At some point, Sony became the Chicago Cubs of consumer electronics, that team stacked with talent that still finds a way to not make it to the World Series. Twenty years ago, few would have made that analogy, of course. But that was before a long string of letdowns. The Walkman, once the king of po
Smartlinx Inc. ("Smartlinx") (OTCBB: SMLK) is pleased to announce the launch of SmartVM, an eGovernance application to be used with biometric systems, which will use Fujitsu's state of the art Palm Vein Authentication Technology. As previously disclosed, Smartlinx has agreed to use the Sma
Intel officially introduced its 6-core processor on Tuesday and both server and game box suppliers are deploying the chip, boasting more speed for gamers and better cost-efficiency for IT departments. As previously reported, the Core i7- 980X desktop processor, aka the Xeon 5600 for servers, is base
With 3-D adventures like "Avatar" and Tim Burton's "Alice in Wonderland" burning it up at the box office, consumer-electronics firms have reason to feel optimistic about their new high-definition 3-D TVs also winning favor, fast. And over the last couple of weeks, leading set-mak
Best Buy and Panasonic are working together to showcase 3D television technology. The companies on Wednesday announced that Panasonic's 3D home theater system would be displayed and sold via Best Buy's Magnolia Home Theater.In unveiling its latest 3D TV strategy, Panasonic joined rivals Samsung Elec
Panasonic Corp., which acquired a controlling stake in battery maker Sanyo Electric Co. in December, may boost annual profit by more than 80 billion yen ($885 million) in three years by merging operations."Toward the end of this month, we'll gather the sort of benefits we'll generate by the mer
Nokia is the global cell-phone leader, with sales of 329 million units in 2009. Yet when it comes to feature-packed smartphones in some markets, including the U.S., analysts say Nokia (NOK) is under threat from rivals Apple (AAPL), Research In Motion (RIMM), and Google (GOOG).Case in point: Nokia's
Handset player Nokia and IPL team Kolkata Knight Riders have launched the 'Main bhi Coach' campaign aimed at engaging the cricket lovers by allowing them to interact and even influence their team's gameplay.The initiative will allow consumers to send advice and tips to the KKR team on strategy, line
Corning is probably better known for making glassware and ceramics than computer components. But apparently Corning is branching out. The LG X300 thin and light notebook is the first computer to feature Corning Gorilla glass in the display.Gorilla Glass is described as "an environmentally
I'm sure many of you have dropped your cell phones a few times before and quickly picked it back up to see if it worked or not. If you were lucky, your cell phone might have gotten away with just a small dent or scratch. But cell phones are getting smaller and slicker everyday and the ch