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Samsung has announced its new televisions the B7000 and B6000 series flat-panel LED high definition screens. These cutting-edge TVs use LEDs as their primary light source, rather than traditional Cold Cathode Fluorescent Lamps (CCFL). By using LEDs, the entire line is highlighted by superior contrast ratios and color detail, ultra-thin and wall-friendly depths and [...]

In its continued mission to help start-up and medium businesses with their I.T. requirements, PLDT-SME Nation launches Negosyo Boost.
PLDT-SME Nation Vice President and Head Kat Luna-Abelarde explains that Negosyo Boost conveniently bundles both broadband connectivity and business-enabling hardware devices such as netbooks and printers into one package enabling SMEs to be more competitive.
PLDT-SME Nation’s Negosyo [...]

Symantec Security Response has observed that malware writers joining spammers in leveraging the swine flu to reach unsuspecting computer users. While samples are extremely limited, this appears to be yet another attempt by hackers to leverage current events as lures to distribute their malware.
Some of the most common subject lines consumers should be aware [...]

Acer Incorporated Chairman JT Wang is forecasting global shipments of 50 million netbooks in 2010, up around 100% from the anticipated 25 to 30 million netbooks forecast to ship in 2009.
Acer believes they will take a 40% to 50% market share in netbooks 2010, which has seen steady growth from 13.5 million units [...]

Technology is playing a role in tracking of the Swine Flu. Google Map pinpoints every reported case of swine flu around the world. From Mexico to America to Spain to New Zealand, you can follow swine flu victims across the globe.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Twitter page also gives out up-to-the-second [...]

Despite the reported economic slowdown, HP Philippines reaffirmed its strong commitment to the Philippine market. According to NG Tiang Chong (TC), Vice President (Personal Systems Group) South East Asia and Taiwan (SEAT) of HP, Philippines is a very important market for HP and there’s still a lot of room for growth in this region.

“We [...]

Symantec Corp. announced that malicious code activity continued to grow at a record pace throughout 2008, primarily targeting confidential information of computer users.

According to the company’s Internet Security Threat Report Volume XIV, Symantec created more than 1.6 million new malicious code signatures in 2008. This equates to more than 60 percent of the total malicious [...]

The Conficker worm is slowly being activated according to security experts, weeks after being dismissed as a false alarm. Symantec Security Response Team reported that Conficker, also known as Downadup or Kido, is quietly turning thousands of PCs into spambots and installing spyware.
Conficker installs a second virus, known as Waledac, that sends out email [...]

IBM unveiled details of an “advanced” artificial intelligence computing system that will be able to compete with humans on Jeopardy!, America’s favorite quiz show.
The AI system, codenamed Watson, has been under development in IBM laboratories for nearly two years with a focus on being able to deftly handle semantics, or the meanings behind words. [...]

Seagate introduced a new backup appliance that completely eliminates the need to manually learn, manage, or dedicate any time to the backup process.
Unlike most backup utilities, the new Seagate Replica backup appliance is a complete PC backup system, which automatically and continuously stores up-to-date copies of everything on a PC, including installed applications, operating [...]