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Pizzazz taken out of CES tech show
LAS VEGAS (Reuters) - Vast, empty spaces in the middle of the show floor. Knots of uniformed salespeople standing idly next to flickering screens. A slow-moving crowd drifting from one display to the next. Touch-screen gadgets alienate blind
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The craze for touch-screen gadgets, sparked by Apple's popular iPhone, is raising worries that a whole generation of consumer electronics will be out of the reach of the blind. Palm's new phone and operating system ignite shares
LAS VEGAS (Reuters) - Palm overhauled its mobile operating system and introduced a new touch-screen phone, sending its shares soaring 35 percent as investors hoped the moves can help win back customers from rivals such as Apple. Nearly 4 million shop online on Xmas Day
Nearly 4 million Britons bought goods online on Christmas Day, spending 102 million pounds,or 21 percent more than on the same day last year, Internet retail industry body IMRG said in a report on Thursday. Disney backs new Intel chip
LAS VEGAS (Reuters) - Walt Disney on Thursday threw its weight behind a new Intel chip that lets TV viewers interact with their favourite programs, underscoring a continuing effort to merge computers and media. TVs tout energy savings and Web
LAS VEGAS (Reuters) - TVs, TVs everywhere but not a 150-inch in sight. Sony unveils flexi-video screen and movie glasses
LAS VEGAS (Reuters) - Sony Corp introduced on Thursday a bendable video screen, a WiFi camera and eyeglasses that display movies, saying the industry must keep innovating despite a severe economic slump. LG Elec aims to boost LCD TV sales despite downturn
LG Electronics is targeting a 50 percent increase in LCD TV sales to 18 million units this year, as it plans to step up small-sized TV sales to fight the current economic downturn. Broadband speeds well below advertised offer
The average broadband speed for consumers is 3.6 Megabits per second (Mbit/s), sufficient for many applications but well below advertised speeds, regulator Ofcom said on Thursday. Nokia stops production of only WiMax device
The world's top cellphone maker Nokia said on Thursday it had ended production of its only mobile device using the U.S.-centred WiMax technology, another blow for the struggling wireless technology.