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Entries for December, 2011

[CES 2012-IITPA] Dancing Robots of MINIROBOT

MINIROBOT(www.minirobot.co.kr) will show ‘ROBONOVA-2′ by participating in CES 2012 held in Las Vegas, US, from Jan 10th to 13th. (Picture: Dancing Robots that are placed in the Science Museum in Korea.) ROBONOVA-2 is a humanoid robot, and students can learn about mechanics & electronics through this robot. Also, People participate robot dance competition or robot Olympic with [...]

Jang In furniture to release Herald and Amelie Sofa

Jang In furniture(representative Jae-min Joe, www.jangin.com) released Herald and Amelie Sofa made through strict quality assurance. (Picture: chocolate brown color leather of Herald sofa presents a soft and cosy feeling) Herald sofa has a point with hardwood part in front of armrest, it directs premium sensitivity with stability. Also, the chocolate brown color leather of Herald sofa [...]

Netflix, Gap lag in customer satisfaction online

(Reuters) – Netflix Inc and Gap Inc were among the worst performers in customer satisfaction among the largest online retailers this holiday season, according to a survey released on Wednesday. Original post by timothy

OCZ Octane 512 GB Review: Meet Indilinx’s Everest Controller

What? A performance SSD from OCZ not based on SandForce’s tech? The new Octane SSD features an Indilinx controller. Does OCZ rectify the controller company’s past mistakes, or does it need more time to marinate? The truth lies somewhere in the middle. Original post by Janet Cloninger

OCZ Octane 512 GB SSD Review: Meet Indilinx’s Everest Controller

What? A performance SSD from OCZ not based on SandForce’s tech? The new Octane SSD features an Indilinx controller. Does OCZ rectify the controller company’s past mistakes, or does it need more time to marinate? The truth lies somewhere in the middle. Original post by Janet Cloninger

Apple iPhone 4S could launch in China in mid-January

Apple’s iPhone 4S may make its debut in China before Chinese New Year on January 23rd. Several retail stores in Shenzhen and Shenyang have already started taking pre-orders for the device, although Apple hasn’t yet said when it will officially launch the phone in China. The rumor was first reported by People’s Daily in China, which said [...]

AT&T completes $1.9 billion acquisition of Qualcomm spectrum

Following the FCC’s approval last week, AT&T announced Tuesday that it has finalized its acquisition of Qualcomm’s 700MHz spectrum licenses. The spectrum, which was previously used for Qualcomm’s FLO TV product, covers more than 300 million United States residents. AT&T said it paid Qualcomm approximately $1.9 billion in the deal. “This spectrum will help AT&T [...]

Logitech Revue units DOA for some customers, corrupted firmware to blame

Certain customers who recently purchased the Logitech Revue Google TV set top box with the hope of transforming their normal TV into a web-ready smart TV have been left with nothing but disappointment. Logitech has confirmed that a small percentage of recently manufactured Revue devices were shipped with “corrupted firmware,” preventing select customers from activating their new devices. The box would drop its connection [...]

Samsung, Sharp and others to pay $553 million fine for LCD price-fixing scheme

Samsung, Sharp, Innolux Corp, Hitachi, HannStar Display Corp, Chungwha Picture Tubes and Epson Imaging Devices Corp will pay a total of $553 million to settle accusations that the firms participated in an LCD price-fixing scheme. The price fixing resulted in inflation of display prices at the benefit of all companies involved, but at the cost [...]

[CES 2012] Midland Radio will be shown at CES 2012

Midland Radio(http://www.midlandradio.com), headquartered in Kansas City, MO, is the U.S. affiliate of an international group of companies with offices in North America, Europe and Asia. Since 1959, Midland has been at the forefront of two-way radio technology, offering products with the latest features at value prices. Midland is the oldest manufacturer of CB radios in [...]