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TwitterIn the very near future, we may see batteries that can recharge in just three seconds. Researchers at MIT have discovered a method of recharging lithium ion batteries at greatly increased speeds. The best news is that their method uses common materials and therefore could hit the marketplace in as little as two years. Byoungwoo [...]
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Kindle Rival Finds Partners
Posted by scamboy on February 10th, 2009
Plastic Logic, maker of an electronic book reader, plans to announce partnership deals on Monday that it says will bring a number of major publications to its planned device. The company plans to make a device with a 10.7-inch diagonal electronic display, larger than the screens on an Amazon Kindle or Sony Reader, two of [...]
Amazon.com to Offer Kindle E-Books on Mobile Phones
Posted by scamboy on February 7th, 2009
Amazon.com is seizing on the popularity of its electronic book reader Kindle to reach a new market. On Friday the online retailer said it will make Kindle e-books available on a variety of mobile phones, but the company is not saying which books would be available or on which phones, according to the Associated Press. [...]
Japanese electronics giants face tough months ahead
Posted by scamboy on January 31st, 2009
Shares in the Japanese electronics giants Toshiba and Nintendo plunged on Friday after the companies warned late on Thursday of disappointing earnings ahead. The problems facing Japanese companies were highlighted after a government report early Friday showed a record decline in industrial production last month. Toshiba, Nintendo, Sony and NEC Electronics, some of the biggest [...]
IBM has cut thousands of jobs, quietly
Posted by scamboy on January 28th, 2009
With the recession forcing tech companies to announce thousands of layoffs, IBM Corp. is joining the fray — but not advertising it. The Armonk, N.Y.-based company has cut thousands of jobs over the past week, including positions in sales and the software and hardware divisions. IBM says the cuts are simply part of its ongoing [...]
Texas Instruments profit falls, to cut jobs
Posted by scamboy on January 27th, 2009
Texas Instruments posted a smaller-than-expected drop in quarterly profit, but said it may post a loss in the current quarter and announced a 12 percent cut in jobs, as demand for cell phone chips fell. But shares of the maker of wireless and analog chips rose 5 percent in after-hours trading on Monday as analysts [...]
CES 2009, Vegas
Posted by scamboy on January 5th, 2009
Smart gadgets, lifelike video, and pocket versions of laptop computers are expected to be Consumer Electronics Show (CES) stars as the annual extravaganza follows its gizmos onto the Web. Undaunted by global economic turmoil, some 2,700 makers of televisions, computers, mobile telephones, chips and other technological wares will tout their latest innovations at the 2009 [...]
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