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Samsung, Toshiba take on Apple with 'iPad killers'
Friday, September 3rd, 2010 12:21:00 BERLIN: Competition to Apple's highly successful iPad hot up yesterday as Samsung and Toshiba unveiled rival tablet PCs that they hope will steal some of the Californian giant's thunder. Samsung's Galaxy Tab (pic), presented at the IFA electronics trade fair here, has a 17.8cm (seven-inch) touchscreen, slightly smaller than the iPad's 9.7 inches, and uses ...
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Local fisherman catches a grand one
His mobility restricted in February after knee surgery, David Cioppa, an electrician by trade and fisherman by passionate profession, passed some of his time browsing through websites on his computer. He came upon the competition Kevin VanDam "Your Boat’’ ( www.vandamyourboat.com ) and on a whim, became one of 2.5 million entries in a quest for electronic fishing ...
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LCD Soundsystem, Godsmack coming to Roy Wilkins
Metal favorites Godsmack and electronic rock band LCD Soundsystem will play Roy Wilkins Auditorium in October, adding to what's become a busy fall schedule for the downtown St. Paul venue.
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BOCC surprised by hidden raises
Raises given to 13 Monroe County Attorney's Office staff earlier this year have concerned some county commissioners, who did not know about the hikes before they went into effect and say the... read more
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Traffic stops lead to arrests, drug seizure
STOCK ISLAND -- A law enforcement highway operation Tuesday led to three arrests and the seizure of more than 100 prescription pills and $1,200 in suspected drug proceeds. Andrew Jackson, 26, of... read more
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Citizens' Voice
"Thanks to the city for realizing how important coconut trees are to maintaining our tropical image and our tourism businesses. Now can you please rein in the Tree Commission and tell them to stop... read more
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Samsung's 50-inch 720p PN50C490 3D plasma on sale now for under a grand
Looking to spoil yourself with a fancy new 3DTV ? Ain't got the cash to go all-out ? Hello, compromise. Samsung's 50-inch PN50C490 -- which we peeked just a few weeks ago -- is now shipping from Amazon, Best Buy and a slew of other local consumer electronic marts if we had to guess. As a refresher, this mid-sized HDTV has a 720p resolution, 2,000,000:1 dynamic contrast ratio, no internet ...
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A to Z with Corbyn Pugh
Trenton senior running back Corbyn Pugh says defeating Chiefland would make his season. He also says Reggie Bush should lose his Heisman.
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$2m Go Card credit 'wasted'
Almost $2 million worth of free Go Card credit handed out by the government in July is sitting idle in commuters' wallets.
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IC distributors snap up handsome gains in 1H10
Most Taiwan-based IC distributors have posted handsome gains for the first half of 2010, with WPG Holdings, WT Microelectronics, and Yosun Industrial each recording an EPS of over NT$2.50, while fellow companies Alltek Technology and Maxtek Technology posted an EPS higher than NT$2.
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Taiwan equipment makers venturing into green energy industry
More Taiwan-based equipment suppliers, which used to see sales contributed by their panel customers account for 70-80% of their total revenues, are venturing into the production of equipment for the green energy industry as a number of industry giants such as Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC) and AU Optronics (AUO) have moved into the ...
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