The European Commission (EC) has accused six TV and monitor companies of running a cartel in the cathode-ray tube (CRT) market, charging the companies after a two-year long investigation. The companies in question are Philips, LG Electronics, Chunghwa Picture Tubes, Matsushita, Samsung and Toshiba . The complaint is that the manufacturers colluded in an effort [...]
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Myka introduces ION media center set-top
Myka has launched the Myka ION media center set-top box this weekend, giving users a one-stop shop for Internet video services and video playback via your HDTV. The ION has an Intel Atom 1.6Ghz Processor 330,a NVIDIA ION Graphics Processor, as well as 4GB of RAM, ten USB 2.0 ports, VGA / DVI / HDMI [...]
IE Looses more market share to Chrome and Firefox
According to new figures from Net Applications, both Firefox and Google Chrome continue to wrestle away market share from long time leader Internet Explorer, with Chrome seeing the strongest growth. Chrome saw over 10 percent growth to reach 3.58 percent market share, while Firefox continued its ascent moving to 24.07 percent. Apple’s Safari still remains [...]
Wii sales are stagnant, says Nintendo pres
Confirming the news that has been bugging Nintendo investors for months, president Satoru Iwata says Wii sales are completely stagnant at this point, partially due to the lack of “must-have” games and accessories. Nintendo’s president has admitted that sales of the Wii console have stalled, in part due to a lack of must-have software. Recently [...]
Microsoft and MySpace in talks over music service
According to AllthingsDigital, Microsoft is in early talks with MySpace in an effort to have MySpace Music tied-in with the MSN online portal. Microsoft has its own service, MSN Music, but traffic ranks significantly lower than MySpace Music and Microsoft has been looking to kill off the service for some time. As of April, AOL [...]
Black Wii headed to Europe as well
In June, Nintendo released the Wii console with a black colorway in Japan and the company has announced today that the same limited edition console will be headed to Europe for the holiday season. The Wii launches on November 6th in both the UK and Ireland and will carry an MSRP of £179.99. The system [...]
Palm Pre selling well from O2
Wireless carrier 02 has noted today that the Palm Pre smartphone is selling very well in the UK and Germany where it launched last week. “We’ve sold more Palm Pre alone today that we normally sell total devices on a Friday,” added a spokesperson, via TechRadar . “And one in two customers is buying a [...]
Amazon drops Wii price in the UK
The e-tailer Amazon has slashed the price of the Nintendo Wii to £139.99 in the UK, down from £179.99. The Amazon bundle includes one wireless controller and the game Wii Sports and seems to be a way to clear stock for the more expensive Wii MotionPlus bundle. That bundle will sell for £179.99 and include [...]
iPhone sales surge year-on-year
Following Apple’s Q1 fiscal earnings report last week, it was made clear that the iPhone continues to be a huge seller, selling 4,363,000 units for the period, an 88 percent growth year-on-year. Total iPhone sales for 2008 now stand at 13.7 million. Apple began selling its first generation iPhone in fiscal 2007 and then the [...]
Latest PS3 firmware update hits consoles
Sony has released the latest firmware update for the PlayStation 3 gaming console, updating some media capabilities. The update, version 2.60′s, “key feature is a new Photo Gallery application, which delivers a suite of tools for sorting through and displaying your digital photo collection. Digital pictures can be organized in groups according to various criteria, [...]