Nanosys in a fresh set of tours, one with Robert Scoble, has shown a new display technology that could dramatically improve the color accuracy of LCDs, particularly in mobile. A quantum dot film layer, made of iridium phosphide, eliminates the bias towards blue on usual LED backlighting and expands the color range by as much [...]
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Scoble talks rich Nanosys LCD tech, iPad 3 Retina Displays
Posted by Gary on June 24, 2011
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Crowdfunding helps cool tech projects get off the ground
Posted by Gary on May 19, 2011
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by David Daw, PCWorld Editor’s Note: The following article is reposted from PCWorld’s Business Center. Let’s say you have a great idea for a project. You want to make a movie or build an invention or put out an album, and you have it all planned out. The problem is, it costs money. Even [...]
Lawsuit Filed Against Apple and Other Tech Companies Over Anti-Poaching Agreements
Posted by Gary on May 5, 2011
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Law firm Lieff, Cabraser, Heimann & Bernstein today announced the filing of a class-action lawsuit against Apple and other tech companies over “no solicitation” agreements that prevented the companies from attempting to hire away each others’ employees. The lawsuit, filed by former Lucasfilm engineer Siddharth Hariharan, contends that the anti-poaching agreements limited career opportunities for [...]
Apple might licenses AirPlay tech to HDTV makers
Posted by Gary on March 25, 2011
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Apple has never made any bones about the fact that they consider the television a hobby of theirs, and while the AppleTV has been a consistent product in their line-up for quite a few years now, it’s still hardly a head-turning product. Despite this, however, there’s a host of analysts — including famed Apple analyst [...]
Apple looking to increase mobile battery life with CC-CV tech
Posted by Gary on February 18, 2011
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One of the biggest complaints involving smartphones is their battery life. With more and more companies producing thinner phones the worry is that the battery capacity will be reduced further to accommodate the slimmer profile. This is one of the reasons why Apple is looking at dampening people’s concerns by investigating methods to increase the [...]
Apple Tech Watch: OLED Displays, MagSafe Power-Data Connector, Live Device Configuration
Posted by Gary on February 18, 2011
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A number of reports today are highlighting possible technical improvements for future Apple products, and while much of the information is based on patent applications that may or may not ever see the light of day, it does provide an interesting glimpse into some of Apple’s areas of research. First, 9 to 5 Mac reports [...]
Pelican array tech may lead to thin, advanced phone cameras
Posted by Gary on February 10, 2011
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updated 10:25 am EST, Wed February 9, 2011 Pelican previews grid camera for phones, tablets Young startup Pelican Imaging provided a glimpse at a new technology it expects to produce a major leap in the camera quality on smartphones and tablets. Rather than have a monolithic camera sensor, it would distribute the image across a [...]
HP unusually bests Apple in tech firm reliability chart
Posted by Gary on January 18, 2011
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updated 08:25 am EST, Tue January 18, 2011 HP takes rare lead over Apple in Rescuecom ranks A rare and possibly one-off upset occurred on Tuesday as HP scored higher than Apple in Rescuecom’s reliability charts. Judging its scores on the Windows PC builder’s estimated 25 percent market share relative to the 7.2 percent share [...]