Local News: Columbus, MI 

 | 

Sign Up

 | 

Sign In

Electronics

Forum & Polls

News

3 hrs ago | The News Tribune

Teachers begin using cell phones for class lessons

Ariana Leonard's high school students shuffled in their seats, eagerly awaiting a cue from their Spanish teacher that the assignment would begin.

Comment?

Related Topix: Cell Phones, Cellphones, Education Etc., Florida, Cameras

8 hrs ago | CIOL

Mobile phones, future of documentary films

Mobile phones, the future of documentary films Mumbai Film Festival to screen mobile phone documentaries PANAJI, INDIA: Documentary films shot on mobile phones , a growing genre, will debut at the 11th edition of the Mumbai Film Festival next February.

Comment?

Related Topix: Cell Phones, India, World News

12 hrs ago | Physics Blog

Apple's iPhone set to make splash in South Korea

The iPhone's arrival in South Korea is generating considerable buzz among consumers and industry watchers amid expectations it will shake up a market dominated by world-beating domestic manufacturers.

Comment?

Related Topix: iPhone, South Korea, World News, Asia, Cell Phones, Cellphones, Computers

16 hrs ago | WPMT-TV York

Ready, set, shop: Stores open doors to throngs for traditional start of holiday buying season

The nation's retailers are ushering in the traditional start of the holiday shopping season with expanded hours and deep discounts on everything from toys to TVs to lure crowds of shoppers.

Comment?

Related Topix: TV, Life, Holidays, Thanksgiving, Retail, Wal Mart Stores, Laptops/Notebooks, Day after Thanksgiving

Thu Nov 26, 2009

The Sydney Morning Herald

Sales at 'ridiculous' levels for flat-screen TVs

'Perfect storm' ... Demand for televisions this Christmas is expected to outstrip the sales frenzy before the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games.

Comment?

Related Topix: TV, Televisions, Video Games, PlayStation 3

PR-inside.com

Research and Markets: The Innolux-CMO Merger: Impact on the...

On November 14, 2009, CMO and Innolux held respective board meetings, during which the boards of both companies approved the merger between CMO and Innolux via a share swap.

Comment?

Related Topix: Televisions, TV

The Post Chronicle

Infineon, Nokia Co-operate On Next Mobile Generation

Chipmaker Infineon has moved one step closer to supplying chips for high-end devices of Nokia by announcing a collaboration to create chips for the next mobile network generation.

Comment?

Related Topix: Cell Phones, Cellphones

CNET News.com I Tech Blog

Ericsson wins Nortel's North American GSM unit

Ericsson is slowly building its wireless business by scooping up parts of struggling Nortel.

Comment?

Related Topix: Nortel Network, Telecom, Cell Phones, Cellphones

CW33 Dallas KDAF-TV

EU charges Philips, others with fixing the price of TV, monitor cathode ray tubes

European Union antitrust regulators have charged Royal Philips Electronics NV and others with running a cartel to fix the price of cathode ray tubes used in televisions and computer monitors, the EU executive and Philips said Thursday.

Comment?

Related Topix: TV

RF Globalnet

Nokia Siemens Networks And LG Complete First End-To-End...

Nokia Siemens Networks and LG have recently completed the first end-to-end LTE interoperability tests in the 2100 MHz frequency band, the spectrum where first commercial deployments are expected in Japan.

Comment?

Related Topix: CPU, Science / Technology, Electronics, World News, Germany

Wed Nov 25, 2009

BroadcastNewsroom

Best Buy Continues to Offer Black Friday Bargains Early with Deals from Samsung

Best Buy wants the excitement of Black Friday to last all week and is offering Black Friday pricing on certain models of Samsung TV's. With the most robust and largest selection of televisions of any retailer in the country, Best Buy is the destination for home theater needs this holiday season whether customers are getting a gift for a loved one ...

Comment?

Related Topix: Best Buy, Retail, Televisions, Life, Holidays, Day after Thanksgiving, TV, Thanksgiving

ABC News

Stores Look to Basics to Draw in Holiday Shoppers

In this Nov. 28, 2009 file photo, hhoppers check out Black Friday early bird specials at the... FILE - In this Nov.

Comment?

Related Topix: Life, Holidays, Day after Thanksgiving, Bloomington, MN, TV, Entertainment

KPLR-11

On the Money: Before you buy holiday gifts, know the return policies

It's OK if your boyfriend doesn't like the digital camera you bought him. So long as he doesn't open the box.

Comment?

Related Topix: Cameras, Digital Cameras

WTOL-TV Toledo

Google,Virgin Media deals command TiVo spotlight

Deals with Google and Virgin Media took the spotlight away from TiVo's fiscal third-quarter loss Wednesday, as analysts said the company stands to benefit from the new agreements.

Comment?

Related Topix: Digital Video Recorders, TiVo, Startups, Emerging Technology, Search Engines

Whittier Daily News

Another View: Conserving TV electrons

WATCH your energy use. No, literally watch your energy use. Your television. Starting in 2011, energy efficiency requirements will increase on all televisions sold in California.

4 comments

Related Topix: TV, Energy, Pacific Gas and Electric

Tue Nov 24, 2009

The Jersey Journal

Warren-based Virgin Mobile USA acquired by Sprint Nextel

In this Monday, Oct. 26, 2009 file photo, a sign hangs outside a Sprint store in Saugus, Mass.

Comment?

Related Topix: Sprint, Telecom, IT Services, Wireless, Cell Phones, Cellphones, Overland Park, KS

CNET News.com

Google to track TiVo viewing habits

Google wants to know more about how TiVo owners are exposed to commercials. Google and TiVo know you accidentally watch a few ads while fast-forwarding through the commercial breaks of your recorded programs, and they'd like a little more data to back that up.

Comment?

Related Topix: Emerging Technology, Search Engines, Digital Video Recorders

WABC

Consumer group warns about toy hazards

Holiday shoppers should look out for toy hazards such as small parts, loud sounds, soft plastics and lead contamination, consumer advocates warned Tuesday.

Comment?

Related Topix: Cell Phones, Cellphones, Audiology, Medicine

Seattle's WB

EU drops monopoly abuse probe into chip maker Qualcomm after complaints withdrawn

European Union antitrust regulators on Tuesday dropped a monopoly abuse probe into wireless chip maker Qualcomm Inc.

Comment?

Related Topix: Cell Phones, Cellphones

RTE.ie

Nokia announces further staff cuts

Nokia, the world's biggest mobile phone maker, is to cut around 220 jobs in Japan as part of its plans to streamline its vast research and development operations.

Comment?

Related Topix: Cell Phones, Cellphones

Also on Topix