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Philips.com Website Hacked, User Data Leaked

A couple of hackers known as Bch195 and HaxOr managed to breach the website of the world renowned electronics manufacturer Philips, defacing one of the official site’s subdomains. Cyberwarnews informs that the hackers not only defaced the microsites subdomain, but they’ve also leaked tons of information ...

14 February 2012
05:11 GMT

OLED Car Roofs Developed by BASF and Philips

It appears that General Motors is not the only company eager to outfit cars with special features, since BASF and Philips are also working on something. Philips and BASF are serious about using OLED in cars, though not just any type of OLED, but the transparent ones. Of course, calling the OLED sheet transparent i...

20 January 2012
09:04 GMT

Philips Releases Three Speaker Docks for Android

It was high time someone started making some docking stations for Android devices and, sure enough, Philips decided to be the first to manufacture something of the sort. Apparently, the company built three Android tablet and smartphone-compatible speaker docks called Fidelio AS851, Fidelio AS351 and Fidelio AS111. ...

15 November 2011
14:31 GMT

Philips Shows Its Version of the Zero-Carbon Home of the Future

Nowadays, when our natural resources face their limits, Philips shows the public opinion that a sustainable future depends on our ability of preserving food, energy and water. Officials from Philips showcased their new invention at the Dutch Design Week. They introduced their innovative Microbial Homeon the market....

28 October 2011
10:15 GMT

Philips Does 85% Worse in Q3 2011, Will Fire 4,500 Employees

Showing that the recession is still alive and well, Philips is now in the position where it has to reduce its personnel in order to decrease operating costs, seeing as how its profits plummeted massively in the third quarter. We've passed the first half of October, which is the first month of the fourth quarte...

18 October 2011
10:44 GMT

IFA 2011: Philips Gold and Platinum Edition Smart Led TV

Like so many other companies, Philips did not miss the chance to attend the 2011 edition of the IFA trade show in Berlin, Germany, having created, among other things, a pair of high-end TV lines.There are many ways circumstances under which companies may come forward and release some new product or other.Granted, in...

5 September 2011
04:16 GMT

IFA 2011: Philips Makes Its Mark With 3D and LightFrame

With just how many companies convened at IFA, 2011, it would have been strange if Philips had missed the occasions, but this was not the case, the company having revealed a pair of displays.This year's edition of the IFA trade show, in Berlin, Germany, is bound to have already stirred some wide ripples.A couple...

3 September 2011
07:06 GMT

Three New Lines of Philips Displays Presented by MMD

It so happens that Lenovo is not the only company to have made a move on the display market this week, though Philips' own products are geared at least as much towards consumers as they are towards businesses.Monitors and LCD TVs are something of a fact of life nowadays, as it is common for a household to own a...

3 August 2011
09:28 GMT

Philips Also Reveals New Speakers and Headphones

Worldwide supplier of consumer electronics Philips just issued its newest press release in which it unveiled the existence of three new products, two of which are of the audio variety.When Philips issued its newest press announcement, it definitely did more than just show off a small device meant to wirelessly strea...

22 June 2011
11:02 GMT

New Philips Multimedia Hardware Includes Wireless Streamer

It appears that a certain technology known as Intel Wireless HD is not the only one of its kind to grace the IT industry with its presence, as Philips seems to have devised a solution of its own.Philips has long been a supplier of all sorts of multimedia devices, as well as accessories and companion products for the...

22 June 2011
10:34 GMT

Philips Brilliance 273P3L LED Monitor Inbound

With all the displays on today's market, making one that stands out is proving to be more of a chore each day, but this didn't stop Philips from creating the newest member to the Brilliance family.The 2011 edition of the Computex trade show is nearing fast, but this doesn't mean that IT players are ho...

25 May 2011
09:08 GMT

New Philips Full HD T-Line TV Now for Sale in Europe

New displays come out all the time, and it looks like Philips chose not to stay idle, so it put together a new product which is now fully detailed and set up for order as part of the T-line of TV monitors.The main reason consumers often spend a long time figuring out what piece of hardware is best suited for them is...

12 May 2011
07:49 GMT

Philips Abandons TVs, Sells Its Business to TPV

Philips may be one of the oldest TV makers in history, but it looks like history alone is not enough to keep it in the race now that its HDTV division is losing more than it is making.It is a common thing on the IT industry for a company to shut down or sell business ventures when they happen to no longer fit with t...

