CONSUMER ELECTRONICS SHOW

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.

The Entertainment Software Association issued a statement on Monday saying they are planning to downsize its Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3), the popular annual video game trade show.