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CES stage set for new wave of gadgets
As spending on gadgets flattens in a world obsessed with smartphones and tablets, the Consumer Electronics Show here hopes to be a launch pad for a new must-have device.
07 January 2014
Internet-connected toothbrush makes CES debut
Brush smarter. That's the message from the makers of what is billed as the world's first Internet-connected toothbrush.
06 January 2014
Prismatic social network follows interests
Prismatic chief Bradford Cross believes that online social networks should go beyond following people to pursuing interests.
20 December 2013
Google Glass eyewear lets winking snap pictures
Google Glass on Tuesday announced updates to the software in its Internet-linked eyewear to allow users to snap pictures by winking
18 December 2013
Tablet computer sales losing steam: survey
Tablet computers have been one of the hottest items in tech in recent years, but sizzling growth is likely to slow in the coming years, a market tracker said Tuesday.
04 December 2013
In first, US woman denies Google Glass driving charge
A US woman thought to be the first person to get a traffic ticket for wearing Google Glass pleaded not guilty in court Tuesday, her lawyer said.
04 December 2013
Stars, twerking, Obamacare drive Internet in 2013
It was a year for "twerking," "selfies," and "cronuts" in Internet searching, right up there with Hollywood, pop and reality stars.
03 December 2013
Tamagotchi virtual pets to return to Europe, N. America
Tamagotchi, the egg-shaped virtual pet beloved of schoolchildren in the 1990s, is making a comeback and is set to hit the shelves of European shops in time for Christmas.
28 November 2013
Kazakhstan designer presents iPhone 6 concept design
Kazakhstan designer Iskander Utebayev has presented a new iPhone 6 concept design.
26 November 2013
Google Glass gets music integration
Google's new Internet-connected eyewear will have music too.
13 November 2013
Google unveils new smartphone in Nexus line
Google on Thursday unveiled its Nexus 5 smartphone, putting its premium brand on a device intended to champion the latest version of its Android operating system.
01 November 2013
Apple unveils revamped iPads to beat back rivals
Apple has unveiled the "iPad Air", a slimmer version of its top-selling full-size tablet, and a revamped iPad Mini, bidding to fend off rivals who have eroded its market dominance.
23 October 2013
Eyes on Apple for new iPads at US event
Apple is on Tuesday expected to show off slick new iPads to take on rival tablet makers during the prime year-end holiday shopping season.
22 October 2013
Apple polishes fashion credentials with new hires
Fashion and technology may not be so different after all, if one looks at the hiring strategy from iPhone maker Apple.
17 October 2013
Samsung's first 'curved' smartphone hits S. Korea market
Samsung's first smartphone with a curved display screen enters the South Korean market on Thursday, as the electronics giant seeks to maintain its lead in the increasingly saturated market.
10 October 2013
China's e-cigarette inventor fights for financial rewards
The Chinese inventor who dreamed up the electronic cigarette in a nicotine-induced vision says that despite its global popularity, copycat versions and legal disputes mean he has battled to cash in on his creation.
03 October 2013
Internet technology becoming cyber chic
Models wearing Google Glass eyewear, Pebble smartwatches and other hot gadgets strutted a catwalk late Monday as Internet technology continued to merge with the world of fashion.
03 October 2013
Gamers gather for look at new PlayStation, Xbox in Tokyo
Gamers were gathering Thursday for the start of the Tokyo Game Show, an annual extravaganza that this year will give punters their first real taste of the PlayStation 4 and the Xbox One.
19 September 2013
Samsung launches Galaxy Gear smartwatch in Berlin
South Korean electronics giant Samsung on Wednesday unveiled its hotly anticipated smartwatch the Galaxy Gear, which allows users to make calls, receive texts and emails and take photos.
05 September 2013
Smartwatches to light up Berlin electronics show
Smartwatches look set to dominate this year's IFA consumer electronics fair in Berlin, which opens Wednesday, stealing the limelight from smart phones and tablet computers.
03 September 2013