There's no need to sacrifice performance or portability if you're looking to save a few bucks on a new laptop. We turned up several models in our latest batch of Ratings that don't cost a fortune but come close to performing as if they do. ...
Tablet shipments soared by 142% in the first quarter of 2013 year-over-year as all Android tablets, including low-budget white box versions, dominated the market over Apple iOS tablets, IDC said. Apple outpaced IDC's original forecast for ...
Tags: Think Tablets, Computer Products
The U.S. Department of Defence has cleared BlackBerry 10 smartphones and PlayBook tablets for use on its networks, amid reports that the department may also clear devices from Samsung Electronics and Apple. The department has approved ...
Tags: Blackberry, Defence Networks
Would you pay $13,500 to be the first one on your block with a 55-inch OLED TV with a curved screen? Bases on an announcement this week from LG Electronics, which is now taking orders in Korea for the set, that's what you can expect to pay ...
Tags: OLED TV, Consumer Electronics
Lots of people buy advanced cameras (such as the Sony NEX-7) because they're fast: They're great for taking action shots in sports, for instance. But some cameras are including special scene modes that do the opposite of freezing the ...
Samsung has revamped its smart TV interface with four new full-screen hubs. The first hub, "On TV", has a photo interface that shows what's coming up on TV, and there's a feed of recommended programs to watch based on past viewing habits. ...
Samsung's newest Galaxy—available soon from a carrier near you—isn't just the company's new marquee smart phone: It's a one-device showcase for today's most advanced mobile technologies. With innovations of its own along with ...
Tags: Samsung, Samsung Galaxy S4, Phone, Consumer Electronics
Lightfair in Philadelphia this week bills itself as the world's largest commercial and architectural lighting trade show. But for the Consumer Reports staffers who test and report on energy-saving lightbulbs, Lightfair is our geeky go-to ...
GE has added two new assembly lines to its plant in Appliance Park and for the first time will manufacture front-loading washing machines and their matching dryers in the U.S. The folks in Louisville, Kentucky are happy because the move ...
Tags: Dryer, Consumer Electronics
BlackBerry and Samsung have separately launched security and management software with dual-personality features for their latest Z10 and Galaxy S4 smartphones, both designed to meet the demands of a growing BYOD marketplace. Yet, it still ...
Tags: BlackBerry, Samsung, Jekyll
Global sales of tablet computers surged in the first quarter of 2013, led by Android-powered devices that outpaced gains by Apple's iPads, a research firm says. IDC said the worldwide tablet market saw sizzling growth of 142.4 per cent ...
Tags: Android, Global Tablet, Apple iPad Gains
Increased competition, steady cost reductions and improved technology performance are putting the LED lighting industry on a path to securing an 80 percent market share for lighting by 2020. In a briefing this morning hosted by Credit ...
Tags: LED Market, LED Lights, LED
Ascent Solar Technologies Inc of Thornton, CO, USA, which manufactures lightweight thin-film photovoltaic modules based on copper indium gallium diselenide (CIGS) using flexible substrate materials, has appointed Sun2Voltage as a ...
Tags: Sun2Voltage, Solar CIGS
Samsung Renewable Energy Inc. and Pattern Energy Group LP say they broke ground on the 270MW South Kent Wind project in the Municipality of Chatham-Kent, Ont. “Samsung is thankful to become part of this supportive community in ...
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Don't be fooled by Samsung's new flagship Galaxy S4 smartphone. Superficially, it looks like its predecessor, the outrageously successful S3, which attracted 40 million sales in six months. The S4 brings with it a bucketload of new ...