Consumer Electronics

May 12, 2008

A Dash of GPS Innovation

Dash Navigation's Internet-enabled Dash Express, a welcome entrant into the world of personal navigation, allows traffic updates via other Express users.

May 08, 2008

Kodak's Easy-to-Use EasyShare Frame

This Wi-Fi-enabled digital photo frame is a snap to operate. But it's incompatible with photo-sharing sites besides Kodak Gallery.

May 08, 2008

Alcatel's Russo: There Is No Downturn

The CEO of Alcatel-Lucent, the world's largest telecom equipment maker, says the industry's outlook may be uncertain but growth opportunities remain.

May 07, 2008

Apple's Board: Still Room for Schmidt?

The Google CEO's spot on Apple's board could go from awkward to untenable as the search giant's mobile push brushes up against the iPhone.

May 07, 2008

Putting WiMax on the Fast Track

Tech giants Google and Intel will partner with Sprint Nextel and Clearwire to develop a $14.5 billion ultra-fast mobile network.

May 06, 2008

Connecting with Qwest's CEO

Edward Mueller discusses line losses, the company's falling stock price, and the prospect it has become takeover bait.

May 05, 2008

Another Blow to Sprint Nextel

The loss of 800,000 Qwest customers to Verizon Wireless comes as spin-off and takeover talk heats up.

May 05, 2008

Dish's Solid, Meat-and-Potatoes DVR

The satellite TV provider's ViP722 might not be as feature-packed as TiVo, but it does all of the DVR basics very well.

May 05, 2008

Sprint Loses a Huge Customer

Qwest drops the troubled wireless service, taking some 800,000 badly needed customers to rival Verizon Wireless.

May 01, 2008

Alcatel-Lucent Hit Hardest by Slump

The telecom equipment maker has been hurt by a weak dollar and a lack of competitiveness in wireless. But the outlook for the sector overall is stronger.

May 01, 2008

Why AT&T May Deep-Discount the iPhone

With competitive pressures mounting, the phone company may cut the iPhone's price to boost demand—and cement its relationship with Apple.

April 29, 2008

Aluratek's Big Step in Internet Radio

The new alarm clock radio from Aluratek has drawbacks, but it offers the joys of listening to broadcast programs from around the world.

April 28, 2008

The Real Threat to Google

As more consumers browse the Web on their cell phones, the No. 1 search engine must cope with less space to place ads.

April 28, 2008

Satellite Is Sexy Again

Many of the satellite communications outfits that ended up in bankruptcy have reemerged and are drawing the interest of private equity.

April 25, 2008

Kyocera KR2: Share and Share Alike

The KR2 Mobile Router allows on-the-go professionals to easily share a cellular broadband connection.

April 24, 2008

Apple Continues to Ripen

In its fiscal second quarter, the iPhone maker escaped the slowdown that's hurting other consumer-oriented companies. But can it remain unscathed?.

April 24, 2008

Motorola's Market Share Shrinks

With mobile-phone losses at $418 million, sales down 39%, and competition expected to peak, the handset maker needs new products to recover.

April 24, 2008

A Clearer Picture for Flat-Panel TVs

Sound legend Dolby and rival THX are offering new ways to bring those images into much sharper focus. Question is, will manufacturers bite?.

April 21, 2008

FCC Wireless Auction Faulted

Critics charge that the auction helped AT&T and Verizon Wireless solidify their industry dominance. Some call for tighter regulation.

April 16, 2008

Vodafone's 'Long Term' Hesitance

The wireless giant isn't fully committed to the 4G broadband technology known as Long Term Evolution. CEO Arun Sarin talks about that and more.

April 14, 2008

Canon's PowerShot G9 Packs a Punch

The new PowerShot digital camera picks up where the G7 left off, but offers oodles of features usually only found on higher-end cameras.

April 14, 2008

Bypassing Carriers for Mobile Content

Sales of ringtones and games through phone makers and the Web are way up, another sign service providers are losing their grip on the industry.

April 11, 2008

TiVo's HD DVR Steals the Show

The affordable, standalone digital video recorder proved a big hit with this reviewer. Too bad it only works with cable.

April 11, 2008

Apple's OS Edge Is a Threat to Microsoft

A recent upgrade to the Mac operating system moves Apple closer to challenging Microsoft for overall computing dominance, even in the corporate market.

April 09, 2008

WEbook Puts a Crowd in the Author's Seat

The Internet startup invites the online community to write books collaboratively, bypassing the traditional publishing model.

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