Philips announces variable lens technology

Philips has announced a new display technology developed in its Research division: a variable-focus lens system that has no mechanical moving parts. Furthermore, the company claims that the technology lends itself to high volume manufacturing, which puts lower-cost imaging systems within sight. Dubbed 'FluidFocus', the system mimics the action of the human eye in that a fluid lens alters its focal length by changing its shape. ...more

PC Pro review update: Acer TravelMate 800

PC Pro review: Acer TravelMate 800 In our recent review of the Acer TravelMate 800 we stated that the price was £1,299, which was based on the information given at the time of going to press. However, it has now emerged that the price was actually for the 1.3GHz version, and the price of the 1. ...more

Ex-Samsung execs charged with price fixing

A federal grand jury in San Francisco has indicted two executives from Samsung and one executive from Hynix America as part of a world wide conspiracy to fix DRAM prices, the US Department of Justice has announced. In total, four companies and 16 individuals have been charged with fines totalling more that $731 million resulting from the Department's ongoing antitrust investigation into the DRAM industry. The $731 million in criminal fines is the second highest total obtained by the Department of Justice in a criminal antitrust investigation into a specific industry. ...more

Analysis: Apple's musical income pleases analysts

One significant statistic was largely missed when Apple announced its financial results last week: income from its music and iPod business now makes up almost half of the company's total revenue. Despite what some described as disappointing iPod sales of 8.1 million - disappointing enough to reflect a 32 per cent year-on-year increase - sales of the portable music players, added to income from the iTunes Music Store and from sales of iPod accessories totalled almost $2bn, 45 per cent of the quarterly turnover. ...more

BenQ announces M300 phone availability in Europe and eight other new models

BenQ announced the availability of M300 phone in Taiwan yesterday. The company will be marketing the model through its distribution channels in Europe and Southeast Asia. In addition to its CIF-resolution phone, BenQ revealed that it would be launching eight new GSM/GPRS models in the second half. ...more