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10 Epic CES Fails
Consumer Electronics Shows have launched great technologies like VCRs and HDTVs, but many product reveals turn out to be duds. Here are some of...
CES 2013: What We Want To See
Forget 500-inch, green smart 3-D TVs. Here are a few exciting new trends I'll be examining at this year's Consumer Electronics Show.
Imagine iPad, Mac Combined
Apple might publicly scoff at Windows 8's combination of the PC and tablet into one platform, but it has to be at least thinking about whether it...
Cyber Spying Justice: Unserved
After toothless FTC judgment against rent-to-own PC companies in spying case, Congress needs to make surveillance of customers in their own homes...
Kindle Fire HD: The Mobile Set-Top Box
Remember how set-top boxes were once presumed to be a major content vehicle of the future? In fact, the Kindle Fire HD is the set-top box of the...
Apple Dares Green Advocates To Go Elsewhere
Apple's abandonment of EPEAT green product certification proves what was obvious in any case: that design is paramount to Apple and all else in...
Google Nexus Q: Fight For Living Room On
Google's Nexus Q home media device lets Android phone and tablet users push content from their handhelds to a TV or stereo system.
Xbox SmartGlass Could Save Windows Phone, Tablets
Microsoft's new interactive, cross-platform SmartGlass technology should give Windows client devices a new lease on life.
The Second Coming Of Facebook
Beyond the post-IPO gloom lurks unchanged potential for greatness.
New iPad: Your Next TV Set?
Apple's TV set is already here. Maybe you've heard of the iPad? The first model has a 9.7-inch diagonal screen, but think bigger.
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Samsung Galaxy S 4: 11 Clever Tricks
April 25, 2013Samsung's Galaxy S 4 smartphone features solid hardware and a variety of innovative software capabilities, making it one of the best choices now....
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Samsung Galaxy S4 Oozes Innovation
April 24, 2013Samsung Galaxy S4 may be today's best smartphone, with solid hardware and software tricks such as eye tracking and a gesture UI.
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Dish's Sprint Play: Broadband Everywhere
April 15, 2013Enabling TV, video, broadband & wireless on one bill is the logic behind $25.5B Sprint merger bid, says Dish CEO.
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Cisco's Internet Of Everything Plan: 4 Facts
March 01, 2013Cisco CEO John Chambers says the Internet of Everything will change the world. Is he right, or is this just more Silicon Valley hype?
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The Life Monochrome: The U.K.'s Digital Laggards
January 14, 2013Government plans to save money -- and generate revenue -- by shifting citizen services online may be derailed by people with no interest in...
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Flingo and the Future of TV
January 11, 2013
Smart TV apps publisher Flingo announced its second screen platform Samba at CES. BYTE's Boonsri Dickinson interviewed Flingo's Ashwin Navin about...
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Samsung At CES: TVs, Tablets And Even Refrigerators
January 08, 2013Huge TVs dominated Samsung's offerings at CES, but the company also demoed cutting-edge cameras, refrigerators, and laptops.
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CES 2013: 7 Standout Technologies
January 08, 2013What happens at CES 2013 doesn't stay in Vegas. From giant tablets to $20,000 televisions, take a peek at a few early standouts for gadget lovers.
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Apple Discounts For Big, Loyal Buyers
January 07, 2013You would probably assume that volume purchasers get discounts from Apple, as they do from any other company. But how much? We have the numbers....
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CES 2013: 9 Cool Gadgets
January 05, 2013Consumer Electronics Show is a tech smorgasbord. Here are nine products that attest to the show's overwhelming variety.
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