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TG Daily: Lower than expected retail prices for entry-level HD-DVD players exhibited at the recent 2006 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in the US may dash an expected early marketing advantage of Taiwan-developed FVD (forward versatile disc)players, according to Taiwanese makers of optical disc ...

TG Daily: Shipments for global handset-used panels (main display) in 2005 broke a record by topping 942 million units, up 32% from 716 million units in 2004, according to DisplaySearch.

TechSpot: The Las Vegas Consumer Electronics Show has now seen the unveiling of the dual-core low-power Centrino processor. This new chip is part of a new three-chip family also consisting of Intel’s Mobile 945 chipset and Pro/Wireless 3945a/b/g chip. It is built on a 65nm process and has a number of new ...

TechSpot: Yet more iPod news, Apple may be developing a version of the iPod that will allow it you become a mini FM radio. FM transmitters are popular for mp3 players, and in fact some have made their name by directly marketing themselves towards iPod users (such as the iRiver). This may hurt sales of those products ...

TG Daily: Today’s announcement that Apple is releasing both desktop- and notebook-based Intel Macintoshes ahead of schedule, may have the market excited for now. But the excitement won’t last, says IDC analyst David Daoud, if Apple isn’t ready to start a course of rapid and drastic innovation, redefining what ...

TG Daily: A cut cables slowed landline, cellular and Internet access for many Sprint customers yesterday. Two separate incidents helped knock out fiber optic lines connecting Arizona, California and Nevada. Lines near Reno Junction, California were cut when a mid-day mud-slide slammed the area. While technicians ...

TG Daily: Maxtor has shown off its new Shared Storage Plus device for the Mac at this week’s Macworld in San Francisco. The network storage drive allows Mac users to backup their photos, videos and other files. A print server is also integrated.

TG Daily: The first product based on IBM/Toshiba/Sony’s Cell processor has shipped, reports Mercury Computer Systems. Mercury’s Cell Technology Evaluation System (CTES) is a 470-pound behemoth with one or two dual-Cell blades running Linux. It targets defense, medical, and industrial inspection markets.

TG Daily: Piper Jaffray analyst Les Santiago upgraded Advanced Micro Devices to "outperform" from "market perform" and raised the price target on the "high likelihood" of Dell signing up as an AMD customer this year.