Toshiba profit surges on smartphone boom January 31, 2011 Japanese computer giant Toshiba has more than doubled its quarterly operating profit on booming sales of NAND flash memory chips and the LCD panels used in smartphones and tablets. But the sprawling conglomerate cut its full year sales forecast and left its operating profit outlook unchanged for the year to March, citing a strong yen [...]
Toshiba profit surge fuelled by smartphones January 31, 2011 Japan’s Toshiba Corp said third quarter operating profit more than doubled on buoyant sales of NAND flash memory and liquid-crystal displays used in tablets and smartphones including Apple’s iPad and iPhone. The world’s second largest supplier of NAND chips kept its full year operating profit forecast unchanged, but lifted its net and pretax profit estimates. [...]
The best slimline laptops January 12, 2011 AT last week’s Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas – the event that’s become the mecca for the latest developments in technology, computers, gadgets, gizmos and pretty much anything containing a microchip – the tech world went tablet crazy, with scores of them launched. Such is the influence of the iPad – but it’s worth [...]
The rise of 3D January 9, 2011 STEVE DINNEEN REVIEWS THE MAJOR TRENDS THAT DOMINATED THE AGENDA AT THE CONSUMER ELECTRONICS SHOW THE technology world will remember 2011 as the year that 3D went mainstream. Every major electronics manufacturer made 3D the centre of their displays and its presence was ubiquitous throughout the show. Sony predicted 3D will become as accepted as [...]
Sony dismisses doubts over the future of 3D television January 6, 2011 Sony was among a raft of top electronics firms to place 3D technology at the forefront of its growth plans at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas yesterday, writes Steve Dinneen. The Japanese firm showcased its new flagship range of 3D TVs, promising the format will change the way people watch video content. Chairman [...]
AT&T launches 12 new Google smartphones January 6, 2011 GOOGLE won a major vote of confidence in its mobile phone platform Android yesterday, after America’s second largest network said it would launch 12 new handsets which run the software. AT&T announced four times as many smartphones as it did this time a year ago, backed heavily by Google software, highlighting the urgency of its [...]
TABLET WARS January 6, 2011 Samsung and Panasonic upped the ante in their battle with Apple yesterday, both eleasing products that will directly compete with Steve Jobs’ core stable of products. Samsung, the firm that has come closest to offering a viable challenge in the tablet wars with its Galaxy Tab, unveiled a slick new device designed to compete with [...]
Google delays its TV sets December 20, 2010 GOOGLE has asked manufacturers to delay the launch of TV sets based on the internet company’s software. Google sent out word to some hardware makers last week asking them not to announce additional products yet, saying the delay may allow the company to improve its software. However, Samsung Electronics will go ahead with its launch [...]
Tablets are this year’s turn-on for gadget lovers December 8, 2010 TECH TALK The must-have present this year is a tablet. If you can’t afford an iPad an Android is arguably much better value. Are tablets sexy? I suppose they are if you can watch certain movies. But which blue tablets are the best? The Binatone HomeSurf 8 Touch Tablet is an eight incher. The similarities [...]
Carphone in exclusive deal with Google December 6, 2010 CARPHONE Warehouse yesterday confirmed it will exclusively stock the new Google-phone, as revealed in City A.M. in October (see right). Industry sources say Google is experimenting with its distribution model after releasing the previous Nexus model through a deal with carrier Vodafone in the UK. Google’s initial distribution model, which sold the handset exclusively through [...]