Sandisk declined Samsung bid

Samsung has mad an $5.8 billion offer to buy Sandisk, the largest manufacturer of memory cards.
Some of the reasons must be the large amount of royalties Samsung pays for the use of Sandisk flash technology and the wide distribution and retail brands for Sandisk's products.

Currently Sandisk works with Toshiba through agreements. Sandisk provides the technology and knowledge, while Toshiba provide the chips and operates the factories. SanDisk then puts these chips in products such as microSD cards for cell phones, SD cards for digital cameras, and USB drives.

LCD TV Scarlett LG61: a little more attention to frame design

The LG61 LCD TV considers back and frame design as much as picture quality.

With its 1.7 inches thick - the slimmest LCD with an HD tuner, "The LED-lit cut-out in the lower part of the bezel surrounded also serves as a decorative focal point, giving viewers a subtle indication of the TV’s status by emitting a scarlet-colored glow when the TV is on."

The LG61 comes with an Intelligent Sensor - adjusting brightness and color to the room lighting conditions 100Htz technology to eliminate motion blur and comes with dynamic contrast ratio of 50000:1

Specifications
Full HD Resolution
TruMotion 100Hz
50,000:1 Dynamic Contrast Ratio
Intelligent Sensor
24p Real Cinema
4* HDMI (1.3 Deep Color)
Invisible Speaker
AV Mode (Cinema, Sport, Game)
Expert Mode / ISF Ready

LG Press

Panasonic introduces new line of Blu-Ray players

The new models DMP-BD35 and DMP-BD55 brings more accurate colors due to PHL Reference Chroma Processor Plus video processor, developed by Panasonic in collaboration with Hollywood's cinema studios. HD audio decoder, which supports the 7.1-channel surround. The high quality image and sound are incorporated in the UniPhier chip. Both models can connect to the web to download images, subtitles and other data.

Yahoo Launches iPhone Social Networking Application

Yahoo announced wednesday (Sep. 10) an application that integrates mobile messaging and social networking contacts in one interface. The search engine oneConnect aggregates content from social networking sites such as Facebook, Flickr, MySpace, Twitter, and YouTube into one application.

The app is available for free in Apple's Application Store, and it is expected to be available on other devices in the near future.

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The First Gates-Seinfeld commercial for Vista

The commercial

Thoughts on the commercial

I get that they are trying to be subtle and gradually introduce you to their campaign, and maybe later take a more blunt approach.

I guess Vista is like new shoes that need time to break-in and feel comfortable. The question is how long. Perhaps until your legs feel numb and veiny.

Toshiba to feature Eco-products at IFA 2008

Toshiba showcased their environmentally friendly products and technologies at IFA 2008 in Berlin, Germany. IFA is one of Europe's largest consumer electronics trade shows.

Toshiba aims to improve the value and eco-efficiency of its products and business processes and to reduce carbon dioxide emitted from Toshiba group products by the equivalent of 117.7 million tons per year in 2025 compared to the year 2000.

Some of these innovations are in LCD TVs - the low environmental impact 42XV515D with advanced brightness control that reduces the number of backlights, weighs 19% less and reduces CO2 emissions. Notebook PCs - the Portégé R500 lighter model reduce CO2 emissions and improved battery life. The SCiB - Super Charged ion Battery, a rechargeable battery that recharges to 90% of capacity in less than five minutes.

Toshiba Press

Xbox 360 gets drastic price cut in Japan

While there are rumors of a price cut in US, Microsoft announces that they are about to cut the price of the Xbox 360 by 30% to better compete with their rivals during the holiday season.

The entry level model (without hard drive) new price will be around $183. The standard model with 60GB, $275. The high-end model with 120GB will cost $368. The new prices will take into account in September 11.