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- Samsung Electronic laptop battery melts
- Samsung Electronic laptop battery meltsUsed for about 3.5 hours on a PILLOW.I'm still amazed at how STUPID people can be. No wonder we have so many Darwin-award nominees every year.You have to be an idiot to set a HOT electronic device on top of a EASILY FLAMMABLE pillow....
- Tags: Engineering, Notebooks, journalism, laptop computer, battery, Samsung Electronic, laptop battery melt, melt, pillow, laptop battery, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
- Discussion threads 2008-02-24
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- News to know: Logitech-LifeSize; Macworld; Droid sales; Tandberg; e-book readers
- Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET's around-the-Web tech coverage.: Larry Dignan: Logitech gobbles up LifeSize; Enters video conferencing Dave Greenfield: Logitech Buys LifeSize. Now what about Polycom?...
- Tags: Larry Dignan, Dana Blankenhorn, Mary Jo Foley, Sales, Ryan Naraine, Sam Diaz, E-book Reader, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, E-books, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Operating Systems, Software, Personal Technology, Hardware
- Blog posts 2009-11-11
- News to know: Nook; Yahoo; Sun; Net Neutrality; Apple; Windows 7
- Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET's around-the-Web tech coverage. Ed Burnette: Meet Nook: Barnes and Noble's sexy new book reader Matthew Miller: B&N Nook ebook reader revolutionizes...
- Tags: Larry Dignan, Sun Microsystems Inc., Yahoo! Inc., Apple MacBook, Apple iMac, Apple Inc., Net Neutrality, Sam Diaz, Microsoft Windows 7, E-books, Microsoft Windows, Desktops, Notebooks, Personal Technology, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets
- Blog posts 2009-10-21
- RIM BlackBerry Storm 2 (Verizon Wireless)
- Photo gallery:BlackBerry Storm 2Let's be honest. Research in Motion's first foray in the world of the touch-screen smartphones wasn't exactly a smashing success. The RIM BlackBerry Storm was riddled with bugs and performance issues, which were resolved with subsequent software updates, but still, the damage had been done. However, there...
- Tags: Handhelds, Keyboards, Smart phones, Verizon Wireless, RIM BlackBerry, Research In Motion Ltd., RIM BlackBerry Storm, BlackBerry Storm 2, RIM BlackBerry Storm 2, Storm 2, BlackBerry Storm
- Product reviews 2009-10-15
- Samsung SP-A900B
- Samsung, with the help of video guru Joe Kane, again delivers outstanding performance in the high-end front projection DLP category with the flagship SP-A900B. This 1080p resolution, one-chip DLP projector sports the latest Dark Chip 4 chip from Texas Instruments, but otherwise appears virtually the same as the SP-A800B that...
- Tags: Projectors, Network technology, picture menu, menu system, Samsung SP-A900B, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., projector
- Product reviews 2009-09-14
- So which device is my top King of the QWERTYs?
- So which device is my top King of the QWERTYs?What about the Samsung Jack?Why didn't you try the Samsung Jack along with the Dash? I found it had a more comfortable keyboard than the Dash and had a better camera too.What About the AT&T HTC Tilt?Two years old...and still...
- Tags: Keyboards, E71, Samsung Jack, Full QWERTY, QWERTYS, Touch Pro
- Discussion threads 2009-07-30
- PC makers are lying to you about battery life
- PC makers are lying to you about battery lifeI get about 30-45 minutesBut then I have a gaming laptop with sli graphics.On my Sony Vaio, i get about 5 hours under normal use ntnt5.5 hours, 5900 mAH batterySamsung NC20 with a mildly customized power profile, running at 62.5% brightness.Now lets...
- Tags: Engineering, battery, MSI, Toshiba Corp.
- Discussion threads 2009-06-18
- US Congress Ready to Act on Human Rights Crisis in Tech Industry Supply Chains
- Following on from yesterday's riff on traceability technology for Vietnamese fisheries, it turns out Silicon Valley may yet be its own best customer. Despite common knowledge of serious human rights abuses relating to the mining of cassiterite in the Democratic Republic of Congo the industry has not gone far enough to guarantee...
- Tags: Enterprise Software, Finance, Financial Accounting, James Farrar, Mineral, Software, Supply Chain Management (SCM), U.S. Congress
- Blog posts 2009-05-21
- Third-gen iPhone only a "modest" upgrade?
- A thread was posted on a Chinese Apple fan site from a member purporting to have used the upcoming third-generation iPhone hardware that's due to be announced next month at WWDC. In the posting "patapon200" claims that the next-gen iPhone will be almost physically identical to the...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Memory, 3G, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Jason D. O'Grady
- Blog posts 2009-05-12
- Is Twitter the new business card?
- Is Twitter the new business card?Twitter is the Rich Man's business cardHi Jennifer,I think that Twitter has a very high potential of becoming a business card, but a lot of people are web-savvy, but are not rich enough to afford a web-enabled mobile device yet. Connecting asynchronously should also be...
