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Nov 18

Microsoft to launch Xbox 360
Microsoft�s latest game product is due to hit the market on Tuesday 22 November. The new Xbox 360 system will sell at $299. If all goes well for this product, Microsoft could begin to win over the $10 billion video game market, currently dominated by Sony.

Dec 09
New Israeli mobile phone to detect breast cancer
An Israeli psychologist has developed a radical new technology which would...
Nov 08
Flash Memory Boom
If you�re not familiar with flash memory, you should be. It�s poised to make...
Oct 12
Apple Unveils the New Video iPod
Apple today introduced the new iPod, featuring a gorgeous 2.5-inch color screen...

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Dec 19 | User rating: 4 / 5
Elpida Memory Ships Samples of 2 Gigabit DDR2 SDRAM using 80 nm Process Technology

Elpida Memory, Japan's leading global supplier of Dynamic Random Access Memory (DRAM), today announced the shipment of 80 nm-based 2 Gigabit DDR2 SDRAM samples. These samples are among the first 80 nm-based devices in the world to be shipped for customer evaluation, and the devices are expected to be used first in high-density memory modules for high performance servers.

Dec 19 | User rating: not rated yet
HP to Support HD-DVD High-definition DVD Format

HP today announced it will support the HD-DVD high-definition DVD format, in addition to the Blu-ray Disc format, and join the HD-DVD Promotions Group.

Dec 16 | User rating: not rated yet
BlackBerry blackout looms for millions

A growing legal quarrel over patent rights could lead to a shutdown of BlackBerry service to millions of subscribers in the United States.

Dec 16 | User rating: 3.7 / 5
Sony's QRIO robot can think out of the box

Sony Corp. Friday unveiled an upgrade of its humanoid robot QRIO, which can now recognize boxes and play with them like building blocks.

Dec 15 | User rating: 3 / 5  Discussion at PhysOrgForum
High-def editing for the masses

With the cost of high-definition camcorders and HDTVs quickly coming down, consumers are becoming more and more creative in how they use their video cameras. Companies like Ulead Systems Inc. and Pinnacle Systems Inc. are bringing HD editing to the masses with low-cost HD editing solutions like Pinnacle Studio 10 HD and Video Studio 9, which includes an HD plug-in. Both solutions give consumers the capability to edit in native HD for less than $100.

Dec 15 | User rating: 3.1 / 5  Discussion at PhysOrgForum
The flimsiest clock in the world

A Japanese watchmaker said Thursday it had created the world's first flexible digital clock which is as thin as camera film and can be bent around the curve of a wall.

Dec 14 | User rating: 3 / 5
Nortel to sponsor 'One Laptop per Child'

Nortel announced Wednesday that it has become a corporate member of the "One Laptop per Child" (OLPC) initiative.

Dec 14 | User rating: 5 / 5
Samsung Now Mass Producing 50-percent Faster Graphics Memory

Samsung Electronics announced today that it is mass producing the fastest graphics memory device in the world - a 900 MHz Graphics Double Data Rate 3 (GDDR3) chip. The device - already being used in graphics cards for PCs, workstations and notebooks - is 50 percent faster than the previous computer memory chip produced in large volume.

Dec 14 | User rating: 3 / 5
GPS systems get smaller

It used to be that in order to have a GPS system, you had to shell out big dollars on luxury vehicles. Thanks to improvements in technology, feature-rich navigation systems have become smaller, more portable, and most importantly more cost effective.

Dec 13 | User rating: 4.1 / 5  Discussion at PhysOrgForum
Honda's celebrity robot shifting to real-life job

Japan's celebrity robot, ASIMO, shifted from curiosity value to practical use with the world's first walking humanoid set to make its office debut next year as a receptionist.

 


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