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| Samsung hit record profit |
10/4/2013 |
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Analysts said robust sales of mid- to low-end smartphones and improved profit from semiconductor businesses were behind another record-high quarter.
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| Fibre sensors help high speed train safety |
10/4/2013 |
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Attuned to the contact between trains and tracks, the sensors can detect potential problems that include excessive vibrations, mechanical defects or speed and temperature anomalies.
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| Sony's PlayStation 4 is priced to outsell Xbox |
10/3/2013 |
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While gaming on alternative devices keeps on rising, it appears unlikely that Nintendo, Sony or Microsoft will be driven out of the living room by 2017 by competitors like Valve's online game distribution platform, Ouya's Android based microconsole or efforts from cable and telecom companies, IDC said.
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| Tesla stock falls after catching fire |
10/3/2013 |
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The driver told authorities he began to smell something burning and then the vehicle caught fire. Firefighters needed several attempts to extinguish the flames because the blaze kept reigniting.
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| Concealed online drug trading raided |
10/3/2013 |
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The site itself didn't sell drugs, but connected sellers with buyers, who would generally ship items through the mail. Silk Road using the Tor network - technology that was first developed by the U.S. Navy and conceals communications.
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| Is Bill Gates the next to go? |
10/2/2013 |
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"If both Gates and Ballmer are out, and better capital allocators are in, Microsoft's stock will hit $40 within the next several months," predicts Dan Ferris, investment analyst at Stansberry & Associates Investment Research. "If Gates announces his resignation, the stock will rally."
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| Nanocell chip to track cancer cell spread |
10/2/2013 |
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Nagrath and colleagues developed a graphene, oxide-based chip that can capture rare circulating tumor cells detached from an existing tumor and could be carried in the bloodstream to other tissues, spreading cancer.
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| Apple uses old margin formula for iPhone 5c |
10/2/2013 |
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"Many expected Apple to take an affordable strategy with the iPhone 5c, producing a lower-cost smartphone that would be priced at around $400 in order to address developing markets, such as China. However, the reality of the iPhone 5c is completely different, with Apple offering a phone with a $173 BOM and manufacturing cost, and a $549 price tag.
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| Freedom Pop now offers free IP phone, message and data services |
10/1/2013 |
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On Tuesday FreedonPop started selling its first smartphone, the HTC Evo Design, and began offering its first voice and messaging communications services following its usual freemium model: the first 200 minutes, 500 texts and 500 MBs of data each month are free – anything more you pay for.
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| Nokia Windows phone gains ground in Europe |
10/1/2013 |
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During the three months to August, the Windows Phone platform reached a market share of over 10 percent for the first time in France and Britain, with 10.8 percent and 12 percent respectively.
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| Barclays said : Taiwan has right environment for M & A |
10/1/2013 |
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The British bank group said it is possible for Taiwanese firms to see successful transformations similar to Lenovo Group¡¯s (“Ïë) ¡ª from a traditional PC company to a ¡°PC plus-type¡± company, but added that execution in any merger and acquisition always brings risks.
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| Galaxy Note rules the Phablet world |
10/1/2013 |
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With the third iteration of the Galaxy Note, Samsung has refused to add kitschy features. Rather it has focused on improving the human interaction elements in using this device as an all-in-one communications device.
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| TSMC COO to retire |
9/30/2013 |
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TSMC has announced that executive VP and co-chief operating officer overseeing R&D, Shang-yi Chiang, will retire from the company on October 31, 2013.
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| BYO phone may be the answer |
9/30/2013 |
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The idea is simple: enable consumers to replace individual components of their phone -- the screen, speakers, battery, storage, camera etc. -- while retaining the device's basic frame. It's essentially a phone you assemble like Lego.
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| New York highways to setup "text zone" |
9/30/2013 |
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"With this new effort, we are sending a clear message to drivers that there is no excuse to take your hands off the wheel and eyes off the road because your text can wait until the next texting zone," Cuomo said.
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| China to lift ban on game consoles |
9/30/2013 |
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Now, on the eve of the launch of the PS4 and Xbox One, a new soldier in the console war has joined the fight, and could massively boost sales, as well as instigate a sea change in game design that will forever alter the video gaming landscape.
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| China's Montage files for IPO |
9/27/2013 |
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Montage, which received backing from Intel Capital in 2006 and 2008, has registered to sell 7.1 million shares at between $12 and $14 per share. At the mid-point this would be a $92 million IPO and give the company a market capitalization of about $345 million.
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| when smartphone snaps great pictures |
9/27/2013 |
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It’s easy to see why smartphone manufacturers are jumping on the photography bandwagon, and why camera makers are worried about it. Consumers want to be able to take a photo – or a selfie – edit it, and then upload straight onto the net.
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