Panasonic could stop making mobile phones for sale in Europe in the next six months, according to sources, Reuters reports. Why? The Japanese giant isn’t making any money from mobiles. Kazuhiro Tsuga, Panasonic’s boss, has pledged to cut parts of the business that aren’t profitable, with a restructuring plan expected by the end of March. …
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29 October
Apple, Samsung control 106 percent of industry’s profits
Controlling all of the mobile market’s profits doesn’t appear to be enough for Apple and Samsung anymore. Now they’re actually generating more than 100 percent of the industry’s earnings — 106 percent, to be precise — according to a report from Canaccord Genuity. That may seem impossible, but it’s largely because rivals — like Research In Motion, Nokia, and Motorola …
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29 October
Microsoft dishes more Windows Phone 8 goods
Four months after Microsoft previewed its new Windows Phone 8 operating system for mobile phones, the Redmond crew returned to San Francisco today to reveal even more details. Microsoft’s CEO, Steve Ballmer, at today’s Windows Phone 8 event. Josh Miller/CNET Windows Phone 8, which is characterized by its newly expanded Start screen, maintains the distinctive design that first set it …
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29 October
Still more reasons why all HDMI cable are the same
HDMI cables don’t have numbers! HDMI.org Even after two articles, and a tremendous number of page hits, there still seems to be lots of questions about HDMI cables. I credit this to the complexity of the topic and the mountain of misinformation out there, rather than any particular failing of the writing on my part. Judge as you see fit. …
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29 October
Roku cross
Streaming video may be the epitome of instant gratification, but that’s only after you actually find the content you’re looking for. You may know you want to watch “True Grit,” but it’s not easy to remember whether it’s available on Netflix, Amazon Instant, or any of the other countless services available. That’s exactly the problem the newly announced Roku Search …
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29 October
Apple bans Blu
Apple will never let you watch Blu-ray movies on your Mac, because discs are “holding us back”. Apple has revealed the reasons the new MacBook Pro with retina display and the new super-slim iMac ditch disc drives altogether, and it’s bad news for Blu-ray. Apple marketing mouthpiece Phil Schiller told Time Blu-ray comes with “issues unrelated to the actual quality …
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29 October
ITV Player adds classic shows for rent, with no ads
The new-look ITV Player is brimming with new shows and classic programmes and includes the option to watch ITV shows without the pesky adverts. The online catch-up and on-demand service has been relaunched today in beta. Free episodes of recently broadcast programmes are joined by archive shows for rent — and in the near future, new episodes will appear on ITV …
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28 October
32GB Nexus 7 tablet spied at Office Depot for $250
It looks like the 32GB version of Google’s Nexus 7 tablet has moved from rumor to reality, at least according to one blogger, who says his local Office Depot has one in stock for $250. The 32GB configuration of the tablet has been talked about for a while now, with, most recently, reports of price cuts to the 16GB model …
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28 October
Google’s super sharp Nexus 10 leaked
(Credit: BriefMobile) What do we have here? Someone has taken a photo of an old HP TouchPad … hold on, apparently this is the new Google Nexus 10! According to Brief Mobile, this is the new Samsung-made 10-inch Nexus tablet that Google will announce as soon as Hurricane Sandy diverts from its course toward New York, New York. The site …
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28 October
LG offers cinema ticket promotion for TV range
LG has kicked off a promotion around its TV range, giving customers up to AU$1000 worth of cinema tickets and an opportunity to win a single prize of AU$100,000. (Credit: LG) All customer who purchase one of the selected models of TVs will receive either AU$500 or AU$1000 worth of cinema tickets. Customers will receive either a single or double …
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