CONSUMER ELECTRONICS SHOW

Philips on Sunday at International CES 2008 unveiled striking new design identity across its complete home entertainment range, including its latest blu-ray disc player and 7000 Flat tv series.

A group promoting the new video media format, HD-DVD, cancelled a scheduled press-conference at this years Consumer Electronics Show in the wake of media giant Time Warner moving to support its rival, Blu-Ray.

Toshiba Corporation on Sunday at International CES 2008 announced diverse line-up of technologies, including its newly enhanced LCD flat panel line and second generation HD DVD players.

Gadget lovers and technology enthusiasts will get a mega dose of new product announcements for the coming year as the International Consumer Electronics Show, the biggest U.S. trade show, opens Sunday night in Las Vegas with more than 140,000 people expected to attend.

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Sony Corp's consumer electronics business in the U.S. market has not been affected by the shaky economy and is on track to hit a 5 percent operating margin for the year ending March 31, Chief Executive Howard Stringer said.

Sony Corp says it might have the strongest ever holiday season in the United States as uncertainty over the U.S. economy fails to dent demand for its TVs, cameras and computers, Sony Electronics' top U.S. executive said on Monday.

South Korean plasma screen screen maker Samsung SDI said on Tuesday it had swung to a net loss in the third quarter, but forecast better results for the current quarter on surging demand for flat panels.

When the annual trade show once known simply as E3 kicks off this week, attendees will discover a distinctly downsized event.

Appliance and handset maker LG Electronics Inc posted a better-than-expected 15-fold rise in quarterly profit on Tuesday, boosted by rising demand for displays and mobile phones.

U.S. electronic companies with combined annual sales of $160 billion urged Congress on Wednesday to approve four pending free trade agreements, which they said were vital to continued economic growth.

Sony Corp said it will launch an ultra-thin flat TV in December, the world's first television based on organic light-emitting diode (OLED) technology into an $82 billion market dominated by LCD and plasma models.

South Korea's LG Electronics Inc introduced on Wednesday an updated version of its high-definition DVD player that supports both Blu-ray and HD DVD, offering a possible solution to the format war.

Plasma television technology has a bright future despite an onslaught on its home turf from rival LCD (liquid crystal display) TVs, makers of plasma screens told Reuters at the IFA consumer electronics fair in Berlin.

Manufacturers at Europe's biggest consumer electronics touted their green credentials in vain to customers more interested in bigger and brighter screens.

Dell Inc said on Thursday it would restate four years of financial results, reducing net income for the period by as much as $150 million and revenue by 1 percent or less per year, after the former leading PC maker completed a lengthy audit of its accounting.

Dell Computer (Nasdaq: Dell) said on Friday that it has appointed Ron Garriques, president of Motorola's Mobile Devices unit, as president of its Global Consumer division.

The advent of consumer devices capable of playing both emerging high-definition disc formats may spell an end to the ongoing war between Blu-Ray and HD-DVD discs, one research company contends.

The Entertainment Software Association (ESA) announced details of its annual Electronic Entertainment Expo on Friday, promising a toned down event more focused on business than fanfare.

Sebastian from Germany is looking for a high definition (HD) television set, IT engineer Armin is after a media-centre computer, software developer Jens wants a digital photoframe, and Italian civil servant Anna a new phone.

On Monday, Microsoft Corp. offered the first glimpse of an external Hi-Definition DVD (HD-DVD) player to be released for its Xbox 360 gaming console.