Bosses of Apple and Samsung have agreed to a sit-down to try and resolve their bitter war over technology patents. Reuters reports a San Francisco judge will referee the meeting between the two technology giants, currently locked in international legal warfare over similarities between their tablets and smart phones. Apple boss Tim Cook and Samsung …
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18 April
Analogue TV signal to be switched off tonight in London
The old, worn-out analogue TV signal is finally being turned off in London tonight, the BBC reports, halting transmissions of BBC One, ITV1, Channel Four and Channel Five to those of you who haven’t upgraded to digital yet. The switching of the TV broadcast from analogue to digital has been in progress for a few years now, but today’s the …
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18 April
When should I upgrade my projector?
The other day I wrote an article titled “When should I upgrade my HDTV?” The general thought was that TV performance, while not exactly hitting a plateau, had slowed enough that TVs even a few years old perform pretty close to the new models. In the world of front projection, though, it’s an entirely different story. The level of performance …
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18 April
LG’s 2012 TV range: voice control, WiDi, still pushing 3D
LG unveiled its Australian TV range last night, showcasing the innovations that we first saw at CES, including Intel’s Wireless Display (WiDi) technology, Dual-Play for gamers and some new advances in 3D. The Cinema 3D flagship, the LM9600. (Credit: LG) The bulk of the range falls under the banner of Cinema 3D, referring to LG’s new passive 3D panels, a …
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18 April
Ikea concocts TV
Not content with building and renting an entire neighbourhood in London, Ikea has knocked up a range of TVs that come with the TV equivalent of the Billy bookcase stuck to them. What has Ikea christened this one-stop-electro-MDF concoction? Uppleva, obviously. Which may or may not mean ‘experience’ in Swedish — and sounds like some kind of pelvic floor exercise …
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17 April
Will T
T-Mobile USA customers often feel like they are caught between a rock and a hard place. They love T-Mobile’s affordable pricing plans on its service that beats the competition, but the carrier lacks some of the most popular devices, like the Apple iPhone. And this leaves some T-Mobile customers torn between a desire for hot new devices, like the iPhone, …
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17 April
Oracle CEO Larry Ellison: I don’t know if Java is free
Among the highlights emanating from U.S. District Court in San Francisco courtroom 8 today was Oracle CEO Larry Ellison’s response to a question regarding the status of the Java programming language, which his company acquired when it bought Sun Microsystems in 2010. Asked by Google’s lead attorney, Robert Van Nest, if the Java language is free, Ellison was slow to …
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17 April
Sprint touts ecocentric LG Optimus Elite
Apple likes to boast about its Earth-friendly products that it strives to build with minimum impact to the planet. Sprint’s new LG Optimus Elite, however, could give the iPhone a run for its money — at least in the green department. LG claims the Optimus Elite uses a casing that’s crafted from 50 percent recycled plastic and is ULE Platinum-certified, …
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17 April
Oracle gives opening statement in Google case with 91 slides
Oracle kicked off its Java patent and copyright lawsuit against Google and its Android mobile operating system with a 91-page slide deck. The presentation, which was provided by Oracle as a link ahead of opening statements, outlines the company’s lawsuit over Android. Oracle’s argument is that Android is a ripoff of Java and it wants compensation and damages. Oracle’s slideshow …
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17 April
Code Warrior: Nokia puts bounties on desirable apps
Nokia is on the hunt for Windows Phone apps. The beleaguered phone maker today launched Code Warrior, a site where Windows Phone users and developers can propose ideas for apps and vote on them. Developers can then battle it out to create the best app for the challenge and earn the bounty that has been put on the app. “Just …
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