end of June
Posted On 31 May 2012 By Richard Lawler. Under: Uncategorized.
Assuming all that gaming, Facebooking and Tweeting isn't enough action for your PS Vita, Sony announced tonight it will get a YouTube app by the end of the month. Considering the built in web browser doesn't handle HTML5 or Flash video, native apps a...
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Upscale London borough says no no no to BT’s broadband revolution, ugly green boxes
Posted On 31 May 2012 By Anthony Verrecchio. Under: Uncategorized.
Between all of the delays, disappointment and a general lack of availability, many Brits can't seem to catch a break when it comes to getting fast internet -- but this time it could be their own fault. BT's fiber optic rollout plans came to a screech...
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