LG Display Q2 seen surging but LCD outlook dimmer
South Korean flat screen maker LG Display Co (034220.KS: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) and two smaller Taiwanese rivals are set to post profits for the second quarter that more than trebled thanks to strong demand for TVs and tight supplies of PC panels.But a global economic slowdown that threatens to depress consumer spending and […]
Samsung SDI to invest $529 million to up OLED output
South Korean display maker Samsung SDI Co (006400.KS: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) said on Monday it would boost production of next-generation organic displays to six times the current level by mid-2009, spending $529 million.The move comes as leading panel makers try to grab a piece of the fast-growing market for active-matrix organic light-emitting diode […]
Gadget buyers seen as assertive, even arrogant: study
Know someone who loves gadgets and can’t wait to buy the newest model? Chances are you would describe them as assertive and a strong leader — and possibly arrogant, according a U.S. research.An online study evaluating the characteristics of 25,000 American adults found avid technology consumers tended to score highly in personality traits such as […]
Motorola to halve research labs
Motorola Inc (MOT.N: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz), the No. 3 mobile phone maker, said on Friday it would roughly halve the size of its research labs to about 300 people as it plans to halt some projects and move at least 180 people to other units.The loss-making company, which is planning to spin off […]
Manners still matter when you’re poking on Facebook
Should you reject a friend on MySpace? How do you ward off an old lover on Facebook?Have no fear. Britain’s etiquette bible has come to the rescue for social networkers who are at a loss about how to behave with online decorum.
Debrett’s have helped to compile a new set of “golden rules” for devotees of […]
AMD launches much-awaited Puma notebook chip line
Advanced Micro Devices Inc is rolling out a much-awaited line-up of chips for laptops, as Intel Corp’s main rival seeks to regain a competitive footing against the world’s biggest chip maker.AMD, which in April posted its sixth consecutive quarterly loss amid missteps and market-share losses to Intel, said the launch of the processors and related […]
Dell eyes two-thirds of sales from outside U.S. in 5 years
Dell Inc (DELL.O: Quote, Profile, Research), the world’s No. 2 personal computer maker, said on Friday sales outside the United States were growing much faster than its home market and could account for two-thirds of total revenues within five years.Revenue from international regions topped U.S. revenue for the first time, with Brazil, Russia, India and […]
Computer trained to “read” mind images of words
A computer has been trained to “read” people’s minds by looking at scans of their brains as they thought about specific words, researchers said on Thursday.They hope their study, published in the journal Science, might lead to better understanding of how and where the brain stores information.
This might lead to better treatments for language disorders […]
Tech execs plan for economic troubles
Technology executives around the world are preparing for economic troubles to deepen.Many hope that their products will prove indispensable for customers and see emerging economies as sure-growth markets.
But low- and middle-income U.S. consumers are struggling, and the relative strength of U.S. corporations may not last, executives said at the Reuters Global Technology, Media and Telecoms […]
Phone-wallets still years away
The new technology which enables small payments from mobile phones by just flashing the handset is likely to reach masses only around 2012, when one phone from five sold will be equipped with the technology.Consumers will be able to use a phone as a wallet or as an access card simply by waving it over […]