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LG in talks to give Sony passive 3D TV displays
Mar 10th
Despite their legal feud regarding the Blu-ray player in the PS3, LG Display is in talks to supply passive 3D TV panels to Sony, the former company said Thursday. LG is looking for partners as it hopes to oust Samsung as the number one 3D panel maker, who has 60 percent of the market. LG’s new technology is called Film-type Patterned Retarder (FPR), which relies on passive 3D technology, making the required glasses two to three times lighter and less costly due to the lack of a built-in battery.
LG currently makes active shutter 3D TVs but will move entirely More >
FTC in talks with Adobe about Flash tracking cookies
Dec 4th
The FTC is taking an active interest in the way Adobes Flash installs its tracking cookies, according to a report. Privacy advocates have been arguing that the Adobe Flash Player, installed in up to 98 percent of PCs around the world, does not allow standard privacy controls to delete its Flash cookies. Critics argue that when users use privacy controls to stop cookies being set, or delete existing cookies, that this function works for all other apps and plug-ins except for Flash.
The FTC has opened the matter to public comment over the next two months. In response Adobe has More >
T-Mobile in talks for sub-$200 Huawei Android phone
Sep 4th
Huawei’s Ideos is already in line for T-Mobile USA based on reports of talks [sub. required]. The American carrier hopes to have the budget Android 2.2 phone by the end of the year and could have a deal finished within four to six weeks, according to the WSJ, leading to a launch shortly afterwards. Pricing would be a key point, as the phone would cost under $ 200 even off-contract and could be as little as $ 50 with two years of service.
The Ideos would be the first Huawei smartphone in the US and should provide most of the More >
Apple reportedly in talks with networks for 99 cent TV show rentals
Aug 24th
We’ve already heard rumors that Apple was working to convince networks to offer 99 cent TV show rentals on iTunes — and possibly on a forthcoming Apple TV / iTV as well — and it looks like things might now be starting to firm up a bit. According to Bloomberg, “three people familiar with the plan” say that Apple is now in “advanced talks” with News Corp about offering Fox TV show rentals for 99 cents apiece, and it’s reportedly talking with CBS and ABC-parent company Disney as well, although the state of those talks apparently aren’t as clear. No More >