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27th August 2007 Archive

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  • Samsung two-way slider spied on web

    The mobile phone rumour mill has been grinding to the tune of reports that Samsung has created a stylish slider handset. And now the pictures to prove it have popped up on the web. Samsung's i450: is that a speaker poking out? The SGH-i450 is thought to run the Symbian OS and sport a Nokia N95-esque two-way slide mechanism …

    Phones 27 Aug 2007, 09:02

  • Sharp touts ultra-slim LCD TV

    Sharp has lowered the bar for the thickness of an LCD TV. It has developed a prototype 52in telly that's as little as 2cm thick. Sharp's super-thin prototype LCD Admittedly, it does incorporate components to its rear that make some areas stick out a further 0.9cm, but who's counting? By comparison, today's comparably sized …

    HD 27 Aug 2007, 09:02

  • Acer to grab Gateway for $710m

    The cow jumps over the Pacific

    Acer plans to buy Gateway in a deal worth $710m, which will make Taiwan's computer giant the third-largest computer supplier in the world. Under the agreement, Acer has made a cash offer to buy all outstanding shares of Gateway for $1.90 per share. Acer said the purchase will create a combined company worth $15bn in revenues …

    PCs 27 Aug 2007, 18:36