Stories by: John Blau

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Philips plans rival to TiVo personal video recorder 06 September, 2007 12:06:02

Philips is developing a personalized video recorder application that learns users' viewing tastes, and that could compete with TiVo.
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IFA: Exhibitors show off little, large and 3D displays 04 September, 2007 12:35:52

The IFA international consumer electronics show in Berlin has been a platform for manufacturers to launch innovative gadgets aimed at tech-savvy consumers. This year's event is no exception.
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IFA - Samsung launches video MP3 player, Blu-ray/HD DVD player 31 August, 2007 14:36:49

Samsung Electronics has unveiled an MP3 music player with video playback and its first high-definition player supporting the two rival movie disc formats -- Blu-ray Disc and HD DVD.
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IFA - Acer, China Huala Group join Blu-ray Disc camp 31 August, 2007 10:47:19

Supporters of the Blu-ray Disc format came to Berlin armed with key announcements to underscore their commitment to the next-generation movie disc.
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IFA - Battle over high-def formats comes to Berlin 30 August, 2007 14:03:42

Visitors to the IFA consumer electronics show, which opens Friday in Berlin, will have ringside seats to the war over high-definition disc formats raging between Blu-ray Disc and HD DVD.
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Bankrupt BenQ Mobile sues parent again 14 August, 2007 13:09:57

The mobile phones that once flowed from bankrupt German handset manufacturer BenQ Mobile GmbH & Co. OHG are being replaced by lawsuits.
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Vodafone wants say in both LTE and WiMax 10 August, 2007 12:40:09

Vodafone doesn't want to miss out on the next big wireless technology, no matter what it is.
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Dell buys software license management company 03 August, 2007 10:12:55

Dell Inc. has agreed to acquire ASAP Software Inc. in a move to meet demand from large customers for tools and services that help manage their software assets.
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Merger costs dog Alcatel-Lucent in Q2 01 August, 2007 10:34:17

Merger costs, flat sales and a strong Euro contributed to a second-quarter net loss at Alcatel-Lucent.
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Poor memory chip sales widen Infineon Q2 losses 31 July, 2007 08:08:59

German chip maker, Infineon Technologies, failed to stem losses in its fiscal third quarter largely due to the poor performance of its memory chip spin-off Qimonda.
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SAP, Siemens hope to benefit from German Web 3.0 project 26 July, 2007 11:12:34

German high-tech heavyweights SAP and Siemens are among the companies that hope to benefit from a government-funded program to develop new semantic Web technologies.