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Three injured in Samsung gas leak, second time this year at Hwaseong plant
- South Korean news agencies are reporting that electronics giant Samsung experienced a toxic gas leak at a manufacturing facility in Hwaseong. Yet another dent in Samsung's increasingly blighted safety record, the resulting gaseous hydrofluoric acid leak injured at least three…
E-Waste by the numbers: Infographic
- Who doesn't love a cool gadget that can make your life easier on the day to day? Evidently tech enthusiasts like ourselves tend to spend more on electronics and upgrade more often than the average consumer, but as tech has…
Philips quits consumer electronics after 80+ years
- Philips Electronics has decided to get out of the consumer electronics business as more than 80 years on the job. The Dutch company announced the sale of their audio, video, multimedia and accessories divisions to Japan’s Funai Electric Co. on…
FAA creating committee to study electronics usage during airline flights
- Earlier this year the FAA announced that they planned to take another look at allowing passengers to use electronic devices for the duration of flights. Currently, FAA regulations prohibit the use of any electronic device during taxi, takeoff and landing.
Sony posts record high $5.7 billion annual loss, worst in company history
- Sony has posted a record annual net loss of $5.7 billion, or $5.55 per share, marking its fourth straight year in the red highlighted by declining sales company-wide. The loss is the largest in the company’s 66-year history and close…
IKEA integrates HDTV, Blu-ray and speakers into single furniture piece
- The world of consumer electronics saw an unlikely player enter the market this week, as Swedish furniture specialist IKEA announced a new all-in-one appliance that integrates an LED TV, a 2.1 sound system with wireless bass speakers, Internet capabilities, a…
Best Buy to close 50 big-box stores, sets 'transformation' plan
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Best Buy has announced plans to close 50 "big box" stores this year and eliminate 400 jobs as part of a new transformation strategy to improve operating performance. The giant consumer electronics retailer has seen sales erode as an increasing number of customers...
Consumer tech generated $144 billion in 2011, Apple was the top brand
- Consumer electronics sales fell half a percent in 2011, generating $144 billion, NPD reports. Computers, televisions, tablets/e-readers, mobile phones and video game hardware commanded nearly 60% of those sales. Notebooks and desktops alone represented $28 billion (almost 20%), a decrease…
Microsoft will stop attending CES after 2012
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Microsoft has announced that CES 2012 will mark its last major appearance at the prominent Las Vegas tradeshow. On January 9 at 6:30PM, CEO Steve Ballmer is expected to give his third keynote speech since taking the helm in 2009, but the software giant will concede its stage time...
AT&T rated worst wireless provider for second year in a row
- AT&T has been rated the worst wireless provider for the second year in a row according to a new satisfaction survey by Consumer Reports online subscribers. The survey polled over 66,000 wireless customers regarding service and customer support experience with…
Intel abandons TV market, focuses on tablets
- Intel may have a firm grasp on the desktop and laptop processor markets, but the company has continuously struggled to secure a slice of other segments and reduce its dependence on PCs. In addition to trying to make inroads alongside…
Weekend Open Forum: Your favorite gadget
- With an undying passion for technology, some of us have more electronics than RadioShack. Although your desk surface may be a silicon junkyard, you undoubtedly spend more time with specific devices depending on your lifestyle. Folks bound to a chair…
iSuppli: Web-connected devices to outgrow PCs by 2013
- With the increasing prevalence of Web-connected consumer electronics, research outfit iSuppli believes such devices will outnumber conventional computers in as little as two years. The firm predicts that by 2013 the number of Internet-enabled electronic devices such as televisions, set-top…
Boxee Box update 1.1 improves browser, adds movie trailers
- Boxee aims to release a firmware update for D-Link's Boxee Box -- and in the future other Boxee-based devices -- approximately every three months. The last firmware update took place in February (version 1.0.4.17443) so now it's time for the…
E Ink: no improved monochrome displays this year
- As e-readers keep selling and start to form a (niche?) market, it's worth looking forward to what's next. When it comes to E Ink, there's apparently nothing cooking for 2011. We'll have to wait till 2012 to get monochrome improvements. …
Amar Bose donates his company to MIT
- Dr. Amar Bose, founder of the company that bears his name, has given the majority of the stock of Bose Corporation to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). The donation is in the form of non-voting shares. MIT will receive…
Logitech sees Google TV sales plummet to just $5 million
- Logitech is having a rough time as a Google TV launch partner; the Logitech Revue was released in October 2010 and it's already seeing very poor sales. The company's set-top box and accessories only generated about $5 million in FY…
TomTom apologizes for helping police catch speeders
- With smartphones, tablets and other mobile electronics offering integrated GPS functionality, single-purpose GPS devices are becoming less popular among consumers. Naturally, less interest equates to weaker sales and that's affecting the bottom line of companies like TomTom. To compensate for…
Nook Color update adds apps, email, Flash and more
- Barnes & Noble's Nook Color just received a major update today that finally delivers apps, email, and web browsing to the 7-inch device. Although originally billed as an e-reader, the Nook is now looking even more like a multipurpose tablet,…
Nintendo confirms Wii sucessor coming in 2012
- Following a flurry of reports and leaks last week Nintendo has officially confirmed it will be launching a successor to the Wii next year. The company offered no details as to how the next-generation console will improve on the current…
Amazon updates Kindle for Android to work on tablets
- Amazon has updated Kindle for Android, bringing new features and adding support for tablet computers running Android 3.0 (codenamed Honeycomb). The latest version of Kindle for Android includes an integrated immersive shopping experience tailored for tablets, a new layout for…
Amazon announces Library Lending for Kindle devices, Kindle apps
- Amazon today announced Kindle Library Lending, a new feature that will allow Kindle customers to borrow Kindle books from over 11,000 libraries in the US. Kindle Library Lending will be available later this year for all generations of Kindle devices…
$30 movie rentals coming to DirecTV later this week
- As expected, DirecTV has announced Home Premiere, a new rental services for its 6 million HD DVR customers. Home Premiere offers movies for rent about 60 days after their theatrical release at a price of $30. The premium VOD window…
Dish takes over 500 Blockbuster locations
- Dish Network, Blockbuster's new parent company, has agreed to take on leases for about 500 Blockbuster stores, according to papers filed with the US Bankruptcy Court Southern District of New York. Blockbuster has closed numerous stores in the last year…
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