Armed with a contract to build chips for Sony's PlayStation 4 gaming console, Advanced Micro Devices has now officially established a custom-chip business unit in an effort to break away from its heavy reliance on the slumping PC market. ...
Tags: AMD, Chip Business, PCs
Google Play is available on Barnes & Noble's Nook HD and Nook HD Plus tablets, starting today. The move by the bookseller brings a much wider selection of apps to its tablets, which until now only included those selected by the company. ...
Tags: Google, Nook Tablets, Consumer Electronics
It pays to be careful about which apps you download to your smart phone. More than 5 million smart phone users experienced symptoms of malicious software on their phones in the past year, our latest survey projects. Even a nonmalicious app ...
Tags: App, Consumer Electronics
So you cracked your iPhone screen. A quick Web search can turn up a host of do-it-yourself kits to replace it, most priced a lot lower than what repair shops charge. Yet many people may prefer to leave the job to the pros, we found in an ...
Tags: iPhone Screen, iPhone, Consumer Electronics
Taiwan smart phone maker HTC predicted a growth of 63.6% for its operating revenue in the second quarter, because of the robust market demand for HTC One. The company believed that the figure will reach TWD 70 billion or USD 2.37 billion, ...
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Have you been letting extended family members and friends use your Netflix log-in? Netflix would rather you didn't. The company unveiled a new $12 Family Plan that lets you stream four movies to different devices at the same time. Under the ...
Tags: Consumer Electronics, Electronics
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. ...
Lawn mowing is not safe and lots of kids get hurt every year from traditional lawn mowers. It's a growing trend, stories like this increase in number every year - and the only way to solve this problem is by developing safer technology. ...
Tags: Lawnmower, Consumer Electronics, Industrial Equipment, Hardware
Today, CTIA-The Wireless Association released its semi-annual survey, which showed U.S. wireless providers increased their annual network investments from $25.3 billion in 2011 to $30.1 billion in 2012 (up 19 percent). The $30.1 billion is ...
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Barker DZP has been named the 2013 People's Voice Webby Award Winner in the category of Best Mobile App in Entertainment for the agency's work on the People's Choice Awards, a property of Procter and Gamble Entertainment. The Webby ...
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The first refrigerator to dispense hot water has just nabbed a spot on Consumer Reports' recommended list of French-door bottom-freezers. The new GE Café CFE29TSDSS French-door fridge rode excellent temperature control and energy ...
May 3, 2013 - The Ontario Waterpower Association (OWA) yesterday congratulated Bracebridge Generation Ltd. on the completion of upgrades to the Wilson's Falls and Bracebridge Falls generating stations. "Waterpower is the electricity ...
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
When you're shopping for a new printer, the sticker price matters, of course. But that may not be the end to what you'll pay. In fact, some inexpensive models could rack up unexpected additional costs as you use them. One way to discover ...
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 ...