Kodak intends to phase digital cameras out to cut costs
Kodak announced today that, to cut costs, from the first half of 2012, to stop the production of digital cameras, portable video cameras and digital photo frame.
It would mean a kodak the end of an era. Because of the failure to rapid transformation, support the digital imaging technology, kodak was deemed to be digital era, as one of the largest technology company out.
Kodak has filed for bankruptcy protection last month, the company said on Thursday, withdraw from the business market can cost about $30 million, but each year can save more than $100 million in operating costs.
Kodak Thursday also said the company plans to focus turned to the authorized business to extend brand licensing business. In addition, the company will continue to provide online and retail picture printing business, as well as desktop printer.
In addition to consumer business department, kodak also has a business department, including the enterprise service, drawing, entertainment and business film. Kodak the rest of the consumer service also includes photo printing pavilion and drying laboratory system, kodak in global with more than 100000 photo printing pavilion.
Kodak said, with retail partners have made contact, and its close cooperation to ensure the smooth transition of kodak. As for has sold digital camera, portable video cameras and digital photo frame, kodak says it will continue to perform the product quality assurance commitment, continue to provide technical support and services.
PocketBook A7 tablet will be put into Russian market this month
Pocketbook is to create a e-reader mainly ebook brand manufacturers. Last year have reported that its released a name: Pocketbook A10 10 inch tablet computer, now they are proud to release the name: the A7 7 inches tablet computer. Although, it only in Russia began to retail price, but it does have a lot of cool function, using a 7 inch TFT 1024 x 600 pixel resolution LCD screen, and the screen ratio for: 16:9.
PocketBook A7 built-in for 1 GHz frequency of Texas instruments TI OMAP3621 processor with 512 MB RAM, 4 GB of storage space, running Android 2.3 system. A microSD card slot, support WiFi, it has a 2 million pixel camera.
Other features include also support text turn speech function, it can be converted into audio books, also built-in Office Suite Suite Pro, CoolReader, email client and a web browser software.
At present the product will this month began selling in Russia, sold for $268.
sales of Lenovo tablets in the third quarter has reached 400000 units
Lenovo mobile Internet and digital home business group President LiuJun today revealed, lenovo tablet computer this quarter sales reached 400000 units, smartphone sales volume has reached 300 more than ten thousand sets.
LiuJun is in lenovo group (the Po) the third quarter earnings at the above data communication said. He says, to lenovo intelligent terminal sales are full of confidence, the company will be in 2012 continued investment in smart phone business.
He LiuJun revealed, lenovo tablet computer in Germany and Japan has overseas market sales, and is working with local dealers discussion into lenovo smartphone matters.
Lenovo group released today by the December 31, 2011 third quarter in performance, data showed that lenovo sales rise compared to 44%, to $8.372 billion, net profit of $153 million, a 54% rise in the same period last fiscal year.
NVIDIA will benefit from the new strategy of HTC
Taiwan "electronic times reported, with adjustments to the HTC product strategy, and is expected to increase NVIDIA Tegra series product quantity, NVIDIA Tegra 3 is expected to its 4 nuclear processor will be shipped in the first half of this year increased significantly.
At present main or using qualcomm HTC solutions, but was adjusting its strategy HTC, smartphone graphics chips input to become more important, so increase and NVIDIA HTC cooperation will help which received the strength against qualcomm.
Face stiff competition from samsung and apple, HTC has issued new strategic information, no longer focus on model number, and establish the new department HTC Studio, management of product planning.
NVIDIA Tegra 3 processor in addition to get LG Optimus X3 orders the smartphone, also received a Arrows Fujitsu tablet computer and HTC Edge smartphone order.
Excite X10 titled with the thinnest tablet will be put into Britain market
Last month's CES during congress, Toshiba company released in the United States is said to be the world's most thin and lightest 10.1-inch tablet computer Excite X10 (AT200), and according to foreign latest news, this flat in Britain next week two open sales.
According to the understanding of the before, Excite X10 only 7.7 mm thick, heavy for 1.2 pounds, equipped with resolution for the 1280 x 800 LCD screen, pick up 1.2 GHz TI OMAP 4420 dual-core processor, 1 GB DDRAM2 memory, with 5 million pixels Lord camera, and a 1.3 million front camera.
In addition, X10 microUSB and Micro HDMI interface with and microSD card slot, support Wi-Fi network, and run the operating system is introduced with before, for Android 3.2 buzzer hives.
It is reported, this type of the most thin plate by Carphone Warehouse operators will be put on sale, price 16 GB is 399.99 pound, 32 GB for 499 pounds.