Consumer Technology
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HP plans reign of ink from the cloud
Insight newsmaker The company wants to move consumer printing away from PCs and onto the Web--shedding drivers along the way, says HP's CTO of consumer printing.
Tags: Consumer Technology, Peripherals, Cloud computing, Hewlett-Packard Co., Plug-in, Inkjet Printer, Web Service, computer, Cloud computing, Server
10 reasons businesses should buy e-readers
Insight commentary E-readers could be about to open a new chapter in enterprise efficiency, says TechRepublic's Jack Wallen.
Tags: Consumer Technology, Development/design, Storage, Employee, e-reader, Amazon.com Inc., computer monitor, E-book, printer, ease of use
More energy must go into making devices efficient
Insight perspective Technology exists to make devices far more efficient, but a number of factors are standing in the way, says ARM executive.
Tags: Green IT, Consumer Technology, Electronics, Device, Carbon Footprint, Europe, device manufacturer, Brussels, carbon dioxide, manufacturer
Surveys: Consumer outlook for economy, tech spending rise
News Adding a smidgen more white space here or boldfacing a word there can change how people use Google. And the search engine is trying at least 50 such tests right now.
Tags: Consumer Technology, Point, Consumer Electronics Association, Survey, financial, job, News.com, CNET Networks Inc., U.S., blog
Bill Gates offers the world a physics lesson
Insight newsmaker In an interview, the Microsoft chairman talks about why he spent his own money to make a series of classic physics lectures available free on the Web, and shares on Project Natal, Google's Chrome OS and more.
Tags: Microsoft Windows, Business applications, Consumer Technology, Battery, Bill Gates, Science, Video, biology, teacher, CNET Networks Inc.
We all love this Olympics, right? Not Adobe
Insight commentary NBC's decison to use Microsoft's Silverlight 2 for the NBCOlympics.com Web site is a significant setback for Adobe.
Tags: Consumer Technology, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Silverlight, software, Adobe Systems Inc., NBC, China, Linux, Olympic Games, public relations
ComScore: Black Friday e-commerce hits US$534M
News The Thanksgiving weekend was all right, according to ComScore and the National Retail Federation. Predictions for the entire holiday shopping season aren't so rosy.
Tags: E-commerce, Consumer Technology, Games, E-business, Electronics, PriceGrabber, Nintendo Wii, Sales, e-tail sale, e-tail
Demand for converged services to rocket
News Converged services are rising in demand with changing consumer lifestyle, where single-service telco offerings are becoming thing of the past, says analyst.
Tags: VoIP/IP telephony, Consumer Technology, Next-generation technology/networks, TV, IP, Singapore, Broadband, Service, pay-TV, Frost & Sullivan
Android set-top box in the works
News Google's open source operating system will soon end up on a set-top box built buy Motorola for a Japanese service provider, according to the blog Android Guys.
Tags: Open source, Consumer Technology, Mobile, TV, KDDI Corp., Device, Cell Phone, phone, Google Android, set-top box
Intel's software shift with Wind River
News The US$884 million deal gives Intel a serious software business. But will it light a fire under the Atom chip for embedded computing?
Tags: Business applications, Open source, Components, Consumer Technology, Processors, Intel Corp., Mobile, Atom, Chip, Wind River Systems Inc.
Fujitsu to plug in Citrix virtualization
News Citrix's Xen technology will be combined with Fujitsu's servers and workplace virtualization portfolio to provide an integrated bundle for setting up VDIs.
Tags: Virtualization, Desktops, Server platforms, Business Strategies & Functions, Infrastructure/architecture management, Consumer Technology, Citrix Systems Inc., Virtual Desktop, VMware Inc., Server
Gates: Natal to bring gesture recognition to Windows too
News In an interview with CNET News, Bill Gates notes that Microsoft has broad ambitions for using gesture-sensing cameras in the home and office.
Tags: Consumer Technology, Bill Gates, Video, 3D, Microsoft Xbox, Windows PC, Microsoft Windows, camera, PC, game
Augmented reality augurs the future of toys
News With its i-Tag toy tie-ins to James Cameron's "Avatar" movie, Mattel is just scratching the surface of what's possible.
Tags: Software, Consumer Technology, Game players, Home entertainment, Computer Screen, digital image, Needham & Co., computer, Wikipedia, Software
Sony posts loss, but has rosy outlook for electronics division
News The electronics giant says digital cameras and flat-panel TVs should buoy its profits in the coming year.
Tags: Earning reports/forecasts, Consumer Technology, Digital cameras, Monitors and displays, Notebooks and tablets, TV, Electronics, Video, Notebook, console
Sony to lay off 8,000 full-timers, 8,000 others
News Electronics giant plans to reduce headcount, curtail or delay some of its investment plans, and downsize or withdraw from unprofitable or non-core businesses.
Tags: Layoffs, Consumer Technology, Digital media, Global strategic management, Electronics, Manufacturing, Slovakia, LCD TV, CMOS, Worker
