LG unveils mini-notebook at electronics fair (ABC 7 Chicago)
South Korea's giant electronics company LG debuted its new mini-notebook computer at the Consumer Electronics Fair in Berlin.
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Jonathan Takiff: Electronics Expo adds high-tech home show (Philly.com)
BERLIN, Germany - What's the world of consumer electronics coming to? How about to a whole-house/whole-life embrace of technology. The clues are all there to pick up through today at IFA - International Funkausstellung - the meeting ground of electronics manufacturers, retailers, media and the C.E.-loving public - held at the giant Messe Berlin exhibit and fairgrounds in West Berlin.
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Report: Samsung working to acquire SanDisk (Miami Herald)
Samsung Electronics Co. is pursuing an acquisition of U.S. computer memory card maker SanDisk Corp., a South Korean online business newspaper reported Friday.
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5 Cool Hacks for Your Entertainment Gadgets (Washington Post)
When you're serious about entertainment, you don't want to settle for the standard features. You want more storage, more options, and more convenience. But most consumer electronics come with built-in limitations that can prevent you from getting maximum use out of them.
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Electronics makers expect slower sales (International Herald Tribune)
Consumer electronics makers attending a trade show in Berlin said they were bracing themselves for slower sales growth, but were counting on consumers to turn to home entertainment amid tougher economic times and tighter budgets.
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BASF to Strengthen Its Automotive Business in India (ThomasNet)
Mumbai, India - o New engineering plastics compounding plant and computer aided engineering lab in Thane o Expansion of coatings facilities in Mangalore and catalyst plant in Chennai BASF announced its plans to expand its offerings for the automotive industry in India with investments in plants and technology. The company will build a new engineering plastics compounding plant at its existing ...
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Wireless technologies used today based on decades of work at Virginia Tech (PhysOrg)
Technologies used today by companies, such as Direct TV, Iridium Satellite, Bluetooth, and Globalstar, are based on satellite communications efforts started at Virginia Tech four decades ago in its Bradley Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE).
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U.S. Stock-Index Futures Decline as Oil Rises; UAL and GM Drop (Bloomberg.com)
Sept. 4 (Bloomberg) -- U.S. stock-index futures fell as oil's advance dimmed the earnings outlook for airlines and automakers and investors speculated a report on service industries will show the economic slowdown is broadening.
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Samsung's X360: Lighter Than Air -- but Not Thinner (PC World)
Samsung has detailed specifications for the X360 laptop and while it's lighter than Apple's Macbook Air the new machine is...
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Noir Leather show draws crowd, but no cops (Detroit Free Press)
Some city officials feared they'd be bawdy, loud and out of control.
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