Stories by Dan Nystedt

Taiwanese LCD giants merge to better compete globally

Taiwan's biggest LCD monitor maker on Saturday agreed to buy the island's second largest LCD screen maker in a bid to compete with South Korea's market leading giants.

Written by Dan Nystedt15 Nov. 09 01:02

Android smartphone pioneer hits turbulence in Q3

High Tech Computer (HTC), which developed the first smartphone based on Google's Android mobile operating system, saw revenue decline in the third quarter due to increased competition and weak sales in Europe.

Written by Dan Nystedt09 Nov. 09 20:21

Microsoft says Windows 7 doing well so far

Microsoft's Windows 7 operating system has been doing well in the market since it launched nearly two weeks ago, Microsoft executives said Wednesday.

Written by Dan Nystedt04 Nov. 09 23:43

Android moving into Mio MiBuddy navigation device

Mio Technology will launch a new version of its MiBuddy 4.7-inch touchscreen Internet and navigation device next year running Google's Android mobile software, a company representative said Tuesday.

Written by Dan Nystedt28 Oct. 09 08:09

Asustek teams with Nvidia on 1.1 Teraflop supercomputer

Asustek Computer unveiled its first supercomputer on Monday, the desktop computer-sized ESC 1000, which uses Nvidia graphics processors to attain speeds up to 1.1 teraflops.

Written by Dan Nystedt27 Oct. 09 07:15

Acer reveals specs of Android smartphone

Acer has disclosed more details about its upcoming Android-based Liquid smartphone, a thin device with a 3.5-inch touchscreen.

Written by Dan Nystedt15 Oct. 09 22:18

Acer debuts Liquid Android smartphone, new netbook

Acer, the world's third largest PC vendor, on Wednesday announced two of its most highly anticipated products with Google's Android mobile operating system on board, the Liquid smartphone and an Aspire One netbook.

Written by Dan Nystedt15 Oct. 09 01:19

Wikileaks plans to make the Web a leakier place

Wikileaks.org, the online clearinghouse for leaked documents, is working on a plan to make the Web leakier by enabling newspapers, human rights organizations, criminal investigators and others to embed an "upload a disclosure to me via Wikileaks" form onto their Web sites.

Written by Dan Nystedt09 Oct. 09 19:27

Careless downloading makes BlackBerry users spy targets

IPhone lovers and other smartphone users should take heed: A security researcher showed ways to spy on a BlackBerry user during a presentation Wednesday, including listening to phone conversations, stealing contact lists, reading text messages, taking and viewing photos and figuring out the handset's location via GPS.

Written by Dan Nystedt08 Oct. 09 01:15

Samsung's preliminary 3Q earnings show sharp rise

Samsung Electronics, considered a technology industry bellwether for the number of mobile phones, memory chips, and LCD panels it sells, on Tuesday announced preliminary third quarter sales and operating profit sharply higher than the same quarter last year.

Written by Dan Nystedt06 Oct. 09 19:37
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