Apple's late-October launch of Leopard generated the best first-month results for an operating system upgrade in the company's history, says a market research firm.

Phishing attacks in the US soared in 2007 as US$3.2 billion was lost to these attacks, according to a survey by Gartner.

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Apple is negotiating with Japan's top mobile phone carrier to launch the iPhone in Japan, though the cut of subscriber revenue that Apple wants has been a sticking point, according to a report published Tuesday.

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LG gave the press a sneak peek at its 2008 television line, which includes an expansion of models with 1080p resolution, new slim-design styling and expanded picture modes.

The Japanese company's ability to sell ever-thinner liquid-crystal display sets will determine whether it can retain brand cachet and keep profits up.

In LCD backlighting, multicolour LEDs are used to create a white light with a colour temperature of 6500K. This requires precise colour matching throughout the display and to achieve this precision, the thermal and optical design must be optimised for each system.

Analog integrated circuit developer Austriamicrosystems has developed the AS3693, a high precision light-emitting diode driver for liquid crystal display TV backlight applications, in collaboration with South Korea-based LG.Philips LCD.