By Doug Olenick On Apr 18 2013 - 12:01am

Toshiba Unveils The High-End Kira Brand

New York — Toshiba today unveiled a new premium brand called Kira that is part of the company’s move to present a higher-profile image to consumers.

By Joseph Palenchar On Apr 17 2013 - 1:07pm

Broad Rollout Of Samsung Galaxy S4 Getting Underway

Dallas – A broad rollout of Samsung’s flagship Galaxy S4 smartphone starts this month and runs through the summer, putting the device in the hands of

By Joseph Palenchar On Apr 15 2013 - 1:58pm

Astell&Kern To Expand Audiophile MP3-Player Line

Irvine, Calif. — Korean supplier iRiver plans to expand its selection of audiophile-oriented MP3 players under the Astell&Kern brand to three models later

By Joseph Palenchar On Apr 15 2013 - 9:10am

Dish Pitches $25.5B Merger With Sprint Nextel

Englewood, Colo. — Dish Network has proposed a $25.5 billion merger with Sprint Nextel, exceeding the bid by Japan’s Softbank to buy the cellular

By John Laposky On Apr 15 2013 - 8:41am

Touchscreens Expected To Boost Notebook Sales

Santa Clara, Calif. — The mature notebook PC category is expected to get a boost from the popularity of Microsoft Windows 8 and the touchscreen capabilities

By Doug Olenick On Apr 12 2013 - 1:12pm

IHS iSuppli: Netbooks Demise On The Horizon

El Segundo, Calif. — Few CE products have experienced the dramatic rise and equally impressive fall as the netbook.

IHS iSuppli is forecasting that

By Joseph Palenchar On Apr 12 2013 - 9:13am

BlackBerry Denies High Return Rates, Seeks Investigation

Waterloo, Canada –BlackBerry denied an analyst’s report that its flagship BlackBerry Z10 smartphone is suffered high retail return rates and called for

By Joseph Palenchar On Apr 12 2013 - 9:03am

Revised Offer Quells Opposition To T-Mobile, MetroPCS Merger

New York – Two major MetroPCS shareholders reversed position and announced support for the proposed merger of T-Mobile and MetroPCS after T-Mobile parent

By Joseph Palenchar On Apr 11 2013 - 4:35pm

Sprint Purchase Of Clearwire Under Fire

New York — The question of who will own the wireless carrier Clearwire has become more difficult to answer.

Sprint Nextel’s plans to buy carrier

By Doug Olenick On Apr 11 2013 - 3:10pm

Samsung Ships Series 9 Ultrabook

New York — Samsung Electronics America today started shipping its Samsung Series 9 Ultrabook.

The Series 9 is a 13.3-inch model shipping with a $1,399