CES 2010 won't happen until January of next year, but organizers are already warning attendees and exhibitors that its prior reputation as a high-tech circus is all but over. ... Read More

There was no shortage of netbooks -- those inexpensive and underpowered laptops that have been all the rage for the last year -- at this year's CES convention, with many wondering if they haven't completely hit the point where they've become interchangeab Read More

As expected, CES was a quieter show this year than usual -- but that's not such a bad thing. Cab lines have been short. There's less pushing and shoving. You can get a seat in the press room (miracle!). ... Read More

Why don't people ever use fingerprint readers? Even though they're nearly ubiquitous on laptop computers these days, I've never seen one used in the real world outside of vendors demonstrating to me that their laptop has a fingerprint reader on it.Maybe Read More

As was widely expected, at last night's CES keynote speech, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer gave Windows 7 the full Read More

Dubbed the Vaio P Series Lifestyle PC, the eight-inch wonder—complete with WWAN 3G broadband, GPS, and an instant-on option for music, pictures, and video—easily stole the show at Sony's CES presser Wednesday. ... Read More

Nope, no sightings of Steve Jobs—and no iPhone Nanos or Mac Minis, either. ... Read More

Many laptops come with an "instant on" mode that gives you quick access to a streamlined operating system to save you the trouble -- and time -- of booting into Windows. ... Read More

Disappointed with the tiny keyboard and minimal power of netbooks... but still don't want to shell out the big bucks for a full-fledged laptop?AMD has a new(ish) idea for you, which they call the "ultrathin notebook. ... Read More

Budgets are down, exhibitors have bowed out, and attendees could be scarce, but don't count CES out. Some cool stuff is definitely going to be unveiled at the essential industry showcase, which formally gets underway on Thursday. ... Read More