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LG Cuts LCD Production to Boost Prices
SEOUL (Reuters) - LG Display Co Ltd, the world's No. 2 maker of liquid crystal display (LCD) screens, said on Sunday it would cut its panel output by around 10 percent until August because of weakening global demand. South Korea-based LG Display joins Taiwan rivals AU Optronics Corp and Chi Mei Optoelectronics Corp in the move ...
How Bad Are Ipods for Your Hearing?
WHAT? Hearing loss is more common than ever before. About 16% of American adults have impaired ability to hear speech, and more than 30% of Americans over age 20 -- an estimated 55 million people -- have lost some high-frequency hearing, according to a new study published Monday in the Archives of ...
The Taliban Now Has Ringtones
KABUL (Reuters) - The once media-shy Taliban have gone hi-tech with DVDs, mobile phone messages, ring-tones, emails and a website to publicize their exploits and lambast their Afghan and Western enemies, a think-tank said on Thursday. The Taliban hanged televisions and music tapes from trees in an effort to stamp out corrupting Western influences during their ...
New Verizon Fios Routers Boost Speed, Expandability
Verizon FiOS customers are about to get another speed boost. No, it won't be from the fiber pipe coming into their homes, but through the coaxial cables already snaking through their walls and into the FiOS set-top boxes throughout their homes. According to releases from both Verizon and Actiontec, the broadband service is set to roll ...
Yo, West Coast: Myspace is for Suckas
The battle of the two top social networks continues. MySpace may be the most popularat the end of last week it was pulling 3.5 times more visitors than Facebook, according to a new report by Hitwise Intelligencebut each of the social networking sites has areas where it is more favored than the other. Director of Research ...
Yahoo! Music Store Support Dead by Sept. 30
Has Yahoo learned nothing from Microsoft? Several months after the Microsoft MSN Music Store snafu, Yahoo announced Wednesday night that support for the Yahoo! Music Store will shut down as of Sept. 30, 2008. “After the Store closes, Yahoo will no longer be able to support the retrieval of license keys for music purchased from Yahoo ...
Knol, Google's Version of Wikipedia, Goes Public
Google's answer to Wikipedia is now live. Google Knol emerged from its seven-month closed beta Wednesday, and is now open for people looking to share their expertise on everything from type 1 diabetes to how to backpack. “With Knol, we are introducing a new method for authors to work together that we call 'moderated collaboration,'" Cedric ...
Take Your Tech to the Beach
The best waterproof gadgets and cases to keep your gear safe in the surf. Some people go to the beach to get away from it all, read a book, bask in the sun, and generally just enjoy nature. But there's no law that says you have to leave technology completely behind. For those who prefer to ...
Will Servers Replace the Home CD Rack?
DENVER - Converting to a fully digitized entertainment library is a good way to cut down on clutter in the house. So what replaces the CD rack once you do? The 500 GB hard drive that comes standard on most home computers today? Soon, even that won't be big enough to store and organize the massive ...
iPhone Rolling Shutterless Distortions Photo Art Emerges
New Art Form Emerges With iPhone 3G Photo Distortions Apples iPhone 3G suffers from a hair like trigger while taking photographs. It oftens goes off with the slightest movement, and if the camera is not yet settled, this slight movement causes strange, interesting images. Now enthusiast are inspiring a new art form. Landscapes, architecture and portraits, ...
