• Adobe says no Flash Player for Android 4.1 or beyond

    Updated: 2012-06-29 21:30:00
    Adobe yesterday announced that its Flash Player won't be compatible with mobile Android devices starting with Version 4.1 of the mobile OS, also known as Jelly Bean. Starting on August 15, only certified devices running Android 4.0 or earlier will...

  • Catching Up With Gary

    Updated: 2012-06-29 15:42:38
    Since we last caught up with Gary Shapiro, president and CEO of CEA, back in March, he has been providing insight and expertise on numerous topics in the CE industry.

  • Yahoo Mixed Feed: Espial TV Browser Powers the Sharp® Smart TV Experience

    Updated: 2012-06-29 13:59:43
    Delivers Advanced Web Browsing to Sharp(®) AQUOS(®) HDTVs in Japan, China, and North America OTTAWA - Espial, a leader in on-demand TV software and solutions, today announced that the Espial TV Browser has been selected to power new Sharp® AQUOS® LED TVs in Japan, China, and North America, offering consumers the most advanced Smart TV Web experience based on the open source momentum of WebKit ...

  • How Intel's Core i5 and i7 processors boost performance

    Updated: 2012-06-29 06:00:00
    Intel has slowly been rolling out its third-generation Core i5 and i7 processors, and Consumer Reports has rated several laptops and desktops that use this series. We've found that they boost performance up to 20 percent for certain tasks compared...

  • Lantronix Debuts PremierWave XC GSM/GPRS and Ethernet Serial Device Server

    Updated: 2012-06-28 19:09:52
    Lantronix introduced the PremierWave XC, which is a hybrid GSM/GPRS and Ethernet dual-port serial device server. The PremierWave XC allows remote access to, and management of, virtually any serial device via a GSM/GPRS or Ethernet network. The Linux-based application server features ease of use, robust device server functionality, and GPRS connectivity. The Lantronix PremierWave XC [...]

  • Vizio's aptly named Cinemawide TVs have 21:9 screens

    Updated: 2012-06-28 15:30:00
    This year TVs aren't just getting bigger—they're also getting wider, thanks to a new line of Vizio LCD sets that feature a 21:9 aspect ratio, rather than the 16:9 screens found on other TVs. The XVT Cinemawide-series LCDs—initially announced about...

  • Google announces Nexus 7, its own tablet (made by Asus)

    Updated: 2012-06-27 21:00:00
    At the Google I/O developer conference today, the search company confirmed recently ubiquitous rumors by announcing its very own Nexus 7 tablet, which will run on a brand new version of its Android mobile operating system: Android 4.1, nicknamed Jelly...

  • California Residents: Help Us Address Wasteful and Unjustified State Energy Regulations

    Updated: 2012-06-27 20:20:23
    It is no secret that the state of California’s burdensome and onerous regulations impact our entire industry...

  • Number of U.S. cell-phone Internet users has risen sharply

    Updated: 2012-06-27 17:30:00
    Where do you do most of your Web browsing? Overall, 88 percent of U.S adults now own cell phones; 55 percent go online with their phones, and of those, 31 percent use their phones more than computers to explore the...

  • Vizio to launch Co-Star Stream Player, streaming media with Google TV

    Updated: 2012-06-27 16:00:00
    Will the second coming of the Google TV platform stick? A month after LG launched the Google TV–powered G2-series TVs and just days after Sony announced its own Google TV streaming-media player, Vizio announced that it will offer its own...

  • Women in CE (at CE Week)

    Updated: 2012-06-27 15:09:39
    The first ever Women In CE leadership conference event is well underway with a packed audience in attendance.

  • A Lot To Learn At The CEA Research Summit

    Updated: 2012-06-26 21:30:40
    I'm at the CEA Research Summit today, filling my brain with all sorts of useful market metrics on the consumer electronics market.

  • Facebook privacy deal falls short, says Consumers Union

    Updated: 2012-06-25 23:45:00
    Facebook's proposal to allow users who click the "Like" button to opt out of online ads that use their names and faces to promote products is a good step forward, but doesn't go far enough, says Consumers Union, the advocacy...

