CONSUMER ELECTRONICS SHOW

With all the buzz surrounding the HP and Palm Topaz Tablet, it's easy to forget the Slate 500, HP's previous tablet offering.

A report by predicts that, fueled by offerings from emerging firms, shipments of entry-level smartphones will increase.

The Motorola Xoom tablet made inroads in Los Vegas Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2011 but a video teaser posted on YouTube showed the Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 which is expected to be released during Mobile World Congress 2011 with leaked specifications.

A leaked slide underscores Nvidia's bet that content will drive smartphone sales.

Notion Ink Adam doesn’t seem to stop just yet even though the tablet was introduced in CES 2010. As the Mobile World Congress event is nearing, a teaser video of Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 has been released and with not-so-true to believable specifications, the device specs throng the Web.

Nvidia has surprised the industry with reports stating that the graphic chip designer is due to showcase its Tegra 2 3D processor at the Mobile World Congress.

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Steve Ballmer mentioned it and Paul Otellini now addresses it: Windows OS without x86 and Intel.

European graphics card maker KFA2 (a subsidiary of Galaxy) has released a wireless graphics card that can transmit high-definition video up to 100 feet, eliminating the need for cables from the PC to the screen.

Jefferies & Co. recommends semiconductors' stock selection for 2011 in order to deliver relative outperformance as it continues to prefer the secular stories such as those with specific revenue share gains, product cycles, or new business ramps.

The tablet from Notion Ink is waiting approval before it gets shipped out in the U.S. and U.K.

The Consumer Electronics Show (CES) was surely all about tablets with around 100 or so launches but it would also be safe to conclude that it was all about Google's Android, as a majority of tablets showcased run on either Honeycomb or Froyo.

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After months of rumors, Verizon subscribers will finally get the iPhone.

One most wanted and impressive feature of a smartphone is the long lasting battery life which needs to match up to its touch screen display. Motorola Atrix features the longest battery life and the biggest RAM.

Verizon, Sprint and T-Mobile have their own share of 4G smartphones ready for release. Verizon has announced its 4G smartphone HTC Thunderbolt, the successor of Droid Incredible and Motorola Droid Bionic 4G, while Sprint showcased their HTC EVO Shift and T-Mobile had their share with Motorola Cliq 2, the successor of the Cliq XT which was launched last year. Also AT&T will get HTC Inspire 4G and Motorola ATRIX 4G.

As expected, nearly every major original equipment manufacturer introduced or showed a tablet at CES, but the spotlight was on the Motorola XOOM that was the first tablet based upon Google's Honeycomb (Android 3.0) operating system. The RIM booth received high interest, and the Playbook received good reviews.

Ford Motors unveiled its first all-electric car, Focus, which is expected to get up to 160km on a single charge.

The gaming platform will be available directly on Vizio TVs.

Social gaming is getting a little more risqué at Big Ego Games, a San Francisco-based developer that is trying to monetize the desire of lots of lonely gamers to interact with pretty girls. But the company wants to keep it PG.

Copia, the social media-based eReading platform, announced recently it will be available as a touch-optimized, pre-loaded application on all upcoming Windows 7 tablets.