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Job cuts sweep tech industry: Google, Motorola, Seagate, Sanyo, NEC & Microsoft affected

Chris Davies, Jan 15th 2009 Discuss [1]

It's not a good day for a career in the tech industry, as multiple job cuts and proposed cuts are reported, including some from big names like Google. According to the search giant's own blog, positions in both recruiting and engineering are at risk, with the former seeing 100 jobs cut outright, while the latter involves the closure (and potential for relocation) of offices in Austin, Texas; Trondheim, Norway; and Lulea, Sweden. Google are hoping that the 70 engineers involved will be able to relocate rather than leave the company. Meanwhile, Motorola have scythed 4,000 jobs, three-quarters of which are from the company's handset division, for a total of 6-percent of their global operations. It's part of an attempt to staunch the company's gushing cash reserves; the Q4 estimates suggest a 7 to 8 cent per share loss. Overall, Motorola has now shed 7,000 staff. Read The Full Story

NEC Versa N1100 (aka LaVie Light) netbook gets unboxed

Chris Davies, Jan 2nd 2009 Discuss [0]

NEC's LaVie Light netbook seems to have had a name change - becoming the NEC Versa N1100 - but sadly it's not undergone a design revolution at the same time. UMPC Fever have one of the first review samples we've seen, and they're sharing the unboxing. Sadly, as you'll see in the gallery after the cut, the squared-off edges of the netbook are still just as blunt. Read The Full Story

NEC new MultiSync MD series monitors are for Medical Professionals

Daniel Lim, Dec 1st 2008 Discuss [0]

When I inquired a NEC professional series MultiSync from a local vendor, he asked if I would be using it for medical application (I wish); apparently, according to him, most of medical clientele are using NEC MultiSync monitors for critical medical imaging applications. Make no mistake, a wrong shade of color could be a life and death matter in medical practice. The NEC Display Solutions of American has introduced a new line of MultiSync MD Series high-brightness, color and grayscale flat-panel monitors for such critical professions. Read The Full Story

NEC SX-9 supercomputer reached fastest standing in HPC benchmark challenge

Brenda Stokes, Nov 13th 2008 Discuss [0]

We don't talk about supercomputers very often here on SlashGear, but this is definitely interesting. NEC announced yesterday that their SX-9 supercomputer had reached the pinnacle! Yes, it reached the fastest standing in the world when it comes to high performance computer or HPC. Read The Full Story

NEC PowerMate P4000 & P6000 All-in-One PCs

Chris Davies, Nov 11th 2008 Discuss [0]

NEC has announced two new all-in-one desktop PCs, the PowerMate P4000 and the PowerMate P6000. Each has a clean, minimalistic design, with a single power cable being the only necessary wired connection. The P4000 has a 16-inch WXGA display while the P6000 has a 19-inch WXGA+ display, both with NEC Smart Super Shine View EX technology. The P4000, though, makes do with a relatively weak 1.9GHz AMD Athlon 64 X2 processor, while the P6000 ramps that up to a 2.53GHz Intel Core 2 Duo. Read The Full Story

New NEC 26-inch MultiSync LCD2690WUXi2 with 97.5% Adobe RGB coverage

Chris Davies, Oct 31st 2008 Discuss [0]

NEC has announced the successor to their MultiSync LCD2690WUXI monitor, the LCD2690WUXi2, with a much wider color gamut H-IPS LCD panel. The new 25.5-inch pro-level LCD screen now can cover up to 97.5-percent of the Adobe RGB color range, as opposed to the 93.8-percent the previous model could manage. The extension in color gamut will put the LCD2690WUXi2 toe to toe with NEC's flagship 30-inch MultiSync LCD3090WUXi in term of Adobe RGB coverage. Read The Full Story

NEC LCD develops tech for large e-ink displays

Brenda Stokes, Oct 28th 2008 Discuss [1]

Things are looking up in the world of e-ink. In fact, NEC LCD Technologies have come up with a new larger-sized electronic paper, which will make the way for full displays that use the microcapsule electrophoresis system. Read The Full Story

NEC MultiSync P221W 22-inch pro LCD display

Chris Davies, Oct 24th 2008 Discuss [0]

NEC have announced a professional-quality LCD monitor, the 22-inch MultiSync P221W. Intended for use in color-critical environments, the P221W has a 1680 x 1050 native resolution, 96-percent AdobeRGB color gamut, AmbiBright automatic brightness adjustment and 1,000:1 contrast ratio. It also works with NEC's new SpectraView color calibration kit. Read The Full Story

NEC LaVie Light netbook hands-on: No, still ugly

Chris Davies, Oct 21st 2008 Discuss [0]

NEC's LaVie Light netbook hurt my eyes (and delicate sensibilities) when I first saw it, and this hands-on photoset from Engadget Chinese does nothing to change my opinion. Despite reassurances that it's really just the thickness of the netbook that loses it aesthetics-points, it still has to be one of the ugliest designs for a companion device we've seen this year. Read The Full Story

NEC LaVie Light netbook: my eyes, oh lord, my eyes

Chris Davies, Oct 16th 2008 Discuss [0]

Take what appears to be plastic and case design left-over from an old VHS cassette, slap in a cheap looking keyboard and infuriating mouse, and then weep - yes, weep - to have designed the latest, tragic addition to the 8.9-inch netbook market. What makes this particular model, the LaVie Light, even worse is that it's the handiwork of NEC, a company whom while we may not associate with high design, at least hasn't resorted to insulting our eyes in the past. Read The Full Story

NEC Japan offers up Hello Kitty notebook

Brenda Stokes, Oct 14th 2008 Discuss [0]

If you're still into all of that Sanrio stuff and think you can never have one to many Hello Kitty things, then this NEC notebook is the perfect addition to your collection. While only available in Japan, this notebook is sure to be a big hit with girls. Read The Full Story

NEC rolls out two more MultiSync 24-inch EA241WM and 19-inch EA191M

Daniel Lim, Oct 1st 2008 Discuss [0]

Following the launch of the 26-inch EA261WM and 22-inch EA221WM, NEC Display Solution rolls out two more EA series MultiSync with smaller screen sizes- TN panel 24-inch EA241WM and PVA panel 19-inch EA191M. Unlike their UXi series for professional, the EA is best for business and enterprise class users. Read The Full Story