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Sony is telling its robotic dog Aibo, as well as the rest of its robotics program, to lie down and play dead as the electronics giant continues to cut projects and products in search of profitability. Although the robot dog and Sony's bi-pedal Qrio robots gained some traction among consumers, mostly...
Yahoo and Linksys on Thursday said they have developed a new plug-in that allows people to stream music from Yahoo Music on a PC to their home stereo. The transfer is made possible using Linksys' Wireless-G Music Bridge. The software is integrated into both the Linksys Wireless-G Music Bridge and th...
Google recently created a public-relations firestorm when it unveiled a new search site in China that censors data on behalf of the Chinese government. Though the search giant's success stems from its birth in a free country, that doesn't mean the company is strong enough to enforce freedom around t...
The global market for high-definition televisions (HDTV) and their ancillary products -- personal video recorders, DVD players, game consoles and set-top boxes -- will eclipse US$25 billion this year, according to a report released Wednesday by ABI Research, of Oyster Bay, N.Y. As the HDTV market gr...
Apple Computer's introduction of its video iPod set off a big bang that will fuel phenomenal market growth for years, according to a report released Monday by ABI Research. While the push to video online started well before the launch of the video iPod, ABI acknowledged, Apple's announcement trigger...
In the United States, the Big Four music labels now routinely blackmail colleges and universities into peddling product via the likes of Napster and iTunes, with school staff working as unpaid public relations and marketing teams. EMI, Vivendi Universal, Warner Music and Sony BMG wield the threat of...
Times are changing. Microsoft's Windows operating system, which was originally designed for desktop PCs, is being retooled to support supercomputer applications. With the hope of becoming a key player in that space, Microsoft has poured millions of dollars into its Windows Super Computer Cluster, wh...
The day when TV fans watch their favorite prime-time shows on handheld portable devices may be coming sooner than expected. A group of wireless and entertainment companies banded together on Monday to promote the growth and evolution of a digital-video broadcasting standard already in use in Europe....
U.S. college students are falling behind their counterparts in other parts of the world in terms of their ability to calculate basic quantitative problems, such as automobile fuel consumption or the total cost of ordering office supplies, according to a new survey from the American Institutes for Re...
This is the final installment of my three-part series covering this year's Consumer Electronics Show, so this week let's focus on the future. There are only a few companies I see as having the breadth to succeed in the battle for the digital home, among them HP and Sony. HP stands out slightly ahead...
Demand for automotive blindspot monitoring technologies -- which can dramatically improve safety for drivers -- is poised to grow explosively, according to new market forecasts. Boston-based Strategy Analytics said manufacturers are beginning to compete by offering different, compelling products and...
The debate over "network neutrality" recently heated up with the release of seemingly conflicting poll results from two consumer organizations. Of course, the devil is always in the details, and much of the debate is about whether or not to regulate the Internet preemptively. Survey results release...
Sales of music through the Internet and via mobile phones skyrocketed to US$1.1 billion in 2005, up from $380 million the previous year with the figure expected to grow in 2006, according to the International Federation of Phonographic Industry (IFPI). The IFPI's Digital Music Report 2006 revealed t...
Wireless carriers and the United States government are looking to block individuals from obtaining, exposing and selling mobile phone calling records. On Wednesday, Senator Charles Schumer (D-New York) introduced legislation aimed at curbing the practice. The Consumer Telephone Records Protection Ac...
Increasingly, users are working with cell phones and PDAs to access data. Because finding desired information can be a challenge, companies such as America Online, Google and Yahoo developed search services specifically geared to mobile users. "Mobile search is an area of keen interest to both users...
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