Posts tagged: worlds
Samsung spins off Display unit; already world’s biggest
Samsung's newly spun-off business will sell LCDs, and according to another report, be combined with the firm's Mobile Display business in July. [Read more]
James Cameron hits the world’s floor — and returns
The director pilots a submersible to the ocean's deepest point in the Mariana Trench, becoming the first person to make the nearly 7-mile dive alone. Naturally, a 3-D film is in the works. [Read more]
Dear Geraldo, the world’s boy king wears a hoodie
Geraldo Rivera declares that Florida teen Trayvon Martin was killed in part because of his hoodie. In the tech world, Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg is known for his hoodie. Might he set Rivera straight? [Read more]
Travelling gnome experiment visits world’s deepest lab
A garden gnome from Germany visited a Canadian lab located two kilometres underground as part of a project to show how the effects of gravity vary around the globe.
Enigma E2 is ‘world’s most secure mobile,’ costs a bomb
Live in fear that Big Brother is wiretapping your phone? Tripleton's Enigma E2 eliminates the need to talk in code with its security features, but it comes at a price. [Read more]
The world’s most beautiful turntables
CD players may be a dying breed, but turntables aren't going away. We've rounded up some of the coolest looking turntables on the planet! [Read more]
T-Mobile’s German Parent Unveils World’s Fast Fiber Routing — 512 Gbps
Usable data rate is 400 Gbps, 4x current top speeds; should allow for supercharged smartphone networks
Japan builds Tokyo Sky Tree, world’s tallest tower
Standing 2,080 feet tall, the Tokyo Sky Tree is a new digital broadcast tower built on reclaimed land in the Japanese capital. Engineers are confident it won't topple in an earthquake. [Read more]
Sim2 debuts world’s first LED-lit 3D DLP projector
If you've got an extra $32,000 laying around, you can get the first DLP projector to use LEDs, courtesy of Sim2. [Read more]
Phillips Wins $10M USD Gov’t L-Prize for World’s Most Efficient Light Bulb
Bulb will debut at $50; nobody said "perfection" was cheap
Huawei: Our Ascend D Quad is world’s fastest smartphone
Mobile World Congress kicks off with a bang as Huawei unveiled its first quad-core, ICS handset, called the Ascend D Quad. [Read more]