Posted on October 31st, 2008 by admin
Logitech International, the Swiss manufacturer of PC peripherals, announced the acquisition of SIP-based video communications company SightSpeed for around $30 million Tuesday. The deal is expected to close in early November, following completion of standard closing procedures and conditions.
In a release, Logitech stated SightSpeed’s video technology and research and development team would allow the manufacturer [...]
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Posted on October 29th, 2008 by admin
The electronics retailer will offer store credit in exchange for used laptops, cameras, phones, and other technology gear.
By W. David Gardner
InformationWeek
October 28, 2008 02:15 PM
RadioShack (NYSE: RSH) announced a trade-in policy for used electronics and computer gear whereby consumers can get credit for their used [...]
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Posted on October 29th, 2008 by admin
Hewlett-Packard has decided to get serious about their netbook operation after its brief experiment with the Mini-Note 2133 netbook. Sporting a C7 processor from Via, HP claimed that the product was strictly targeted to “K through 12 students and some business travelers.” Apparently, the sales of the 2133 exceeded expectations, and has led to [...]
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Posted on October 27th, 2008 by admin
By Greg Tarr — TWICE, 10/27/2008
New York — The stock market and banking industry may be on a roller coaster headed for a crash of 1929 proportions, but the flat-panel television market appears to be entering the holiday season in relatively good shape, vendors and analysts told TWICE.
Vendors noted that TV sales have softened somewhat [...]
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Posted on October 24th, 2008 by admin
No on Prop 8
October 24, 2008
Apple is publicly opposing Proposition 8 and making a donation of $100,000 to the No on 8 campaign. Apple was among the first California companies to offer equal rights and benefits to our employees’ same-sex partners, and we strongly believe that a person’s fundamental rights — including the right to [...]
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Posted on October 24th, 2008 by admin
Retail consumer-electronics sales fell only a slighter amount last month than a year earlier, according to
The NPD Group, which said flat-panel TVs, D-SLR cameras and notebook computers enjoyed solid growth in September.
NPD Group said that the 2% drop in sales was an encouraging sign to the CE industry and that high-ticket items were continuing to [...]
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Posted on October 23rd, 2008 by admin
Google will hand over 70 percent of revenues to developers when its Android Market virtual storefront begins offering premium mobile applications in the first quarter of 2009. Equally noteworthy, the web services giant will allot the remaining 30 percent to operators and billing settlement fees, taking no cut for itself. Writing on the Android Developers [...]
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Posted on October 23rd, 2008 by admin
Finally, a Speakerphone Made Just for Macs (Eat Your Heart Out, PC Fans)
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Posted on October 22nd, 2008 by admin
MYMAC: Thanks for sending three product samples, Caroline. What are their names, prices, and pronunciations?
IPEVO: ST4RT is pronounced “Start.” FR-33.2 we nickname “Free2,” but it could be misinterpreted. TR10, is pronounced “T-R-ten.”
Their prices are:
A = ST4RT: $14.99 for a single pack, or $24.99 for a double pack
B = FR-33.2: $39.90
C = TR-10 for ichat: $79.90
MYMAC: [...]
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Posted on October 22nd, 2008 by admin
October 22, 2008 (IDG News Service) The first cell phone based onGoogle Inc.’s Android platform went on sale Tuesday evening in San Francisco ahead of the start of sales across the U.S. today.
T-Mobile USA Inc. began offering the G1, made by Taiwan’s HTC Corp., at its store on the city’s Market Street at 6 p.m. The launch attracted a [...]
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