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| Sony Exits LCD Joint Venture With Samsung Posted: 26 Dec 2011 04:15 AM PST  S-LCD Co., the joint venture for making LCDs for TVs between Sony and Samsung, will soon be history. The Japanese company today announced it will exit the 50-50 venture by selling its share to the Korean rival for US$940 million, after seven years of collaboration. After inking a final agreement, Samsung is ready to absorb the South Korea-based joint venture into its existing LCD business and turn it into a 100% subsidiary. Samsung’s LCD business will then be the second-largest in the world by revenue, trailing only LG Display. Sony, which has been reporting losses for its TV unit for years, said that parting ways with Samsung will result in savings of about US$640 million every year. Last month, Sony issued a financial report forecasting a US$1.15 billion loss for this fiscal (for the company as a whole), but it didn’t say if the forecast will be revised. To some extent, Sony and Samsung are continuing to collaborate in the display area. The Japanese company, which will keep on producing TVs, says it “entered into a new strategic agreement for the supply and purchase of LCD panels with a goal of enhancing the competitiveness of both companies”.
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| Rooted MotoACTV Brings Web Browsing And Angry Birds To Your Wrist Posted: 25 Dec 2011 07:06 AM PST  Fitness watches are one thing, but how about a fitness watch that lets you play a few levels of Angry Birds in between wind sprints? Motorola’s MotoACTV debuted alongside the Droid RAZR not too long ago, and one developer has finally taken it upon itself to unleash its full potential. The hack comes courtesy of developer Chris Wade, whose past endeavors include the Dingleberry PlayBook root method and the (ill-fated) iEmu project. While he’s best known for his software projects, he’s quite the hardware buff too — before working getting to work on a root process, he felt the need to tear the thing apart first. Unlike some of the other Android-powered watches we’ve seen pop up in recent months, the MotoACTV actually sports a half-decent spec sheet. During the teardown, Wade found a 600 MHz OMAP 3630 processor and 256 MB of RAM, which provides enough oomph to handle nearly everything Wade threw at it. After he managed to finagle the Honeycomb launcher and Market access onto the little guy (check the video below), the end result was a compelling lilliputian Android tablet. I’ve got to admit — I always thought that the idea of a fitness-focused Android watch would be a tough sell, but between Motorola’s recent updates and Wade’s new root method, the MotoACTV is shaping up to be a pretty tempting buy for fans of wearable tech. If you already own a MotoACTV and you’re itching to make your MotoACTV all that it can be, Wade has posted a tutorial for rooting the device on his site. Happy hacking!
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Posted By e Readers Tips to e Readers Reviews at 12/26/2011 05:10:00 AM
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Posted By e Readers Tips to e Readers Reviews at 12/26/2011 05:10:00 AM
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Posted By e Readers Tips to e Readers Reviews at 12/26/2011 05:10:00 AM
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Posted By e Readers Tips to e Readers Reviews at 12/26/2011 05:10:00 AM
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Posted By e Readers Tips to e Readers Reviews at 12/26/2011 05:10:00 AM
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Posted By e Readers Tips to e Readers Reviews at 12/26/2011 05:10:00 AM
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Posted By e Readers Tips to e Readers Reviews at 12/26/2011 05:10:00 AM
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Posted By e Readers Tips to e Readers Reviews at 12/26/2011 05:10:00 AM
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Posted By e Readers Tips to e Readers Reviews at 12/26/2011 05:10:00 AM
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Posted By e Readers Tips to e Readers Reviews at 12/26/2011 05:10:00 AM
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Posted By e Readers Tips to e Readers Reviews at 12/26/2011 05:10:00 AM
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