18 April 2011
09:01 GMT

Wi-Fi and Impressive Zoom Provided by HD ESee Full HD Camcorder from Philips

Philips has launched quite a large number of interesting new products lately, and now, it's about time to check out their official return to the camcorder segment, namely the ESee HD.According to Tweakers, who've somehow managed to get a hold of a photo of this yet unannounced camcorder, the ESee HD certain...

15 March 2011
06:13 GMT

Dual-View for Games in 3D Mode Available on Philips Cinema 21:9 Gold Series TVs

The idea of two different gamers being able to see their respective screens while sharing a single display, without sharing it in two, is quite exciting, and it seems that Philips has decided to already implement it within its latest HDTVs.As some of you will certainly remember, we've talked a while ago about a ...

9 March 2011
10:46 GMT

Philips Wi-Fi Multiroom High-Fidelity Audio System Also Introduced

Philips has really come up with a wealth of new and interesting products at its 2011 lineup showcasing event from Barcelona, Spain, one of the newly-released items also being the Wi-Fi Multiroom Hi-Fi System. First and foremost, it's interesting to note that this audio system's name is pretty self-explan...

9 March 2011
01:42 GMT

Apple AirPlay Now Powering New Philips Fidelio SoundSphere

Apple's AirPlay technology is starting to become increasingly popular all over the world, more and more CE manufacturers implementing it within their various devices, this being also the case with Philips and one of their latest products, the Fidelio SoundSphere.Recently unveiled within the company's yearly...

8 March 2011
09:06 GMT

Philips Goes 3D With New Cinema 21:9 Gold Series Smart LED TVs

Philips' Cinema 21:9 series of HDTVs has really managed to make a name for itself ever since its official launch, and for this reason, the company has decided to add some new models to the lineup, unveiling the Cinema 21:9 Gold Series Smart LED TVs.Since, after all, 3D is one of the hottest trends in technology ...

8 March 2011
06:23 GMT

Microsoft Amalga and Philips iSite PACS Connected Solution in the Works

A Microsoft Amalga and Philips iSite PACS connected solution will be made available to organizations in the healthcare sector that desire to increase data accessibility for their radiologists. Microsoft and Philips have inked an agreement which will have the two companies work in concert to bridge Amalga and iSite P...

22 February 2011
07:59 GMT

Philips Dictation Recorder App Coming to iPhone, iPad

Philips has announced plans to offer a recording application for iPhones and iPads allowing iDevice owners to turn their smartphone or tablet computer into a wireless digital dictation recorder.According to Philips, the tool works seamlessly with the SpeechExec Enterprise suite allowing users to record, edit and send...

16 February 2011
13:21 GMT

New Philips 5000 LCD Series Full HD TVs Makes Appearance

As we've mentioned before, Philips' CES 2011 lineup was fairly OK, despite not providing any serious surprises, but rather some upgrades and updates to existing lineups, this being also the case with the Philips 5000 LCD Series of Full HD TVs, that we'll talk about as follows.The 5000 Series is availab...

12 January 2011
14:41 GMT

Connected 3D Blu-ray Players Also Outed by Philips at CES 2011

Since the two pretty much go hand in hand, just about every 3D HDTV manufacturer also outed at CES 2011 a couple of connected Blu-ray players, and that's exactly the case with Philips as well, the company introducing quite a few feature-packed products of this type.Philips' new CES 2011 Blu-ray lineup inclu...

11 January 2011
06:51 GMT

New 3D Blu-ray Home Theater Systems from Philips Unveiled at CES 2011

Since we are talking, after all, about one of the world's best-known CE manufacturers, it should come as no surprise that Philips brought a few interesting surprises at CES 2011, including some advanced, 3D-capable Blu-ray systems.Beside their 3D Blu-ray playback capabilities, the new home theaters from Philips ...

10 January 2011
09:48 GMT

Philips Intros New Internet Connected 3DTVs, the 6000 LED Series

With CES in full swing, more and more manufacturers are announcing their 2011 product lineups, Philips just joining the ranks of Vizio and the like by detailing its upcoming LED HDTVs, including the 3D-enabled 6000 LED series that offers Full HD resolution as well as on-demand streaming. Available with 40-inch, 46...

5 January 2011
14:11 GMT

Philips 23-Inch LED Brilliance Monitor Made Public

Since new video cards have come out like a flood, it is not at all unexpected for new monitors to show up as well, and Philips figured now was a good time to bring out and start selling a certain Brilliance monitor. Like all of its rivals on the display market, Philips deals in a variety of products, such as TVs ...

