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Entries for August, 2011

Hard Drives 101: Magnetic Storage

Even though we shun hard drives in this era of SSDs, magnetic storage is really quite remarkable. In this piece, we dive into the history of hard drives, dissect the technology that makes them work, and explore the advances that give us 3 TB drives today. Original post by Julie

‘Preview in Seoul 2011,’ a Venue to Discover the Latest Global Textile Trends, Kicked off!

Covers all textiles of new-concept functionality and eco-friendly textiles ‘Preview In Seoul 2011 (PIS),’ Korea’s premier textile exhibition, began at COEX, 1st floor, B hall on Wednesday, August 31. The PIS, which has been organized by the Korea Federation of Textile Industries (KOFOTI; Chairman, Ro, Hee-chan), since 2000 and is now in its 12th year, [...]

[PIS 2011 Interview] Dong-Soo Kim, a Vice President of KOFOTI, Saying “We’ll Contribute to Expand Export for Korean Textile Industry”

‘Preview in Seoul (PIS) 2011′ in which diverse complex functional and eco-friendly materials to lead future fashion business are displayed is held in COEX, Seoul, from August 31 to September 2. AVING interviewed Dong-Soo Kim, a vice president of KOFOTI (Korea Federation of Textile Industries). (Picture: Dong-Soo Kim, a vice president KOFOTI) Q1. Please explain [...]

Motorola announces PRO+ Android phone; likely headed to AT&T, T-Mobile [video]

Motorola on Tuesday unveiled a new Android smartphone that is likely soon headed to both AT&T and T-Mobile here in the U.S. The Motorola PRO+ runs Android 2.3 Gingerbread and features a candy bar form factor with a full QWERTY keypad. The BlackBerry-like QWERTY sits beneath a 3.1-inch VGA touchscreen display, and spec highlights include [...]

AT&T to finally launch LG Thrill 4G on September 4th, $99.99

AT&T is finally set to launch its first 3D smartphone, the LG Thrill 4G. No, that 4G doesn’t mean users will be able to take advantage of AT&T’s soft launched 4G LTE network, but the Thrill will begin burning up AT&T’s previous-generation fourth-generation network when it becomes available for purchase this Sunday, September 4th. We reviewed [...]

[L&D Korea 2011 Preview] Apex Intec to Introduce LED Street Lighting & Security Lighting

Apex Intec, secialized in LED lighting manufacturing, will participate in ‘L&D KOREA 2011 (The 2nd International LED & Display Korea),’ which is going to be held in EXCO, Daegu, from September 28 to 30. LED Street lighting & Security lighting of Apex Intec that are adapted OTP, OCP, OVP circuit, LED lighting powered drivers, wrong [...]

Samsung says not planning sharp cut in LCD output

SEOUL (Reuters) – Samsung Electronics Co denied a media report that it was planning to cut flat-screen production for televisions by four-fifths by the end of this year due to tumbling demand, and reiterated that it would keep production flexible. Original post by samzenpus

Reports mixed on whether or not Apple’s iTunes Match will support streaming [video]

When Apple originally announced its new iTunes Match service, which was launched to developers yesterday inside iTunes 10.5 beta 6.1, the Cupertino-based company said the service would allow users to download previously purchased music. At the time, it appeared the benefit for iTunes Match was that it would allow users to pull down any track [...]

Global Solar Energy to Produce the most efficient flexible modules in the world

Thin-film manufacturer Global Solar Energy this month commissioned its new production facility. Flexible modules that are currently the most efficient of their kind worldwide are now manufactured at the site in Berlin-Adlershof, which has a production capacity of 35 megawatts (MW). Over 60 vacancies have already been filled at the plant with a further 100 [...]

HP resurrects TouchPad for one last go at the iPad

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Hewlett Packard Co plans to crank out “one last run” of TouchPads, days after declaring it will kill off a line of tablets that failed to challenge Apple Inc’s command of the booming market. Original post by samzenpus