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Hitachi to up plasma production

News At the time, the plan had a 75 billion yen price tag and a tight schedule with construction to start early in 2005 and be running at full production by 2006. Electronics manufacturer Hitachi said it should be able to produce 100,000 more plasma...

31 May 2005, 9:33

IBM kicks off Xbox 360 chip production

News IBM on Tuesday said it has begun production of a new microprocessor for Microsoft's Xbox 360 gaming console, due out in the UK on 2 December. The company said the custom-designed microprocessor is in production at the company's factory in East...

26 October 2005, 9:16

News.blog: Apple slows iPod, iPhone production

News Berger is saying, however, that Apple now plans to cut production by an even larger amount than originally planned. Based on "channel checks", Berger says, Apple is cutting iPod and iPhone production by 60 per cent compared with the fourth quarter...

Tags: financial, companies, production, cent

7 February 2008, 9:01

Sony stops production of rootkit CDs

News Sony BMG Music Entertainment said on Friday that it will suspend production of CDs with copy-protection technology that has been exploited by virus writers to try to hide their malicious code on PCs. The company said it is not halting production of...

14 November 2005, 9:46

News.blog: Pioneer drops plasma production

News Reuters reported on Tuesday that the company will cease production of its own plasma panels because that portion of its business continues to lose money. Pioneer plans to let someone else make its plasma TV panels, according to several reports.

Tags: pioneer, cent, plasma, panels

6 March 2008, 9:12

Corel teams up with Sony on video production tools

News The bundles will include Sony's latest Vegas Movie Studio video production and editing tools and Corel's Paint Shop Pro X and Photo Album 6 digital imaging software. Sony and Corel plan to work together to develop video and digital imaging software...

27 September 2005, 8:59

Nintendo promises more Wiis

News Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime stated that manufacturers have become overwhelmed by the rise in software production. As every publisher talks about shifting over to Wii, it's creating this crush of production right now at factories...

Tags: console, consumer, consumers, conference

8 November 2007, 9:10

LG.Philips: LCD prices will level out

News After makers raced to ramp up production, the liquid crystal display industry has suffered tumbling prices and oversupply since last year, but expects a cyclical upturn in the second half as low price tags encourage consumers to buy large, sleek TVs.

18 May 2007, 10:07

Panasonic plays the DVD maker to push the next generation format

News The electronics maker announced on Tuesday that it will christen the center in mid May, with full test production of Blu-ray ROM discs beginning at the end of the month. Production of dual-layer discs will begin in December.

6 May 2005, 10:10

Lights, camera, videogames!

News In addition, we have created a virtual production pipeline where [Cameron] will be able to see in real time the translation of the performers into our virtual worlds," Landau said. Landau said Lightstorm has been working directly with Jim Allchin...

8 September 2006, 10:31

Adobe launches Creative Suite 3

News The Creative Suite 3 Production Premium is $1,699. The Design and Web editions will begin shipping in April, while the Production Premium and Master Collection editions will ship this summer, said John Loiacono, senior vice president of Adobe's...

28 March 2007, 9:24

Plasma TVs making a comeback

News In early 2006, plasma was the cheapest and most available choice in the 40-inch flat-panel TV market due to lower production costs and an ability to make larger panels. But only months later, LCD makers ramped up large-size production and quickly...

Tags: consumers, high definition, american, demand

10 January 2008, 10:24

Full biometrics ID scheme to reach UK by 2009

News We have to make sure that as we cross from digital production to e-passport production that the technology works in all other countries," Herdan said. Passports and ID cards with facial biometrics are set to hit the UK early next year -- and...

21 October 2005, 8:54

Homegrown Star Wars, with big-screen magic intact

News But he's part of a broader online culture in which big-screen commercial works are grist for a small-screen creative mill, and the onetime audience is taking over the tools of production. Clocking in at more than 40 minutes, with high-quality...

25 April 2005, 13:53

Mazda swaps car key for USB in concept car

News Often, those ideas are not ready for production," said Csaba Csere, editor-in-chief of Car and Driver magazine. It usually takes three years from design to production. Bluetooth, for example, was discussed as a potential feature in cars for six...

2 September 2005, 8:58