Consumer Electronics Industry
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Consumer electronics hit by inventory glut
News Inventories pile up for manufacturers of computers, mobile phones and TVs, signaling a worse-than-forecast fourth quarter.
Tags: Hardware, Sales strategy, Sales/revenue, Cost control, Business development/management, SanDisk Corp., Inventory, TV, Electronics, Sales
Dell to cut bonuses, trim management
News Michael Dell, who recently returned to the helm of the PC maker he founded, announces cost-cutting measures to employees in a memo.
Tags: Desktops, HR policies and procedures
High-def TV not ready for Net's prime time
News There may not be enough room in the Net's pipes or in the servers offering video streams for high-definition television.
Tags: Mobile platforms/communications, Video
Sony CEO stresses convergence to save CE industry
News The company's chief makes liberal use of celebrities to outline principles to help industry weather economic storm.
Tags: Consumer Technology, Digital media, Blu-ray, Convergence, entertainment, Consumer Electronics Industry, movie, Wi-Fi, CEO, industry
Gartner: PCs, handsets to lead electronics recovery
News Analyst firm says it has seen first signs of economic recovery in the electronics industry, with mobile phone and consumer PC markets leading the way.
Tags: Personal Computers, Cellular phones, Smart phones, mobile-phone, Phone, home PC, Recovery, handset, Personal Computers, Semiconductor
RealNetworks continues to develop DVD-copying device
News Though a judge made decide to retain a ban on sales of Real's DVD-copying technology, the company continues to develop film-copying device.
Tags: DVD, RealNetworks Inc., DVD-copying, Sales, DVD, MPAA, job posting, job, Hollywood, industry
EC approves Kenwood-JVC merger
News The European Commission has found that a proposed merger between Kenwood and JVC meets EU regulations.
Tags: Consumer Technology, Mergers, Acquisitions, Kenwood, Mobile, Electronics, JVC, European Commission, China, Taiwan
Gosling: Blu-ray victory to spur Java creativity
News So-called father of Java hopes that JavaFX will enable a Blu-ray graphical user experience beyond playing high-definition DVDs.
Tags: Java
Hollywood studios sue over DVD piracy
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Hollywood studios allege DVD piracy in suit
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Intel fund to bolster consumer electronics
News Intel has created a US$200 million venture capital fund to invest in start-ups and small companies that specialize in technology for the home.
Toshiba to showcase fuel cell prototype
News Toshiba next week plans to exhibit a fuel cell prototype that it said has the potential to replace environmentally taxing, rechargeable batteries with clean-energy technology.
Yahoo makes push for Net-enabled TVs
News The Internet giant hopes to spur new options for TV watching and advertising, and it is joining Intel to try to gain a foothold in the consumer electronics market.
Tags: Web services, Web 2.0, Web sites, Internet advertising, Intel Corp., TV, Yahoo! Inc., Advertisement, software, processor
Commentary: Is the recording industry too greedy?
News My sympathy with the recording industry is finally exhausted. The Secure Digital Music Initiative has become an embarrassment to its industry and a barnacle on intellectual property law.
BeComm unveils device networking software
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