16 December 2010
09:38 GMT

New Philips ActionFit Bluetooth Stereo Sports Headset Is Sweat Proof, Washable

Since the number of people who love to listen to music while working out is extremely high, Philips has decided that adding a device designed specifically for such activities to its lineup would be a pretty good idea, and that's how the SHB6000 was born, this bluetooth headset being both sweat proof and washable...

15 November 2010
03:02 GMT

Philips Kills the Pronto Universal Remote Controls

As each home entertainment solutions' manufacturer is now shipping complex remote controls with their various products, capable of working quite fine across a whole range of devices (as long as they belong to the same series), the demand for universal remote controls has dropped significantly, this being most li...

2 November 2010
11:49 GMT

Philips Also Launches a New Monitor

Seemingly echoing the large number of GT 430 releases, the display market appears to be getting new members one after another, with even Philips deciding to bring forth a new monitor, one that will be part of the Brilliance series.Not too long ago, Wortmann AG released a new monitor that focuses on energy efficiency...

13 October 2010
10:25 GMT

Philips 225PL2 Knows When The User Leaves the Desk

Like all of its rivals, Philips periodically updates its product lineup, but instead of revealing just another monitor with or without optimizations, the company decided to offer something more unique, namely a fairly unusual way of improving energy efficiency, as part of its 22-inch 225PL2 LED-backlit monitor.LED b...

1 September 2010
08:31 GMT

Philips Is ‘Ready for iPad,’ Intros Accessories

The renowned company whose motto is “sense and simplicity” has announced a few “simple solutions, to get you started with your iPad.” A new webpage over at Philips’ website reveals that the multinational Dutch electronics corporation is “ready for the iPad” with sleeve-style ...

5 March 2010
03:37 GMT

External DVD Writer eHAU424 from Lite-On Goes on Sale

Global leader in the field of optical storage, Lite-On introduced its new external DVD burner, the eHAU424. Featuring a high write speed of 24x for DVD, this optical storage unit combines the regular capabilities of everyday optical drives with a couple of supplementary technologies aimed at increasing usability. Li...

19 November 2009
06:51 GMT

Breathtaking Cinema Experience: the Philips Emotions Jacket

The internationally renowned Dutch electronics company Philips has recently announced the creation of a new research platform that uses the sense of touch to bring cinematic experiences to the next level. The Philips Emotions Jacket relies on using the body's largest organ, the skin, for relaying the stimuli tha...

15 October 2009
06:41 GMT

Philips Xenium X650 Surfaces

Philips X650 Xenium is yet another mobile phone that comes to the market with impressive battery life, only that this time around it seems that the device is set to become available for purchase in more markets besides Asia and Russia, where the other such handsets usually landed. Given the fact that this is a Xenium...

25 July 2009
02:44 GMT

Philips Xenium X830 in Official Images

One of the handsets coming from Philips that have been spotted into the wild not too long ago is the Xenium X830, which surfaced for the first time on the Web a little more than a month ago. The handset seems to be rather attractive when it comes to the exterior design it features, and now a series of official photos...

18 July 2009
06:04 GMT

New Philips C600 and W186 Phones Surface

According to the latest news on the Internet, Philips plans to release into the wild in the near future two new mobile phones, namely the C600 and the W186. The former, the Philips C600, comes as a dual-mode device, while the latter, Philips W186, features support for HSDPA 3.6Mbps connectivity. The Philips C600 is...

18 June 2009
05:19 GMT

New Philips Xenium Handset Unveiled, X810

Another Philips Xenium handset has made it to the Web these days, the X810, which follows the recently spotted X700 and X530 mobile phones. For what it's worth, it is a good thing that we see more of the company’s handsets come to the market, especially given the fact that the new device, Philips Xenium X8...

17 March 2009
07:27 GMT

New Philips Xenium X700 Clamshell Spotted

Philips is reported to be preparing the launch of a new clamshell, namely the Xenium X700, which comes only a few days after the company was announced to come to the market with another similar device, the Philips Xenium X530. The new handset comes around sporting GPRS and EDGE connectivity for data transfers, yet i...

16 March 2009
09:35 GMT

Philips Xenium X530 Details Surface

The latest phone to come with a flip form factor from Philips is Xenium X530, which still bears the company's name, although the mobile division of Philips Electronics has been acquired by a Chinese company, which will actually manufacture the device. As we are already accustomed with the Xenium series, the ne...

