Top five articles for the week beginning February 6
Music lovers pursue return to high fidelity
Recording engineer Pat McMakin approaches his work with an almost obsessive pursuit of the perfect sound.
Consumers remain cool to 3D TVs
David Thaxton faced a wall of HDTVs at BestBuy last week, trying to pick a new television for the house he's building.
Rare metals shortage could threaten high-tech innovation
A world in need of faster computers, smarter phones and more energy-efficient light bulbs threatens to strain the small supply of rare metals used by the global electronics industry.
Apple iPads and Macs push computer giant past Hewlett Packard for top spot in computer sales
Apple's iPad isn’t just the top-selling tablet in the world — it helped push the company past Hewlett Packard to become the No. 1 personal computer vendor.
TV prices plunge ahead of Super Bowl
Whether the New England Patriots or the New York Giants win the Super Bowl this weekend, television buyers will be the ones scoring big.
Top five articles for the week beginning January 30
CE Tops In Holiday Shopping: Survey
Fully 100 percent of consumers surveyed in a holiday shopping poll reported purchasing a CE device last season.
Study: More women buying consumer electronics
Traditionally, high-tech has been considered a man's world:
"Smart Home" Appliances Expand Apps, Ramp Up Competition
Connected refrigerators, ovens, and washer-dryers offer another direction for the burgeoning app market to expand, as well as a new field for tech rivals to compete in.
Motorola sells 200,000 tablets, reports $80-million loss
Motorola Mobility sold 1 million tablets in 2011 -- with only 200,000 Xooms and Xyboards sold in the fourth quarter of the year, a quarter in which the company also reported an $80-million loss.
Sony and Panasonic brace for grim earnings season
Sony Corp and rival Panasonic Corp are set to report a slump in quarterly earnings and may cut full-year forecasts after being hit by yen strength, Thai floods and consumer gloom in Europe during the vital pre-Christmas period.
Top five articles for the week beginning January 23
Intel Sees 'High Single Digit' Revenue Growth In 2012
Intel CFO Stacy Smith says the chip maker expects to grow revenues in the “high single digits” in 2012, considerably higher than the 2.3% Wall Street analysts have been forecasting.
TV makers plan even sharper displays for future sets
With high-definition televisions now in 87% of homes, TV makers have accomplished their mission of selling HDTV to consumers.
Intel CEO: Windows 8 tablets 'being queued up' for production
Intel CEO Paul Otellini hinted that Windows 8 tablet production may not be that far off, while asserting that Android tablets won't be able to compete against the iPad until Ice Cream Sandwich becomes more widespread.
Don’t look now, but TVs may again be made in U.S.
A small Minnesota electronics company aims to bring TV manufacturing back to the U.S., hiring 100 workers at a plant in Canton, Mich.
New gesture, voice technology may make remote controls obsolete
The remote control has never been much beloved.
Top five articles for the week beginning January 16
U.S. spending on consumer electronics expected to top $200 billion this year
Spending by American consumers on tech products should top $200 billion for the first time in 2012, the Consumer Electronics Association forecast on Tuesday.
Consumer Electronics Association Says Devices Getting Simpler
For the last half-century, consumer electronics have been getting more complex.
CES 2012: LG TVs go big, Vizio goes wide and Sony goes ape
As always, the 2012 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas has been filled with new TVs and home entertainment product announcements.
HP turns heads at Consumer Electronics Show with glass laptop
HP has raised the bar in laptop design at this year’s Consumer Electronics Show with the ENVY 14 Spectre, which features lightweight, scratch-resistant glass on the lid, display, palmrest and ImagePad.
Consumers Intend to Buy Fewer Televisions as They Migrate to Other Consumer Electronics Devices
Consumers intend to buy fewer televisions this year and fewer are regularly watching content on them, a new Accenture survey has found.
Top five articles for the week beginning January 9
Broadcom to Unveil Four Faster Wi-Fi Chips
The International Consumer Electronics Show next week may be a major launchpad for a new, faster generation of Wi-Fi that goes about three times faster than current gear, with at least one major silicon vendor announcing and demonstrating a set of chips for the IEEE 802.11ac standard.
Vizio Aims Low-Price Wrecking Ball at PCs
Vizio Inc., the television maker that helped drive higher-cost rivals out of the business with rock- bottom prices, plans to bring the same mayhem to the personal- computer market.
LG Electronics, Samsung Join Google TV Alliance Ahead of Product Rollout
LG Electronics Inc., Samsung Electronics Co. and MediaTek Inc. are joining Google Inc.’s Internet-TV coalition and plan to begin unveiling new products during next week’s Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.
Ultra-tough Gorilla Glass 2 debuting next week at CES
Corning, the manufacturer of ultra-tough glass for consumer electronics, will introduce the next generation of Gorilla Glass at the Consumer Electronics Show next week.
Doctors' Offices to Emerge As Heavy Tablet Buyers in 2012: NPD Group
Tablets will be a fixture in many doctors' offices in 2012, research firm NPD Group reports.
