In no time at all we’ve gone from having no 3D at all in home cinema, to more 3D than you can shake a stick at. This is because it’s actually not hard to make a Blu-ray player that can handle 3D. The machine needs to be able to send the HDMI 1.4 switching signal …
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18 May
Sharp LE600 and LE700 LCD TVs: Full LED backlight, none of this sidelight shenanigans
When LED backlighting first kicked off a couple of years back the technology was deployed in the same way as a cold cathode backlight — the LEDs went behind the panel and illuminated the LCD. This had some advantages, such as locally dimming areas that were showing black or dark colours, improving contrast. Recently though, many manufacturers have gone after …
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17 May
Follow Google I/O with live
The interest in Google I/O has heated up these last few weeks as Android leaks keep hitting the Internet. As we head into the two-day conference, which begins on Wednesday, May 19, all eyes will be on Google’s keynote announcements. CNET will be there to cover the conference, but Google also announced last week that it will be streaming the …
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17 May
LTE subscribers to hit 200 million by 2015
The number of LTE subscribers around the world will surpass 200 million in another five years, according to a new report released Monday by research firm Maravedis. Mobile operators committed to LTE (Long-Term Evolution) wireless broadband will pick up more customers over these next five years by offering dual-mode devices that can use both 3G and LTE, says the new …
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17 May
HTC’s Mondrian Windows Phone 7 leaked?
It’s not much to look at but according to some, the image to the right could be a rendering of HTC’s upcoming Windows Phone 7 handset. Dubbed the HTC Mondrian, the image and some specs were discovered within a .cab file in a leaked Windows Phone 7 ROM over at xda-developers. It is said the device will feature a 4.3-inch …
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17 May
Orange and T
All energy and matter, in this universe and every other, is now part of T-Mobile and Orange’s merger — if you believe the mobile company’s bombastic new name: ‘Everything Everywhere’. The company’s pursuit of total ubiquity starts on 1 July, when all 16,500 UK employees of Orange and T-Mobile will officially become minions of the new omnipresence. That is, until …
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17 May
CTIA honchos dish on FCC regs (Q&A)
The wireless industry is revving its lobbying machine as it attempts to influence policymakers in Washington on a slew of key issues. Much of the association’s firepower is in the hands of Steve Largent, a former Congressman from Oklahoma and a Hall of Fame NFL wide receiver. Since taking over as president of CTIA in 2003, Largent has watched the …
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17 May
Google Nexus One online sale scrapped
It was fun while it lasted. Google has scrapped the direct online sale of the Nexus One. The bold new idea for selling mobile phones failed to set the world on fire, so the Nexus One will only be available from traditional outlets in the future. Andy Rubin, Google’s engineering VP, announced the news in an official blog post. The …
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17 May
T
T-Mobile announced two new prepaid calling plans Monday–Unlimited Text and Unlimited Talk & Text. Unlimited Text is $15 a month for unlimited text, while voice calls will remain 10 cents a minute. Unlimited Talk & Text will cost $50 a month, but will have unlimited voice and messaging (SMS/MMS/IM and e-mail). The plans do not include data, however. (Via Phone …
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17 May
3D TV FAQ: 2D answers to 3D questions
You’ve probably seen a 3D movie in the cinema, heard about the spangly new 3D TVs arriving this year, and may have even decided if you think the whole thing is worthwhile or not. But far from being new-fangled, 3D is as old as the hills. Well, as old as creatures with two eyes. So what makes the latest technology …
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