  • CES. Repurposed.

    Updated: 2012-06-25 18:24:15
    At the 2012 International CES, CEA donated $75,000 to two Las Vegas-based, environmentally friendly groups to give back to the local community.

  • Sony to launch new Google TV streaming media player

    Updated: 2012-06-25 16:30:00
    Sony, which was an early adopter of the first-generation Google TV platform, is giving it another go next month when it starts selling the NSZ-GS7 Internet Player, which will be priced at $199. The box, which includes the updated version...

  • The flagship Samsung UN55ES8000 LCD TV (mostly) performs well

    Updated: 2012-06-22 22:00:00
    Some HDTVs now have the smarts to connect to the Internet to stream video and keep users up to date with social-network sites like Facebook. But there are a lot more features in the Samsung UN55ES8000, a 55-inch model in...

  • No Soundbar To Mass Adoption

    Updated: 2012-06-22 16:36:30
    In fewer words, soundbars show the continued relevance of a concept that can get overlooked in the usual one-upmanship: good enough.

  • Samsung Galaxy Player 4.2 is impressive iPod alternative

    Updated: 2012-06-21 23:00:00
    Samsung has launched the Galaxy Player 4.2, a successor to its Galaxy Player 4.0 media player. After using a press sample on a range of tasks, I think this new Galaxy has made an already-fine player an even-better alternative to...

  • DirecTV's n3D channel goes part time, but will air Summer Olympics

    Updated: 2012-06-21 17:00:00
    When I recently went to check what 3D programming was on DirecTV, I noticed something unusual in the program guide: The n3D channel, which DirecTV launched in conjunction with Panasonic back in 2010, had no current listings. Instead, there was...

  • Some new TVs get better sound, lighter, cheaper 3D glasses

    Updated: 2012-06-21 06:30:00
    Based on the latest TVs we've been testing in our TV labs, some of the things we didn't especially like in some of last year's models—such as fair or poor sound quality and bulky, costly active 3D glasses—are no longer...

  • Is Apple MacBook Pro with Retina display worth the money?

    Updated: 2012-06-19 22:00:00
    Is it worth spending $400 more for a retina display on the latest Apple MacBook Pro? To find out, we compared the company's new 15-inch laptops. The MacBook Pro with Retina display ($2,200) has a 2880 x 1800 display, while...

  • What Microsoft's Surface tablets promise

    Updated: 2012-06-19 20:00:00
    The Microsoft Surface tablets, announced yesterday for fall availability, promise to be more businesslike than Apple's iPads, while seeking to replicate Apple's tight integration of hardware and software into a user-friendly "ecosystem." How well might they accomplish that? Microsoft's history...

  • New Sharp Aquos LC-90LE745U LCD TV has people looking for bigger walls

    Updated: 2012-06-19 19:00:00
    Venturing into a screen size that was once the exclusive province of rear-projection TVs, Sharp yesterday introduced the 90-inch Aquos LC-90LE745U, an LCD TV whose $11,000 price tag is as impressively large as its screen size. Recently, Sharp has been...

  • Microsoft launches the Surface tablet computer

    Updated: 2012-06-19 02:12:00
    Microsoft today introduced a Windows tablet, called Surface. The 10.6-inch device weighs 1.5 pounds and is about 0.4 inches thick. One version will run on NVIDIDA's ARM processors with Windows RT, another on Intel's Ivy Bridge Core i5 with Windows...

  • Facebook for preteens must be ad-free and protect privacy

    Updated: 2012-06-18 22:45:00
    Several consumer-, privacy-, health-, and child-advocacy groups are calling on Facebook to provide privacy and marketing safeguards if it opens the social-networking service to children under 13. Our recent survey projected that more than 5.6 million children under the age...

  • Microsoft mystery event might involve a deal with Barnes & Noble

    Updated: 2012-06-18 20:00:00
    UPDATE: Microsoft today announced a new tablet, called Surface. See the updated story here. It looks like Microsoft will take another step into the mobile space today with an expected joint announcement with Barnes & Noble. Among the speculation: Barnes...

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