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IBM launches push into virtual world
Jan 8 2007 6:51PM (CT)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - IBM Corp. didn't throw a lavish casino party or set up an over-the-top booth to mark its return to the International Consumer Electronics Show for the first time in a decade. Rather, the company reserved its most ambitious consumer initiative for the virtual world.
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Sony CEO reaffirms profit margin goals
Jan 8 2007 6:03PM (CT)
LAS VEGAS (AP) - After a bruising 2006, Sony Corp. CEO Howard Stringer said the company is prepared to meet its operating profit margin goal for the next fiscal year, though an exact roadmap of how it'll get there remains in flux.
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SanDisk launches 3 media players
Jan 8 2007 5:49PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Flash memory maker SanDisk Corp. announced three new digital media devices Monday, including a video player with a four-inch widescreen display.
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SanDisk launches 3 media players
Jan 8 2007 5:49PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Flash memory maker SanDisk Corp. announced three new digital media devices Monday, including a video player with a four-inch widescreen display.
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Digeo to sell DVRs directly to consumers
Jan 8 2007 5:30PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - In a shift in direction, Digeo Inc. announced Monday it will begin selling digital video recorders directly to consumers.
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Battle between Google, Yahoo goes mobile
Jan 8 2007 5:12PM (CT)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Internet icons Google Inc. and Yahoo Inc. are intensifying their efforts to become more accessible on mobile phones, a platform widely seen as the next big battleground for the longtime rivals.
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CES Notebook: Mouse jiggles to games
Jan 8 2007 4:59PM (CT)
LAS VEGAS (AP) - A new mouse expands on technology found in some video game controllers: It reacts to game action on the screen.
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Motorola touts deals with Yahoo, Warner
Jan 8 2007 4:48PM (CT)
LAS VEGAS (AP) - Motorola Inc. chief executive Ed Zander rode onto the stage Monday at the International Consumer Electronics Show astride a yellow bicycle, joking that he pedaled all the way from Chicago because his company was on "expense controls."
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Motorola touts deals with Yahoo, Warner
Jan 8 2007 4:48PM (CT)
LAS VEGAS (AP) - Motorola Inc. chief executive Ed Zander rode onto the stage Monday at the International Consumer Electronics Show astride a yellow bicycle, joking that he pedaled all the way from Chicago because his company was on "expense controls."
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Motorola touts deals with Yahoo, Warner
Jan 8 2007 4:48PM (CT)
LAS VEGAS (AP) - Motorola Inc. chief executive Ed Zander rode onto the stage Monday at the International Consumer Electronics Show astride a yellow bicycle, joking that he pedaled all the way from Chicago because his company was on "expense controls."
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Motorola touts deals with Yahoo, Warner
Jan 8 2007 4:48PM (CT)
LAS VEGAS (AP) - Motorola Inc. chief executive Ed Zander rode onto the stage Monday at the International Consumer Electronics Show astride a yellow bicycle, joking that he pedaled all the way from Chicago because his company was on "expense controls."
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CES Notebook: Cell phone 'South Park'
Jan 8 2007 4:36PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Your cell phone doesn't ring _ it screams "They Killed Kenny," in the cartoon voice of "South Park" character Stan Marsh.
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CES Notebook: Remote resembles dumbbell
Jan 8 2007 3:51PM (CT)
LAS VEGAS (AP) - A motion-sensing TV remote control that looks like a round dumbbell is not meant to give couch potatoes a workout _ it actually helps navigate the 500-channel universe.
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Phone company blocks YouTube in Brazil
Jan 8 2007 3:18PM (CT)
SAO PAULO, Brazil (AP) - YouTube is being blocked by Brazil's second-largest fixed-line telephone operator in response to a judicial order banning a steamy video of supermodel Daniela Cicarelli, the telephone company said Monday.
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Phone company blocks YouTube in Brazil
Jan 8 2007 3:16PM (CT)
SAO PAULO, Brazil (AP) - YouTube is being blocked by Brazil's second-largest fixed-line telephone operator in response to a judicial order banning a steamy video of supermodel Daniela Cicarelli, the telephone company said Monday.
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Phone company blocks YouTube in Brazil
Jan 8 2007 3:16PM (CT)
SAO PAULO, Brazil (AP) - YouTube is being blocked by Brazil's second-largest fixed-line telephone operator in response to a judicial order banning a steamy video of supermodel Daniela Cicarelli, the telephone company said Monday.
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Bushnell adds XM Radio to GPS device
Jan 8 2007 2:46PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. and Bushnell Outdoor Products on Monday unveiled a handheld device that integrates satellite radio and weather information with location tracking.
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Bushnell adds XM Radio to GPS device
Jan 8 2007 2:46PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. and Bushnell Outdoor Products on Monday unveiled a handheld device that integrates satellite radio and weather information with location tracking.
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Comcast recorder boxes to get TiVo
Jan 8 2007 2:22PM (CT)
LAS VEGAS (AP) - TiVo Inc. and Comcast Corp. on Monday unveiled the long-awaited fruits of an agreement to work together: A cable box that runs TiVo's digital-video-recorder software.
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Intel speeds processors for everyday PCs
Jan 8 2007 12:39PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - For more than a year, Intel Corp. and other chip makers have been selling the idea that two heads are better than one. Now, the world's largest semiconductor company is betting four heads _ actually, four computing engines _ will be better still.
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Intel speeds processors for everyday PCs
Jan 8 2007 12:39PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - For more than a year, Intel Corp. and other chip makers have been selling the idea that two heads are better than one. Now, the world's largest semiconductor company is betting four heads _ actually, four computing engines _ will be better still.
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Sling TV offering comes to Palm phones
Jan 8 2007 11:19AM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Owners of third-generation Treo smart phones running Palm Inc.'s operating system will soon be able to watch television using a set-top box and software from Sling Media Inc.
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Sling TV offering comes to Palm phones
Jan 8 2007 11:19AM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Owners of third-generation Treo smart phones running Palm Inc.'s operating system will soon be able to watch television using a set-top box and software from Sling Media Inc.
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Nokia launches phone with Internet calls
Jan 8 2007 9:38AM (CT)
HELSINKI, Finland (AP) - Nokia Corp. said Monday it is cooperating with a leading provider of Internet-based phone services to enable cell phone users to make wireless calls without using precious minutes.
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Nokia launches phone with Internet calls
Jan 8 2007 9:38AM (CT)
HELSINKI, Finland (AP) - Nokia Corp. said Monday it is cooperating with a leading provider of Internet-based phone services to enable cell phone users to make wireless calls without using precious minutes.
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Yahoo China portal to be reorganized
Jan 8 2007 7:48AM (CT)
SHANGHAI, China (AP) - Yahoo's China portal will be reorganized as a business-oriented search engine, the company's head announced Monday, saying it had to change or fail amid intense competition from domestic rivals.
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Gates continues push for wired homes
Jan 8 2007 6:56AM (CT)
LAS VEGAS (AP) - For more than a decade, Microsoft Corp. chairman Bill Gates and others in the tech industry have touted a vision of a connected lifestyle, in which digital content can move across devices throughout the home and be taken on the go. It's been a slow march. But as Gates kicked off the International Consumer Electronics Show late Sunday, the industry has come further than ever in delivering on that concept.
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