News: Reads from WWW
Thursday, 24 May 2012
More Scoops on LG's Upcoming 55-inch OLED TV
LG has gone back to the drawing board for their imminent 55EM9600 OLED TV, judging by the carbon fiber back and sturdier stand which the display sports. There are murmurs of a steeper price tag too, compared to initial rumors of a US$8,000 retail price.
Monday, 21 May 2012
Monmouth: World's First 'Wikipedia Town'
Known as the 'Monmouthpedia' project, Wikipedia blankets the entire Welsh town with QR codes related to 500 articles penned in 25 languages for visitors to lap up.
Friday, 18 May 2012
Sony and Panasonic in Talks for Joint OLED TV Venture
It is a little late to start development on OLED televisions when LG and Samsung already have one foot in the game. Nonetheless, Sony and Panasonic are rumored to be in talks to co-develop and mass produce OLED display sets.
Wednesday, 16 May 2012
Ikea's Uppleva TV to Feature Popular Video Streaming Apps
According to GigaOM's report, Ikea's upcoming Uppleva 'home theater in a box' will allegedly carry popular video streaming apps like YouTube and Vimeo. Ikea's all-in-one solution is expected to be launched in Europe next month before trickling down to the rest of the world.
Tuesday, 15 May 2012
Tizen OS Can Run Android Applications
The new Linux-based open source mobile OS can run Android applications via a program called Application Compatibility Layer (ACL), reports the Handheld Blog.
Samsung Injects Dual View into Upcoming OLED TVs
Samsung has plans to bring Dual View benefits to their upcoming OLED televisions, as revealed during the Samsung Premium TV Showcase held in South Korea recently.
Monday, 14 May 2012
Panasonic Suffers Record Loss, Plasma TV Sales in The Red
Panasonic will be scrambling to turn things around after suffering a record net loss of US$9.7 billion. Things aren't looking too rosy for its plasma division either with a 41 percent dip in sales.
Friday, 11 May 2012
Facebook Tests Out 'Highlight' Feature
The social networking company is testing out a new feature which enables users to highlight postings at a nominal fee or none at all.
Thursday, 10 May 2012
Samsung's OLED HDTV Will Cost You US$9000
Samsung is set to unleash their OLED televisions in the second half of the year at a whopping price of US$9,000. Expect them to come in 55-inch packages.
Tuesday, 8 May 2012
LG-made Google TVs Landing in The States on May 21st
LG is expected to roll out new Google TV models in the States on May 21st, as the South Korean firm aims to secure a larger chunk of the Internet TV market.