- Tags: PDAs, Handhelds, Twitter, business card, new business card
- Discussion threads 2009-05-06
- Samsung SGH-A657 (AT&T)
- The market for rugged phones remains relatively small, but it shows no signs of waning. For a long time Sprint and Nextel had a monopoly on sturdy designs--Sprint with Sanyo models and Nextel with Motorola handsets--but other carriers have begun to catch up. Last fall, AT&T offered its second...
- Tags: Telecom & Utilities, Samsung SGH-A657, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., phone, AT&T Corp.
- Product reviews 2009-04-17
- News to know: EMC, Intel Atom, ICANN Chief, Mac event, Green
- Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage. Larry Dignan: EMC discloses DOJ probe Heather Clancy: EMC joins SmartWay fold Sam Diaz: Intel and...
- Tags: Google Inc., Larry Dignan, Richard Koman, Apple Macintosh, ICANN, Mary Jo Foley, Microsoft Corp., EMC Corp., Sam Diaz, Intel Atom, Intel Corp., Sales Strategy, Linux, Desktops, Storage, Cloud Computing, Open Source, Sales, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware
- Blog posts 2009-03-03
- Samsung's NX hybrid digital cameras unveiled, bridging gap between dSLR and compact point-and-shoot
- Just a day before the official start of PMA 2009, electronics giant Samsung has announced its new NX Series, a new family of hybrid digital cameras that offer the performance and image quality of a dSLR and the portability and convenience of a compact point-and-shoot. Like conventional...
- Tags: DSLR, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., Digital Camera, Camera, Digital Cameras, Digital Photography, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Andrew Nusca
- Blog posts 2009-03-02
- CES 2009: Meet Samsung's iPod killer, the touchscreen P3 [day 2]
- The last of the Samsung press conference: their P3 touchscreen MP3 player. The P3, a widescreen portable multimedia player, has an "EmoTure" interface with true haptic feedback. It's a CES Innovations 2009 Design and Engineering Award honoree. The 8GB player boasts a 3-inch WQVGA TFT-LCD touch screen...
- Tags: Touch Screen, Apple iPod, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., P3, Keyboards, Monitors & Displays, Digital Music, Digital Media, Hardware, Peripherals, Components, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Andrew Nusca
- Blog posts 2009-01-07
- Intel claims quantum leap in fiber-optic detectors
- Intel claims quantum leap in fiber-optic detectorsGermanium is OLD.Ever since photographers needed way to quantify amount of light present in situation, large bubbled light meters are symbol of professionalism & all use germanium arsinide to measure light levels. I'm sure something is new, maybe publics need for 200 gb/s data...
- Tags: INTERNET, Fiber optics, Optical networking, Network technology, Germanium, Intel Corp., fiber-optic detector, fiber-optics
- Discussion threads 2008-12-08
- SignalBoost Mobile Professional Amplifier Kit
- If we ever need an industrial-strength cell phone-signal booster, Wilson Electronics would be one of the first places we'd look. Over the last couple of years, we've discovered that company is a reliable source for improving your cell phone reception--whether you're a trucker who makes runs through rural areas or...
- Tags: Advertising & Promotion, Construction, Wi-Fi, Mobile Professional, amplifier, mobile, Wilson Electronics
- Product reviews 2008-10-10
- Sony KDL-46W4100
- As Sony and Samsung continue to battle for LCD supremacy, Sony is trickling down previously premium features to its less expensive models. That's where the KDL-46W4100 comes in; it's the least expensive 2008 Bravia LCD to feature a 120Hz refresh rate and dejudder video processing, and it currently costs hundreds...
- Tags: TVs, TV & Home Theater, Sony Corp., Sony KDL-46W4100, TV
- Product reviews 2008-06-04
- What ultra portable meets my needs for under $1000?
- I have spent quite a bit of time and even more money trying to find a solution that would help me be productive during my daily 2 hour train commute and while traveling. I have also added the restrictions that it has to be very portable, lighter than my MBP,...
- Tags: Device, Mobile, Battery, Display, Advantage, Keyboards, Microsoft Windows, Bluetooth, Engineering, Wi-Fi, Hardware, Peripherals, Operating Systems, Software, Wireless, Matthew Miller
- Blog posts 2008-04-18
- The Cassiterite Crisis - How Tech Boom Fuels Human Rights Risk in Africa
- A disturbing article this week in the FT reports how cassiterite sourced through the use of child and slave labour has made it into the supply chains of global electronic goods manufacturers. Cassiterite is a derivative of tin ore necessarily used in circuitry and its use has, ironically, enabled...
- Tags: Cassiterite, Enterprise Software, James Farrar, Management, Microsoft Corp., Safety Condition, Software, Strategy, Supply Chain, Supply Chain Management (SCM)
- Blog posts 2008-03-07
- News to know: Adobe launches AIR 1.0; Private IE 8 beta; Apple IIc; Jeremy Allison
- Notable headlines: Adobe to launch AIR 1.0 Techmeme. Putting terabytes of memory into servers, the cheap way Mary Jo Foley: Private IE 8 beta 1 test build coming soon Richard Stiennon: Pakistan removed...
- Tags: Adobe Systems Inc., Google Inc., Jeremy Allison, Apple Inc., Microsoft Internet Explorer, Beta, Internet, Wireless LANs, E-mail Providers, Open Source, Wireless, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-02-25
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