12 March 2009
03:27 GMT

Philips Portable USB Speakers Look Great and Have a Neat Price

There are thousands of portable speaker systems out there and pretty much any gadget manufacturer has issued out at least one or two models. Philips is no exception to the rule, as it has recently presented its newest item in the world of miniature speakers, in the body of a speaker set with very nifty looks and, hop...

10 March 2009
11:39 GMT

Philips Announces First Loss Since 2003, Plans 6,000 Job Cuts

Philips, Europe's biggest consumer electronics producer, is the latest to join the large number of companies that have recently announced quarterly losses and job cut plans, due to a global low economy. Specialized in consumer electronics, Philips has just announced losses of more than 1 billion Euros in the fou...

26 January 2009
10:31 GMT

Nokia Partners with Philips to Enhance DLNA Interoperability

Nokia and Philips have announced at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas a collaboration aimed at delivering users an enhanced home experience supported by the DLNA (Digital Living Network Alliance) protocol. The two companies are planning on developing and delivering the technology that would allow users to co...

9 January 2009
06:29 GMT

Philips Xenium 9 @ 9q Dragon and Phoenix Unveiled

Philips unveiled new versions of its widely popular mobile phone Philips Xenium 9 @ 9q, as a special offering for the holiday season. The newly-announced models are called Dragon and Phoenix, and the exquisite drawings featured by the shell are rather meant to turn the device into a stylish accessory.In addition, the...

29 December 2008
14:07 GMT

Philips goLITE BLU Will Cure Your Winter Blues

Winter is not exactly very good for the human body, the various climate changes brought about by this season affecting us (both physically and mentally) in a pretty adverse manner. For this reason, the medical-oriented branch of Philips has just launched the goLITE BLU, a device that, by using the power of light, wil...

6 November 2008
12:51 GMT

Philips Introduces E100, a Low Budget Mobile Phone

Philips is one of the largest electronics companies in the world, and of course, it also has a slice in the mobile phones industry. Although not many of Philips' mobile phones are high-end, one thing that sets them apart from all others is the long battery life. Recently, the company introduced, without a b...

11 October 2008
02:31 GMT

Philips Blows Our Minds (And Eyes) with 56-inch HD 3D Display

Up until recently, 3D displays were regarded at somewhat of a technological curiosity, with a very restricted area of use (mostly advertising) and selling for some pretty prohibitive sums. While the cost of this technology has remained at a very high level, its range of possible uses and applications has diversified ...

3 October 2008
08:01 GMT

New Philips Phone, the Xenium X600

Clearly, Philips is a company that doesn't stick to just one thing. From light bulbs, to TV sets and mobiles, it does it all. While the mobile phones you can buy from it are not of the type that you know will make the headlines of today's newspapers, they are devices you can rely on.Now, Philips is announci...

29 September 2008
06:45 GMT

Philips M200 – The New Music Phone

If you really like to have your music with you wherever you go, then perhaps Philips M200 is just the phone for you. Unfortunately, a release date and a price for it are yet unknown details but, meanwhile, some bits of info are available, so we might as well have a look at them.The M200 is a bar-type phone, with a ni...

24 September 2008
10:14 GMT

IFA 2008: Philips Rolls Out CinemaOne, the All-In-One Home Theater System

Innovation is almost always the key to success, and it really seems that the engineers and designers from Philips took this very seriously into consideration when creating the CinemaOne. And that's because this relatively small product (roughly the size of a football) combines a DVD and CD player, an iPod dock, ...

29 August 2008
08:05 GMT

IFA 2008: Philips Intros 9600 FlatTVs, 9700 LCDs, LightFrame Monitor

We've already seen some of Philips' "handywork" for the IFA show in Berlin, but the company has much more in store for us, especially in the area of display solutions, but not necessarily restricted to it. However, for the time being, we'll stick to the "realm" of HDTVs, since, beside the Aurea II and ...

29 August 2008
05:54 GMT

IFA 2008: Philips Showcases 2nd Generation Aurea, Essence LCD HDTVs

For quite a long time now, the IFA consumer electronics show has been the place where the most important manufacturers in the audio/video segment present their latest developments, which, in some cases, can only be described as breathtaking. And that's also the case with Philips, which has come up this year with...

29 August 2008
02:43 GMT


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