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Nokia World 2012 Changes Date and Format, Now Scheduled for September 5-6

It looks like Nokia is changing everything on the go these days. With only four months until Nokia World 2012 kicks off, the Finnish company is now saying it will hold the event much earlier. Initially scheduled to take place in Helsinki on September 25-26, it has just been moved to September 5-6. According to Nokia...

23 May 2012
09:03 GMT

Sony and Sharp 2012 HDTV Prices Leaked

Sony and Sharp announced quite a large number of HDTVs at this year’s CES, but back at the fair both companies neglected to include one minor detail in their announcement: pricing.The HD Guru Website however has recently come to our aid, and thanks to its industry sources, it managed to provide us with this l...

12 February 2012
04:01 GMT

CES 2012: New CNN App with Live Tile Coming Soon to Windows Phone Devices

Nokia, Microsoft and AT&T made headlines during the International Consumer Electronics Show last week, with their Lumia 900 handset. The smartphone is expected to go live in the United States sometime in March via AT&T.   Other North American operators announced they would carry Nokia’s Windows Phone devic...

16 January 2012
20:01 GMT

Softpedia BIOS of the Day Pick 01/16/2012

Since the day (here) is coming to an end, it's time we let you know about the BIOS files we have picked and listed today. We are still waiting for all the new motherboards that are due to hit the stores soon: with no less than three new chipsets announced by Intel and the boards presented at the 2012 CES by mos...

16 January 2012
11:20 GMT

Windows 8 Features Showcased at CES 2012

When the beta flavor of Windows 8 arrives, in February, new features and capabilities will be available for all users to enjoy. The Windows 8 Developer Preview offered a glimpse at what Windows 8 is all about, but the final release will have far more than that to offer. Some of the features that will be included...

16 January 2012
02:21 GMT

Nokia Lumia 900 Wins 'Best of CES' Award, Gets Confirmed for March

At this year’s Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Finnish mobile phone maker Nokia unveiled to the world its third Windows Phone-powered handset, the Nokia Lumia 900. Announced exclusively for AT&T in the United States, the new device packs support for LTE, being the first Nokia handset to feature this ...

16 January 2012
02:10 GMT

CES 2012: Windows 8 Demoed on Texas Instruments Tablet

Windows 8 will arrive with support for far more processor types than its predecessors. Microsoft said that before, and came to CES 2012 in Las Vegas with its pockets full of devices capable of proving so. The 2012 International Consumer Electronics Show offered Microsoft the possibility to show some of the capabil...

14 January 2012
10:41 GMT

CES 2012: Skytex Unveils X-Series Windows 7 Tablet

Even though CES 2012 saw many Android tablets, most of them based on an ARM chip of some sort, Skytex brought forth the X-Series Windows 7 tablet.The X-Series is powered by an Intel Aton N2600 CPU whose clock speed is 1.6 GHz.The chip is backed by 2GB of DDR3 RAM and a solid state drive of 60 GB.Also, the display of ...

14 January 2012
07:17 GMT

CES 2012: CompanionLink Two-Way PIM Sync Now Available for Android and Windows Phone

CompanionLink Software, a company that specializes in delivering sync software solutions, has just announced the availability of a new application for Android and Windows Phone devices at the International Consumer Electronics Show.   Dubbed CompanionLink, the application enables two-way synchronization of calen...

13 January 2012
20:01 GMT

CES 2012: Shogun Bros Reveals Ballista MK-1 Mouse

If you ever wished for a mouse that knew how you wanted it to run, the Shogun Bros Ballista MK-1 may be just what you need. The wired laser mouse was seen at CES 2012 and has a 5700dpi laser sensor. What is unique about it is that it can adjust sensitivity of X and Y axes on the fly. By holding down the config but...

13 January 2012
18:34 GMT

CES 2012: EVGA SR-X Dual-Socket LGA 2011 Motherboard Showcased

Outside of its upcoming “overclockable” PSU, EVGA’s CES 2012 booth also included the long awaited SR-X dual-socket LGA 2011 motherboard, the successor of the company’s previous SR-2 LGA 1366 solution.The motherboard showcased is most probably a pre-production sample as there are still a few mo...

13 January 2012
17:01 GMT

CES 2012: CTL Debuts Two New Intel Cedar Trail-Powered Classmate PCs

CTL hasn’t announced any new Classmate computers for quite a while now, but at this year’s CES fair the company returns to the education market with a pair of new child friendly devices based on Intel’s new Cedar Trail platform. Specs wise, the two CTL systems are almost identical, but use differen...

13 January 2012
14:41 GMT

CES 2012: Nokia Sells More than 400 Patents to Sisvel

Sisvel, an Italian patent licensing company, has just announced at the International Consumer Electronics Show that it has acquired 47 patent families from Finnish company Nokia.   In fact, the Italian company bought more than 450 patents from Nokia from which more than 350 are critical to wireless standards. &n...

