CONSUMER ELECTRONICS SHOW

LG Electronics Inc , the world's second-biggest TV brand, expects its LCD TV sales to jump nearly 50 percent next year as demand from emerging countries continues robust growth, a top executive said.

Germany's consumer electronics trade show IFA may lack the glitz and glamour of other fairs, but this year it will attract more attention than usual as the tech world turns to Berlin for any signs of an upturn.

Wall Street was set to open sharply higher on Friday after an improved revenue forecast from Intel Corp and better-than expected quarterly profit from Dell Inc boosted the technology sector and consumer spending rose in July.

Celebrity heiress Paris Hilton will not have to pay $8.3 million in damages claimed by the receiver for a defunct entertainment firm who said she failed to promote a movie flop called

Microsoft Corp put its new Zune HD digital music and video player on sale on Thursday, pricing it below comparable Apple Inc iPod devices, in an attempt to claw some market share away from the dominant leader.

Japan's Panasonic Corp reported a smaller-than-expected quarterly loss and sharply lifted its half-year outlook as it cuts costs to cope with a firmer yen and steep price falls in flat TVs.

Walt Disney chief Robert Iger said on Wednesday advertising will rapidly grow more sophisticated as media firms begin tracking consumer preferences and selling the data on to advertisers.

Dell Inc, the world's second-biggest maker of personal computers, launched a package of hardware, software and services on Tuesday designed to help police convict more criminals as digital evidence proliferates.

Panasonic Corp reported an annual net loss on Friday, battered by weak demand, price falls and restructuring costs, and the Japanese electronics maker forecast a bigger-than-expected loss this year.

LG Electronics Inc posted a 25 percent fall in quarterly operating profit on Tuesday, hurt by the global recession, but results beat expectations on resilient handset margins and improvements in its flat screen TV business.

Cisco Systems Inc is buying digital camcorder-maker Pure Digital Technologies as it seeks to push further into the consumer market.

Sony and Comcast are working together to open a unique co-branded retail experience in the Comcast Center: Sony Style Comcast Labs.

The 2009 International Consumer Electronics Show completed its first full day in Las Vegas Thursday with technology products galore but industry expectations of lower sales this year amid a tough economy.

Dell unveiled a new netbook at the CES show on Friday, and gave a sneak peek of its new ultra-thin laptop PC.

You've heard the talk of Green throughout the whole of 2008, but the way a product affects the environment will be a huge consideration in consumer buying habits, at least when it comes to gadgets.

The four-day Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas and the anticipated Macworld event that start tomorrow are expected to draw fewer visitors as the weak economy drains corporate travel and marketing budgets.

Tokyo-Japan Computer Entertainment Supplier's Association (CESA) announced Friday that Tokyo Game Show 2008 would be held from October 9 to 12. This year's slogan for the show is Let's go! Now is the time of GAME.

From tiny music players that dance as they play tunes to smarter toothbrushes and curvy computer screens, U.S. consumers can count on being wowed by another year of cool digital gadgets in the coming year.

The toll that economic uncertainty has taken on U.S. consumer electronics retailers was made very clear on Tuesday by Circuit City CEO Phil Schoonover. I am not smiling, Schoonover said, when asked to reflect on his 2007 sales.

The United States Federal communications Commission confirmed that the deadline for the nationwide switch to digital television will still be next year. At the International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Kevin Martin said Tuesday that the February 2009 deadline would be a hard deadline, and postponement would dis-incentivize the industry's transition.

Intel on Monday, at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas revealed its plans for innovating technology that will boost the consumer electronics and entertainment industry through internet.