Dish moves to rule mobile video, upend competition

04/15/13 By Jennifer Saba and Lisa Richwine

(Reuters) - Dish Network Corp's offer for Sprint Nextel Corp holds the promise of upending U.S. mobile video services, further stoking the deal frenzy among telecommunication companies and pay-TV providers.

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Intel plans online TV service as PC chip sales wane

02/12/13 By Noel Randewich and Ronald Grover

DANA POINT, California (Reuters) - Top chipmaker Intel Corp plans to launch an Internet television service this year with live and on-demand content, entering a hotly competitive race as its core PC business erodes.

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LG Electronics misses forecasts as TV profits tumble

01/30/13 By Miyoung Kim

SEOUL (Reuters) - LG Electronics Inc fell short of consensus forecasts in quarterly earnings on Wednesday, with profits in its TV division tumbling to around one tenth of year-earlier levels as the world's No.2 TV maker bumped up promotional spending in the year-end holi... ...Read More »

Ergen plays wireless hand with bet on Clearwire

01/09/13 By Liana B. Baker

(Reuters) - Satellite mogul Charlie Ergen, the billionaire founder and chairman of Dish Network and EchoStar, has cemented his reputation as a wild card with a surprise $2 billion-plus bid for Clearwire as part of his push into the wireless industry.

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New version of Dish's Hopper DVR likely to rile broadcasters

01/08/13 By Liana B. Baker

(Reuters) - Satellite television provider Dish unveiled on Monday the latest version of its controversial digital video recording device, dubbed the Hopper, with new features such as the ability to stream live TV and recorded programs outside the home.

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Nvidia previews own gaming device, shows off Tegra 4

01/08/13 By Noel Randewich

LAS VEGAS (Reuters) - Nvidia offered a sneak preview of a hand-held gaming device, powered by its latest "Tegra 4" processor, that it hopes will help it go up against Sony Corp, Microsoft Corp and other device makers in consumer gaming.

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Cars, homes smarten up at Vegas tech extravaganza

01/05/13 By Noel Randewich and Sinead Carew

SAN FRANCISCO/NEW YORK (Reuters) - At the world's largest technology conference that kicks off on Monday, the most intriguing innovations showcased may be gadgets and technology that turn everyday items into connected, smarter machines.

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Analysis: In pixel wars, LCD has staying power, refuses to die

12/10/12 By Miyoung Kim

SEOUL (Reuters) - Liquid-crystal display (LCD) screens were expected to slowly fade and die, giving way to lighter, thinner and tougher organic light-emitting diode (OLED) panels in everything from smartphones to televisions.

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First iPad mini teardown reveals Samsung display

11/01/12 By Noel Randewich

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Apple Inc's iPad mini uses a display from South Korea's Samsung Electronics Co Ltd, one of Apple's major suppliers and also its fiercest rival in the global mobile-device market that the two companies dominate.

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Apple's iPad mini packs full-sized punch but screen inferior: reviews

10/31/12 SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Apple Inc's entry in the accelerating mobile tablet race squeezes about 35 percent more viewing space onto a lighter package than rival devices from Google or Amazon.com Inc, but it sports inferior resolution and a lofty price tag, two influential reviewers wrote on Tuesday.

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Sharp in talks to supply panels for ultrabooks: sources

09/21/12 TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's cash-strapped Sharp Corp is in talks to supply liquid crystal display panels for ultra-thin laptops that typically use chips and processors made by Intel Corp, sources familiar with the matter said.

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