Soraa declares a brighter LED 2.0
Cheaper, brighter, leaner are the qualities driving light-emitting diode advances and no less than three companies have announced breakthroughs on Tuesday that further advance LEDs as our bright, lighting future. Soraa, a Silicon Valley start-up, has e...
Macworld thriving without Apple
Macworld has lost much of its allure since Apple announced it was pulling out in 2008 and it no longer upstages the annual Consumer Electronics Show, as it did in 2007, when Steve Jobs unveiled the first iPhone there. But …Continue reading: "Mac...
The force is with digital, mobile games
Two trends clear in Facebook’s IPO filing on Wednesday were the inexorable rise in importance of digital-based gaming revenues and the growth in mobile – we learned Zynga was a key revenue-generator for Facebook and half of Facebook’s members...
New Apple store chief is Dixons CEO
Apple has finally named a successor to Ron Johnson as head of its retail store operation, choosing John Browett, chief executive of the British electronics retailer Dixons. Mr Browett (pictured left) will join in April as senior vice president of &hell...
Dropcam HD adds extra sound and vision
Dropcam released a new version of its Wi-Fi security webcam at the Consumer Electronics Show this month and while it is due to go on sale on Tuesday, the company says it is currently sold out and orders placed will …Continue reading: "Dropcam HD...
TelyHD, Biscotti bring TV calls for all
Talking to TVs was the talk of the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) this month, with voice and gestures being demonstrated as new ways of controlling internet-connected TVs that have become too smart in their interfaces and capabilities for regular remo...
Western Digital’s Eastern promise
The problems for the global PC supply chain caused by the flooding in Thailand are slowly receding, if not as fast as the floodwaters themselves. Western Digital, the hard-disk drive maker hardest hit, said on Monday it was continuing to …Contin...
News feeds become better reads
RSS readers used to be the standard way for web users to collect and consume news from different sources, but the advent of tablets has brought personalised photo-rich magazine-style experiences rather than long RSS lists of headlines. With traditional...
Intel succession clues in reshuffle
Intel has announced a management reshuffle that provides fresh clues to the eventual successor to Paul Otellini as chief executive. Brian Krzanich, (pictured left), head of manufacturing, is also taking on a chief operating officer role – a posit...
Livescribe pens new strategy
Livescribe, the digital pen company, has announced a new chief executive, new funding and a new strategy as its founder Jim Marggraff steps down. Gilles Bouchard, a former senior HP executive, becomes CEO. $10m has been added by existing backers &helli...
Alienware’s extreme value gaming
For an extreme gaming PC maker, Alienware has come up with the smallest and most moderately priced machine in its history in the $699 X51. The company, acquired by Dell in 2006, is looking to expand beyond the 1 to …Continue reading: "Alienware&...
