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As a tech giant, even though Apple didn't attend the CES 2012, its powerful influence hasn't waned.

Las Vegas -- There were many hits at the first day of the 2012 International CES, but none might have matched the crowd and buzz for rapper 50 Cent at the SMS Audio booth.

If it were 1992, IBM might well have been one of the biggest exhibitors at the International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. There would have been a huge display of IBM PCs, software and printers, even though the printer unit had been sold the year before.

The 2012 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) is a spectacular event, but two major failings take away from the magic of the annual convention.

Apple Inc, famous for giving CES the cold shoulder year after year, will field a larger presence at the world's largest trade show than many observers imagine.

Las Vegas -- The Jersey Shore's Snooki showed off her new 98-pound frame at the 2012 International CES on Tuesday afternoon.

Intel, the No. 1 chip maker, will make a major push into the smartphone sector, even as it continues its headway in the laptop and tablet market with its second-generation Ultrabook chip, CEO Paul Otellini said.

Corning announced their new all-purpose scratch resistant glass for mobile devices, Gorilla Glass 2. It's thinner and lighter than the original, so by the end of the year we could have some lighter and thinner devices. Corning said Gorilla Glass 2 is 20% stronger and 20% thinner than the original, and Corning even set up an experiment at the Consumer Electronics Show, Jan. 9 to show how tough it was.

We've all been in that situation when you are on the go and your treasured electronic - phone, iPad, computer - dies in the most inopportune time.

At CES 2012 in Las Vegas, French company Parrot debuted its AR Drone 2.0, which can fly up to 165 feet in the air and record HD videos. The drone is completely controlled with iOS and Android devices, which let you see what the drone sees.

Withings debuted the world's first Internet-connected baby and toddler scale at CES 2012 in Las Vegas. It records the weight and height of the child and wirelessly transmits the information to smartphones and computers to help parents keep track of their child's development.

Although Justin Timberlake went to the 2012 International CES to promote a joint venture between Panasonic and MySpace, it was his beard at CES that seems to be grabbing all of the attention as photos circulated the Internet.

Las Vegas -- One love reigned true in the life of Bob Marley and continues to impact our world through the eco-friendly House of Marley audio company.

Consumer Electronics Association CEO Gary Shapiro Tuesday blasted the proposed Stop Online Privacy ACT (SOPA) pending in the U.S. Congress as “terrible,” a “threat to innovation” and potentially destructive legislation.

Microsoft is leaving the Consumer Electronics Show after 2012, but the software giant is leaving the show after debuting its new AT&T smartphone, and Sony, HP, Intel and Nokia have all announced compelling new gadgets. Sony dropped their new smartphone, HP and Intel have some new super-thin laptops and Nokia is Microsoft's partner on the AT&T phone.

Qualcomm CEO Paul Jacobs said the company’s Snapdragon wireless chip is already powering tablets and smart TVs, opening the way for the company to expand its reach beyond its dominance in mobile phones.

The Sony Xperia S, details of which had already been leaked on the Internet and popularly tagged Nozomi, has been officially launched by the Japanese giants, at the 2012 Consumer Electronics Show (CES).

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Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer said the world’s biggest software company will thrive in the exploding world of laptops, tablets and new applications.

Microsoft Corp said on Monday sales of its revolutionary Kinect sensing device for the Xbox game console have hit more than 18 million just over a year since launch.

YouTube is looking to increase viewership on its online video service by making the service available on an array of connected devices and by adding new content, according to a top executive for the Google Inc unit.