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Here are the some of the key trends to watch as the electronics industry moves into 2012: morphing, personalization and interfaces, said Sean Dubravac, chief economist for the Consumer Electronics Association.

Acer Inc. has set the scene for tough competition at the upcoming Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, by unveiling Sunday its newest model of Windows-based Ultrabook, the Aspire S5, which Acer claims is the world's thinnest Ultrabook.

Acer has announced its S5 ultrabook, the thinnest of its kind, measuring only 15mm, ahead of the Consumer Electronics Show (CES).

The $190 billion U.S. consumer electronics industry is about to began its annual winter extravaganza in Las Vegas where the latest toys, gadgets, smartphones, video games, TVs, cameras and laptops will be unveiled – some not to be available until late in 2012.The real story may be in improving people's lives.

A top 5 of what has been showcased so far.

Symantec Corp, the top maker of security software, said hackers had exposed a chunk of its source code, which is essentially the blueprint for its products, potentially giving rivals some insight into the company's technology.

The buzz is growing about the world's largest consumer technology trade show - the Consumer Electronics Show 2012 (CES 2012), which will kick off on Jan. 10 in Las Vegas, and many people are wondering what the top technology companies will be showcasing this year.

Robert W. Baird said its technology team has identified ten key themes that it expects to drive investment opportunities in 2012, across a range of technology verticals.

Shares of Micron Technology Inc climbed as much as 11 percent after Barclays Capital raised the chip devices maker's stock to overweight, even as the brokerage downgraded five other stocks from the sector, including Intel Corp.

For the 20th consecutive year, Intel was the world’s biggest chipmaker, with a commanding lead over No. 2 rival, Samsung Electronics, market research firm Gartner estimated.

U.S. semiconductor stocks are in for a volatile 2012 as inventory correction extends into the first quarter, and an industry recovery due only in the second half, Barclays Capital said and downgraded five stocks, including Intel Corp.

Stock index futures rose sharply on Tuesday as upbeat Chinese and German data boosted optimism about the global economy after the S&P 500 index ended flat in 2011.

Intel are expected to provide a glimpse of their Clover Trail-based prototype tablets at the Consumer Electronics Show.

A new California law will force retailers and manufacturers to disclose from 2012 how they guard against slavery and human trafficking throughout their supply chains, ratcheting up scrutiny over some of the largest U.S. corporations.

When Apple first partnered with Intel to include Thunderbolt ports on the MacBook Pro, they may or may not have known how much interest the technology would generate in the computer world. In 2012, Thunderbolt looks to make a bigger splash by making its way onto several different PC platforms.

Despite the fact that The Darkest Hour was smuggled into U.S. theaters on Christmas Day with no advance press screenings, I went in full of residual holiday good cheer, prepared to give this sci-fi movie the benefit of the doubt that all B-movies deserve.

The digital world is moving fast. We know it very well. But how fast? Here is some idea on how fast the digital world is moving. Put on your seat-belts as - hold your breath - it is moving at the speed of light.

Investors didn’t get rich owning generalized technology stocks but they fared well with some of the traditional winners with good management and proven technology.

Though owning a tablet has been the hottest trend among tech geeks in the last one year, yet this has not stopped notebooks from making a splash.

Huge U.S. corporations are forming lobbying groups to try to influence what could become the hottest congressional debate over comprehensive tax reform in a generation.

Mike Bell likens his new job at Intel Corp to piloting a glider.