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How to succeed in the gadget biz

August 21, 2006 Buyers shell out more every year, but few companies have figured out how to turn a decent profit. TAGS: deflation, consumer electronics, electronics company, profit, Apple Computer, electronics, author, Sony Corp., TV, HP

Helio to open retail stores

August 14, 2006 Wireless firm hopes to build its young, hip brand by opening retail stores in several cities around the country. TAGS: Helio, brand recognition, retailer, EarthLink Inc., consumer electronics, store, brand, California, electronics, cell phone, video, games

Apple expands Best Buy foothold

June 1, 2006 Displays of new MacBooks, MacBook Pros boost company's presence in consumer electronics retailer giant. Photos: Apple on display TAGS: Best Buy Co. Inc., Apple Computer, Apple Intel Mac Mini, presence, retailer, Apple MacBook, consumer electronics, Apple MacBook Pro, Apple Macintosh

Wal-Mart kicks off holiday season with $398 laptop

November 6, 2006 Retailer has started selling lower-priced Compaq laptop and discount TVs in a bid to expand its consumer electronics business. TAGS: Wal-Mart Stores Inc., Stephen Baker, price cut, Everex, Black Friday, notebook computer, consumer electronics, Compaq Computer Corp., laptop computer, Dell, Panasonic, TV, brand, Microsoft Windows Vista, HP, PC

Wi-Fi standards face patent threat

November 21, 2006 A patent ruling in favor of an Australian government agency could mean equipment makers will have to pay up. TAGS: Buffalo Technology, consumer electronics, Wi-Fi, standards, patent, vice president, handset, Intel

Tough gear for tough travel woes

August 16, 2006 Meet the laptops, PDAs and luggage that won't get beat up in airplane cargo holds. Photos: Rugged stuff TAGS: Richard Shim, mobile computing, traveler, consumer electronics, electronics, laptop computer

AMD to shell out $5.4 billion for ATI

July 24, 2006 Purchasing the graphics chipmaker will help AMD expand its product mix and market share as it battles Intel. TAGS: S&P, graphics chip company, AMD, ATI Technologies, microprocessor, merger, consumer electronics, mobile computing, graphics chip, acquisition, Intel, chipset, chip company, NVidia

Best Buy thinks outside the big box

March 20, 2006 Retailer tests concept stores that prove consumer electronics are no longer just for teenage boys. TAGS: Stephen Baker, Best Buy Co. Inc., retailer, consumer electronics, spokeswoman, women, store, electronics, Chicago, class, health, digital camera, idea, camera, video

Dell bids adieu to hard-drive music players

February 6, 2006 Pocket DJs never made headway against the iPod, so PC maker is focusing on flash-memory music players instead. TAGS: music player, flash memory, MusicMatch, consumer electronics, Dell, PC company, spokesman, Apple Computer, Apple iTunes, Apple iPod, MP3, hard drive, PC

Year in review: Digital SLR market booms

December 26, 2007 The SLR camera market is exploding, and the consumer electronics powers joined established powers with new midrange and high-end models. TAGS: SLR, Adobe PhotoShop, consumer electronics, Canon Inc., Nikon Corp., camera, Adobe Systems Inc.

Paying a price to be No. 1

October 29, 2004 Intel's plain-spoken CEO has a message for the nation: If you want to stay on top, it's time to rev up your competitive metabolism. TAGS: Craig Barrett, microprocessor, Digital Home, consumer electronics, emerging market, China, Intel, manufacturing, Intel Pentium 4, U.S., Intel Pentium, CEO, cell phone, brand, Microsoft Corp., PC

Protectionism never works

January 8, 2008 Instead of erecting new trade barriers, CEA chief Gary Shapiro says it's time to retreat from the rhetoric of protectionism and fear. TAGS: free trade, Consumer Electronics Show, trade, Las Vegas, consumer electronics, success

China develops its own DSP

February 28, 2003 Researchers at the Shanghai Jiao Tong University independently create a digital signal processor, another milestone in the growth of the Chinese chip industry. TAGS: digital signal processor, China, Texas Instruments Inc., DSP, manufacturing, university, consumer electronics, professor, researcher, cell phone

China's Haier eyes U.S. living rooms

January 22, 2008 The mini-fridge maker wants to make it big in TVs and lifestyle products, and why not? It's got friends in the NBA and at Macy's and RealNetworks.Photos: From fridges to upscale phones TAGS: fridge, China, Lenovo, U.S., consumer electronics, electronics, brand, cell phone, IBM Corp., Samsung Electronics, TV, PC

Gadget extravaganza from Sony

February 27, 2008 The consumer electronics giant hosts an open house in Las Vegas, and puts out a big spread. TAGS: Sony Bravia, consumer electronics, Sony Corp., Sony Walkman, Las Vegas, headphones, electronics, font, notebook computer, U.S., MP3 player, laptop computer, photograph

Flat-panel TV makers sing the discount blues

March 7, 2007 Big consumer electronics manufacturers and retailers say deep price cuts on flat panels will eventually end. They hope. TAGS: flat panel, DisplaySearch, retailer, margin, consumer electronics, TV company, Circuit City Stores Inc., CompUSA Inc., Vizio, electronics, TV, conference, brand, Best Buy Co. Inc., Sony Corp., Panasonic

IT pros battle clock and code in time change

March 5, 2007 Setting the clocks ahead comes early this year, and that's causing a critical time crunch for a lot of businesses. TAGS: consumer electronics, patch management, Microsoft Corp., information technology, instruction, server, U.S., e-mail, Microsoft Windows

Macworld 2007: The iPhone arrives

January 12, 2007 special coverage Banners declare Apple's 30-year history as "just the beginning." Now the company is looking forward as it continues its consumer electronics push. TAGS: margin, Macworld, Apple iPhone, consumer electronics, Apple Computer, Cisco Systems Inc., font, electronics

Gateway gets a new CEO--again

September 7, 2006 The PC maker practically changes chief executives like Italy used to swap prime ministers. TAGS: CompuCom, Gateway Inc., CEO, PC company, consumer electronics, electronics, store, PC, Dell, Apple Computer

Cisco touts the networked home of future

January 9, 2007 CEO outlines vision for building home networks that let people access video, music and other content anywhere in the home. TAGS: John Chambers, Cisco Systems Inc., consumer electronics, home network, Consumer Electronics Show, CEO, networking, vision, car, leader, mobile device, music, camera, video
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