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Samsung Unveils Fast Graphics Memory Chip

South Korea's Samsung Electronics said Friday it has completed development of a new 128M-bit graphics memory chip that incorporates DDR (double data rate) SDRAM (synchronous random access memory) technology and operates at 500Mbps.

Toshiba Debuts LCD for E-Books

Toshiba will soon begin selling a new low-temperature TFT (polysilicon thin-film transistor) LCD (liquid crystal display) designed for use with electronic book readers, the company announced Wednesday.

Samsung, Toshiba debut SmartMedia cards

Users of portable electronic devices such as digital still cameras and MP3 players will soon be able to store and carry more information with them as the next generation of SmartMedia cards hits the market.

Samsung adds pics to MP3 player

And you thought MP3 players were just about music? South Korea's Samsung Electronics has updated its Yepp MP3 player with a new model that brings pictures along with sounds.

Sony Targets Palm with Clie PDA

Aiming squarely at the bows of Palm, Sony will unveil later this week launch plans for its new Palm-OS based personal digital assistant (PDA), the Clie.

Sony to launch SACD/DVD combo player

Aiming at the high end audio and video market (read: people who are serious about their home entertainment and have the wallet to match), Sony is about to launch a new combination optical disc player that supports both DVD-Video and the company's new...

NTT DoCoMo's I-mode Service Fails Again

NTT DoCoMo's "i-Mode" enlisted 10 million subscribers before the service had even completed its first year of operation. Now, problems are beginning to surface as more and more subcribers actually use the service.

G8 Leaders Agree to More Talks on Digital Divide

After three days of talks and months of preparation, leaders of the world's seven largest economic powers plus Russia failed to agree on any specific action to bridge the growing technological divide between the world's richest and poorest nations. A...

G8 Summit Begins With Strong IT Focus

After more than a year of planning and two weeks of build-up meetings, the Okinawa Summit of leaders from the world's seven largest economic powers plus Russia begins Friday with information technology, and more specifically the digital divide, at th...

ICANN Votes to Add New Top Level Domains

At the end of the a four day meeting in Yokohama, Japan, the board of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) voted unanimously Sunday to create new top level domains for the Internet.

Sony withdraws more claims in Connectix case

A day before they were due to be heard in court, eleven claims of patent infringement against Connectix have been withdrawn by Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. (SCEI) and its US unit.

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