Top five articles for the week beginning January 2
Mobile, Tablets and the Cloud to Dominate CES
3DTV and connected TVs have been all the rage the past couple of years at the International Consumer Electronics Show, but so far there’s been little hype surrounding those topics leading up to the latest show, held Jan. 10 to 13 in Las Vegas.
LG to show 55-inch OLED TV at Consumer Electronics Show
LG has announced that it has developed the world’s largest OLED TV panel, which the company will have on display at next month’s Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.
Samsung Looks to Overtake Nokia in 2012
After overtaking Apple for the top spot in the smartphone market, Samsung is looking to overtake Nokia in the overall mobile phone market in 2012.
TV Makers Seek Fatter Profits in Thinner Sets
Television manufacturers, stung by steep profit declines this year, will start making TV sets that are even thinner and lighter in hopes of sparking new consumer interest and driving average prices higher.
Whirlpool Accuses Samsung, LG of Dumping Washers
Whirlpool Corp., battered by price competition on home appliances, asked the U.S. government Friday to impose duties on imports of residential washing machines made by South Korean rivals Samsung Electronics Co. and LG Electronics Inc.
Top five articles for the week beginning December 26
CEA and USA Today Release Conflicting Reports on Electronics Returns
A few days ago, USA Today released a study through the publication's online technology blog, Technology Live.
Report: TV Prices Fall to Boost Year-end Sales
Spurred by Black Friday discounting, retail prices for televisions in November fell to their lowest level in eight months, according to new research from IHS.
Computing could go optical with new device
U.S. scientists say optical devices so small millions of them can fit on a computer chip could bring faster, more powerful information processing.
Microsoft To Withdraw From CES
Microsoft said it will no longer have a formal presence at the Consumer Electronics Show, one of the tech industry's most high profile showcases for computers, tablets, smartphones, and other gadgets, following next month's event.
Amazon may benefit as digital goods sales jump
Digital goods are the fastest-growing category online this holiday, led by e-books, suggesting Amazon.com Inc's strategy of blanketing the world with cheap e-readers and tablet computers may be producing some early gains.
Top five articles for the week beginning December 19
Cost Of U.S. Consumer Electronics Returns Estimated To Reach $16.7 Billion In 2011
While consumer electronics merchandise returns are often an overlooked scenario for consumers they are undoubtedly top of mind for manufacturers and retailers because of their billion dollar price tag.
Apple TV To Capture 32% Share Of Connected TV Players
The $99 Apple TV set-top box, which the late Steve Jobs once characterized as a mere “hobby” for the company, could emerge as an important component in Apple’s future plans to dominate living rooms.
PC makers losing interest in tablets, focusing on Ultrabooks
After struggling to play catch-up for more than a year, PC vendors are reportedly losing interest in competing against Apple (and now Amazon) in the tablet business. Tech Spot
Intel slashes sales forecast on hard drive shortage
Intel on Monday announced that it expects to badly miss its sales forecast for the current quarter because of the worldwide hard drive shortage caused by massive floods in Thailand.
Tablet shipments miss targets but still balloon 264.5%, IDC says
IDC said Thursday that media tablet shipments during the third calendar quarter increased 264.5% over the same period last year, but that overall shipments were 5.8% lower than the 19.2 million units the research firm had previously estimated.
Top five articles for the week beginning December 12
Electronic toys, video games move up list of most-scanned holiday products
As holiday shopping moves into December, consumers are turning their attention to electronic toys and video games.
Apple TV to come in 3 sizes, top out at 55 inches, report says
The rumor mill is heating up around Apple's television plans, and now a report claims to have information on the device's screen sizes.
Panels used to make LCD TVs see 4.9 percent price decline in September
Anemic demand for LCD TV panels in September helped drive down prices of large-sized LCD panels by nearly 5 percent in September, according to an IHS iSuppli LCD PriceTrak report.
$99 Ice Cream Sandwich Tablet to Debut in US
The Novo7, a 7-inch tablet available in China that runs Ice Cream Sandwich, is set to arrive in the United States in the coming months with an expected price of $99.
Tablet computer prices just too hard to swallow
Jessica Diaz has tablet envy.
Top five articles for the week beginning December 5
Holiday deals turn TVs into hot buys
In an unexpected twist, TVs are topping many Christmas shopping lists this year.
Kindle Fire is already #2 in tablet wars
If anyone needs proof that Amazon's flagship Android tablet managed to live up to its hype, here are some statistics for you.
Ultrabooks could save the PC
As the iPad eats away at personal computer sales, the PC appears to have found a potential savior in ... Apple?
Lenovo passes Dell to become No. 2 PC brand worldwide
Chinese PC maker Lenovo surpassed Dell to become the world's second-largest PC brand in the third quarter, with HP still retaining the top spot, according to IHS.
Video Game Consoles Among Top Sellers Black Friday Through Cyber Monday
With Cyber Monday in full swing, a look back at Black Friday reveals that electronics were among the most purchased items over the Thanksgiving weekend.