13 January 2012
14:01 GMT

LG Unveils the ThinQ Smart Refrigerator, Your Very Own Home Dietician

Some people lack discipline when it comes to losing weight and, just in case they're sick and tired of delegating responsibility for their weight loss plans to someone else, LG has the perfect solution for all their troubles: the ThinQ Smart refrigerator. Unveiled at CES 2012, the fridge is more than just a home...

13 January 2012
13:51 GMT

CES 2012: World's Smallest Media Player Needs No Power Plug

Sigma Designs, like so many other companies, did not miss out on the opportunity provided by CES 2012.The main attraction at its booth is said to be the EasyTV, basically the smallest media player ever to be created.Still in the stage of reference design, a prototype as it were, the credit-card-sized item, nonetheles...

13 January 2012
11:25 GMT

CES 2012: Plextor's External DVD Burner Connects to an HDTV via USB

After yesterday’s PlexEasy external DVD burner, Plextor announced yet another stand-alone optical disc writer, dubbed the PX-612U. Like the PlexEasy, the drive can connect to an HDTV, or media streamer, directly through a USB port without requiring a PC, thus enabling users to play back the content stored on a...

13 January 2012
11:21 GMT

CES 2012: ASUS Reveals EA-N66 Ethernet to Wi-Fi Bridge

There are few Ethernet to Wi-Fi bridges out there, but ASUS wants its EA-N66 to be noteworthy for more than just that one reason. What the company did was give it a very special look, one that will make owners want to put it on display instead of hiding. For those who want the specs, it supports dual band 450Mbps 8...

13 January 2012
11:08 GMT

CES 2012: Shogun Bros Also Demoed the New Chameleon X-1

Shogun Bros made a splash at this year's CES show by presenting a new version of its Chameleon X-1 gamepad/mouse combo. The hardware is unchanged from what was originally unveiled, back in September, 2011. What did change were the looks: Shogun Bros made a partnership with Ubisoft, through which it applied a...

13 January 2012
10:51 GMT

CES 2012: Sennheiser Debuts PC 320 Gaming Headset

Sennheiser surely knows a thing or two about creating high-quality audio products and recently they have taken this expertise into the PC gaming market with the PC 320 headset.The result of its collaboration with World Champion Counterstrike team mTw, Sennheiser’s PC 320 brings not just great sound to the table...

13 January 2012
10:49 GMT

CES 2012: Liquid Image Reveals Underwater Ego Camera

Looks like Liquid Image brought a certain new camera to the 2012 Consumer Electronics Show, one dubbed Ego and aimed for underwater use. The Ego camera is reportedly intended for athletes and was invented as the latest addition to the line of underwater electronic equipment from Liquid Image. The newcomer can be m...

13 January 2012
10:19 GMT

CES 2012: SteelSeries Unveils Flux Customizable Headset

On a first look you would be tempted to think that the SteelSeries Flux is just your ordinary headset, but don’t let this impression fool you as the Flux is one of the most customizable headsets out there.What this means is that not you can swap the outer plates or change the ear cushions to fit your style, but...

13 January 2012
08:48 GMT

CES 2012: SilverStone Unleashes Temjin TJ04-E Case

Like so many other companies, SilverStone made an appearance at this year's Consumer Electronics Show, one of its products being a successor to something it launched back in 2004. SilverStone just released the Temjin TJ04-E case, the successor to the Temjin TJ04, where E stands for Evolution. Obviously, this ...

13 January 2012
08:40 GMT

CES 2012: Bamboo Gadgets Make a Green Statement

While the green current is still in fashion, manufacturing companies have to do their best and combine advanced technologies with sustainable materials, to capture the attention of potential buyers. These days, it appears easy to base the production of high-tech devices on sustainable materials, mostly due to their ...

13 January 2012
08:13 GMT

Samsung Unveils Smart Green WiFi-Enabled Washer and Drier

It is commonly accepted that most of the people think that daily chores are a burden and do their best to avoid them. However, piles of dirty clothes cannot be neglected forever. In an attempt to make our lives easier and much more pleasant, Samsung has recently introduced its revolutionary washer and drier, allowi...

13 January 2012
07:36 GMT

CES 2012: Awesome 3D Printer Turns User into Green Artists

The 'Do it yourself' trend has inspired businesses and consumers from all parts of the world, during the last decade. From solar generators to fashionable accessories and even electric cars, everything could be manufactured easier, at home, with just a little bit of knowledge and the right tools. However...

13 January 2012
06:43 GMT

CES 2012: Panasonic ToughPad Tablet Turned Out a Bit Slow

Among the many other things that Panasonic brought to CES, the company has demonstrated a ToughPad A1 tablet. We actually talked about the A1 (and B1) back in November, 2011. As expected, the rugged slate was present at the 2012 edition of the Consumer Electronics Show. Apparently, the people who got to play wi...

