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IMEC and Panasonic sign joint research contract

Thursday 04 December 2008

The nanoelectronics research centre, IMEC and Panasonic have signed a joint research contract on advanced technologies in the semiconductor, networks, wireless and biomedical fields.

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Ethernet Alliance and Road to 100G Alliance intend to merge

Thursday 04 December 2008

The Ethernet Alliance and the Road to 100G Alliance have announced an intention to merge.

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Worldwide IT spending growth to slow significantly in 2009

Wednesday 03 December 2008

Global spending on information technology (IT) will stall in 2009 as a direct result of the financial crisis that began in September 2008. According to a revised forecast from analysts IDC, worldwide IT spending will grow 2.6 percent year-over-year in 2009, down from IDC’s pre-crisis forecast of 5.

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Teenagers ‘well versed’ in CE products

Wednesday 03 December 2008

Today’s teenagers rely on consumer electronic (CE) products like computers, mobile phones and MP3 players that make their lives easier, according to recent research released by the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA).

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ACS establishes e-security task force

Tuesday 02 December 2008

The Australian Computer Society (ACS), Australia’s peak professional body for the ICT sector, today announced it has formed a new E-security Task Force, comprising Australia’s leading experts in e-security and ISP filtering.

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Mobile users agree to advertising for bill reduction

Tuesday 02 December 2008

The majority of mobile users are receptive to mobile advertising according to a recent survey by open source business solutions company Transverse.

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Naked-eye viewing of stereoscopic images

Monday 01 December 2008

NEC LCD Technologies has successful developed a 12.1-inch (31 cm diagonal) amorphous-silicon thin-film-transistor (TFT) colour liquid crystal display (LCD) module that enables naked-eye viewing of stereoscopic images.

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STMicroelectronics and INRIA collaborate on embedded systems

Monday 01 December 2008

STMicroelectronics and INRIA, the French national institute for research in computer science and control say they have inked a strategic partnership agreement covering next-generation embedded systems

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TekMark on the road

Thursday 27 November 2008

TekMark Australia is holding a series of road shows to officially launch the Tektronix DPO2000 Digital Phosphor Oscilloscopes and MSO2000 Mixed Signal Oscilloscopes.

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MP3 players set to exceed sales of 100 million units by 2012

Thursday 27 November 2008

Increasing disposable incomes and consumer preference for innovative and high-tech products continues to aid fast-paced growth in the digital consumer electronics market.

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