1 hr ago | BNET
11 hrs ago | ExtremeTech
LCD TV Prices Expected to Take June Swoon
“LCD-TV price deals will start to appear near the end of the second quarter of 2008 as brands and retailers start to clear out inventory”
Is there blood in the water? Two rival analyst firms noted a very tight race for leadership in the U.S. LCD market last week, leading one firm to predict a low-end price war between Samsung and Sony in the near ... via ExtremeTech
Thursday | The Morning Call
Computers are faster, smarter, smaller
USEFUL INFO Make sure you need a new computer before you go shopping. If your software is slow, run a defragmenting program and delete unneeded files to add speed to computing. via The Morning Call
Wednesday | The Industry Standard
Sony sales, net profits sharply higher
Sony earned sharply higher net profits in the financial year just ended on the back of stronger sales, but missed an already-lowered operating profit target, it said Wednesday. via The Industry Standard
Wednesday May 14 | Electronic House
Samsung Develops 240Hz Blue Phase LCD
“Samsung's development of this technology provides a tremendous opportunity to move image quality of LCD screens much closer to that of a real moving image.”
Yeah I'll wait for Blu too. Honestly, I think people are remembering the old Chexi Considering how broken and useless Samsung's 120hz technology is on their LCD's, Robert I agree with Soundzilla I will wait it ... via Electronic House
Wednesday May 14 | I4U Future Technology News
LG and Samsung join forces on U.S. Mobile Digital TV Standard
LG Electronics and Samsung Electronics announced today that they will propose their jointly developed technology as the North American technology standard for mobile DTV. via I4U Future Technology News
Tuesday May 13 | PC World
Pioneer to End Plasma Display Production
Japan's Pioneer plans to end production of plasma display panels as part of a restructuring program to return its operations to profit, it said Tuesday. via PC World
Tuesday May 13 | WIBW-TV Topeka
Hitachi Loss Widens On Sluggish US Plasma TV Sales
“While domestic sales of plasma TVs were fine, those sales in the U.S. were particularly sluggish”
Japanese electronics company Hitachi Ltd. said Tuesday its loss widened in the latest fiscal year because of weak sales of plasma TVs in the United States. via WIBW-TV Topeka
Tuesday May 13 | Reuters RSS Reuters.com
Hitachi losses grow, forecast below expectations
“A 10 percent rise -- if they can achieve this, that's not bad at all. There was some talk that they'd be much more conservative”
Japan's Hitachi Ltd tumbled to a quarterly loss on slow TV sales and a tax writedown but said it would rebound to a profit this year, and its shares were up 5 percent. via Reuters RSS Reuters.com
Monday May 12 | Inside Bay Area
Consumers caught in a tangle of cables
“We get a lot of customers every day (who are) confused”
Getting a new TV, particularly one of the latest flat-screen models, can be quite the thrill. via Inside Bay Area