13 January 2012
06:04 GMT

CES 2012: Intel Ivy Bridge CPUs Get a Mini-ITX Motherboard from Zotac

At this year's CES fair, Zotac showcased its first motherboard built around the Intel Z7 chipset, a mini-ITX contraption that is designed to bring Intel’s next-gen 22nm Ivy Bridge processors to small form factor computers.This mini-ITX board draws power from 24-pin ATX and 8-pin EPS connectors and then del...

13 January 2012
05:59 GMT

CES 2012: Toshiba Shows Off Qosmio F750 Glasses-Free 3D Notebook

Toshiba, one of the most important companies behind glasses-free 3D technology, has demoed at this year’s CES fair the Qosmio F750 15.6-inch laptop that can display stereoscopic 3D images without the need of special glasses.The most important addition brought by Toshiba to the Qosmio F750 is of course the paral...

13 January 2012
05:41 GMT

CES 2012: LightPad Keyboard Dock Has a Pico Projector Too

The LightPad G1 dock demonstrated at CES 2012 is a fairly inventive way to transform a phone or tablet into a laptop, so to speak. Yet another less than ordinary gadget has made its appearance at this year's CES trade show, only this one qualifies more as an accessory. LightPad is the one that made the so-c...

13 January 2012
05:37 GMT

CES 2012: Kingston’s Wi-Drive SSD Adds 64GB of Wireless Storage to the Kindle Fire

After being available for Apple devices for more than half a year, Kingston has announced that the Wi-Drive wireless external SSD can now also be used with the popular 7-inch Kindle Fire tablet thanks to a new app downloadable for free from the Amazon Appstore. Kingston's Wi-Drive enables users to share the cont...

13 January 2012
05:15 GMT

CES 2012: 85-Inch 8K Sharp TV Has 16 Times More Pixels than Full HD

We may have spoken of Sharp's 80-inch TV, the one at the 2012 edition of the Consumer Electronics Show, but it so happens that the item in question is actually a gnat compared to Sharp's 85-inch panel. One would probably be tempted to say that, with 80 inches being already massive for a TV, adding five mo...

13 January 2012
05:00 GMT

CES 2012: Sony Presents Sliding VAIO Tablet Prototype

Sony has revealed quite a few design concepts at this year’s CES fair, one of the most interesting of these being a sliding VAIO tablet that reminds up pretty much of Asus’ own Eee Pad Slider, but chances are that this will run the Windows 8 OS.Details are sketchy at this time as this is just an early pro...

13 January 2012
04:48 GMT

CES 2012: Some iPad 3 Specs Get Leaked

A major accessory manufacturer allegedly working with real iPad 3 specifications to craft protective cases has told Cult of Mac that, contrary to recent industry chatter, the next Apple tablet will actually be thinner than the current one. Recent iPad 3 rumors said Apple was planning to enhance the backlighting for ...

13 January 2012
04:44 GMT

CES 2012: Tt eSPORTS Knucker Keyboard at Thermaltake's Booth

When it put together the Tt eSPORTS Knucker keyboard, Thermaltake decided to take a step away from the whole mechanical keyboard switch trend. Thermaltake's exhibition at this year's Consumer Electronics Show (CES 2012) obviously includes various peripherals. Alongside the high-end gaming hardware, the c...

13 January 2012
03:29 GMT

CES 2012: AMD Trinity APU Pictured in 3 Packaging Options

AMD hasn’t settled with just showcasing the capabilities of the next-gen Trinity APUs at this year’s CES fair, but also brought with it three CPU samples, using different packaging options, destined to be used in ultra-thin laptops, notebooks, and desktops. Going from left to right, the first of the thre...

13 January 2012
02:46 GMT

CES 2012: PowerColor Shows Custom Radeon HD 7970 Graphics Card

Wanting to improve the reference Radeon HD 7970 design, PowerColor has developed a custom version of AMD’s graphics card that packs both an improved cooling system as well as an in-house designed PCB.The so called Radeon HD 7970 Vortex II was presented by PowerColor at this year’s CES fair and on a first ...

12 January 2012
20:01 GMT

CES 2012: Slacker Teases with New Internet Radio App for Android Tablets

Slacker, the team behind the popular Slacker Radio application for Android smartphones, has just announced a new version of its freeware aimed at Android tablets, at the International Consumer Electronics Show.  Although the application has yet to be published in the Android Market, Slacker Radio for Android tab...

12 January 2012
19:01 GMT

CES 2012: LG Has Optimus LTE LU8300 10-Inch Tablet on Display

Without announcing anyone, LG brought to this year’s CES fair a new tablet dubbed the Optimus LTE LU8300 measuring around 10-inches.The tablet was spotted by Mobile Syrup while cruising the LG booth, and sports the Qualcomm Snapdragon MSM8660 SoC, presumably clocked at 1.5GHz, and the MDM9600 baseband.Android 3...

12 January 2012
17:51 GMT

CES 2012: Samsung Brings 60-Inch Smart TV

Details about Samsung's CES exhibition continue to trickle in, this time regarding one of the less ambitious but still big and versatile TV panels. The trade show happening each January in Las Vegas, Nevada, is not called Consumer Electronics Show for nothing. It is meant to be a convention for the release an...

12 January 2012
16:41 GMT

CES 2012: Verizon and Trend Micro Team Up to Bring Mobile Security App for Android Devices

Google’s Android platform is considered one of the less protected mobile operating systems available on the market. Analysts, developers and security specialists alike have been raging on the fact that the platform is prone to malicious attacks.   Companies focused on security mobile software have been try...

12 January 2012
16:01 GMT

CES 2012: Nvidia Wanted to Showcase Kepler at the Fair, But Decided Not to

With AMD’s release of the 28nm Radeon HD 7970 at the end of last year, everyone’s attention has now turned towards the green camp, but Nvidia’s Kepler still seems to have a long way to go before it arrives, Jen Hsun Huang, the company’s CEO, advising us to be patient about it.Reportedly, at so...

12 January 2012
15:01 GMT

Microsoft Hardware at CES 2012

Microsoft Hardware was present at CES 2012, celebrating 30 years of making great hardware for the PC. The Microsoft Hardware Group was formed back in 1982. It was meant to come up with a mouse compatible with Microsoft Word. “Microsoft Hardware helped pave the way the hardware industry designs products tha...

12 January 2012
14:51 GMT

CES 2012: Plextor PlexEasy Backs Up Your Data without a Computer

The PlexEasy stand-alone DVD burner was finally launched by Plextor, enabling users everywhere to back up the data on their SD cards, cameras, smartphones or tablets to optical discs.The good news is that this little white gadget can do so everywhere there’s a power outlet available as it doesn’t need a c...

12 January 2012
13:31 GMT

CES 2012: Ubuntu Rocks!

Canonical, through John Bernard, announced on their blog that Ubuntu was a totall success at the CES 2012 event that takes place between 10th and 13th January at the Las Vegas Convention Center in L.A., US. It looks like both Ubuntu TV and the Ubuntu One cloud storage service have been of particular interest to many ...

12 January 2012
12:41 GMT

CES 2012: ECS Unveils Mainstream H77 Black Series Motherboard

Since it dropped by the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Nevada, ECS didn't bring just one product, but several, one of which is the mainstream H77 Black Series motherboard. We have already talked about the Z77H2-AX Black Deluxe motherboard that Elitegroup Computer Systems brought over to CES 2012. It ...

12 January 2012
11:00 GMT

Softpedia's BIOS Picks of the Day 01/12/2012

Most likely everybody has their eyes on the CES 2012, and nice things are expected to emerge in a few weeks' time as far as the motherboard industry is concerned. Nevertheless, we also know that the interest for new BIOSes is still high, and we're providing you with fresh listings every day. Until the mothe...

12 January 2012
10:46 GMT

CES 2012: Fujitsu Lifebook SH771 Has Pico Projector and 14-Hour Battery Life

Fujitsu has many things on display at this year's CES and one of them is a mobile personal computer whose greatest asset is a long battery life. The Fujitsu Lifebook SH771 is not exactly the newest of notebooks. After all, it was originally launched months ago, in late October, 2011. That didn't stop Fu...

12 January 2012
10:25 GMT

CES 2012: Zotac Debuts D2700-ITX WiFi Supreme Mini-ITX HTPC Board

Adding to a never-ending portfolio of mini-ITX motherboards, Zotac has now released the Intel Atom Cedar Trail powered D2700-ITX WiFi Supreme board that was designed to meet the needs of HTPC enthusiasts.Just as its name implies, this compact motherboard is built around an Atom D2700 Cedarview processor, and pairs to...

12 January 2012
10:10 GMT

CES 2012: Toshiba FlashAir Is the First SD Card to Feature Wireless LAN

A few days ago, the SD association announced a certain new standard for memory cards and, now, Toshiba has unveiled the first memory card to comply with it. Toshiba's exhibition at this year's Consumer Electronics Show (CES 2012) includes the FlashAir SD card. Basically, this is a memory card that compli...

12 January 2012
09:51 GMT

CES 2012: Music Unlimited iPhone App on the Way

Sony is planning to deploy Music Unlimited on iOS devices in the form of a native application, Tim Schaaff, head of Sony Entertainment Network, has revealed during a small media event at CES 2012. According to VentureBeat’s mobile division, the Japanese electronics company is planning to offer a free iPhone an...

12 January 2012
07:36 GMT


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