The XBR-X950B is Sony’s best 4K TV for 2014. Sony LAS VEGAS — Sony is promoting 4K resolution as hard as anyone, from its TVs to its studios, to its video distribution service. At CES 2014, the company’s TV lineup reflects the major part 4K plays in its plans. Sony debuted three separate lines of …

Qualcomm might have an important stake in the mobile space with its Snapdragon processors, but it’s focusing at least some of its time on Ultra HD and in-car “infotainment” going forward. The company on Monday announced the Snapdragon 802 processor, a system-on-a-chip offering designed for smart TVs, smart set-top boxes, and smart digital media adapters that support the next-generation high-definition …

Panasonic is more than a TV maker. That’s the message the Japanese electronics maker wanted to get across on Monday during its press event at the Consumer Electronics show in Las Vegas. Related stories Best Toaster Oven for 2022 Best Vlogging Camera for 2022 25 Great Tech Gifts for $100 or Less Best Headphones for Sleeping in 2022 Best Rice …

LAS VEGAS — Poor Panasonic. After enjoying an amazing run of good CNET reviews last year, thanks in large part to its stronger-than-ever plasma lineup, financial reality came calling and in December Panasonic shuttered its last plasma factory (PDF). At the same time, the joint venture with Sony to develop OLED TVs, which had plenty of great buzz at CES …

As films like The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, Frozen, and Gravity battle for the box office in 3D, more than three quarters of 3D TV owners regret buying their 3D televisions, according to a new survey. Having bought a 3D television in order to feast their eyes on the latest technology, 79 per cent of 3D TV owners surveyed …

The Korean electronics giant will show off its latest devices, including new TVs, home appliances, cameras and computers. (Credit: Samsung) Samsung is perhaps the most hotly anticipated company hitting CES this year, having risen rapidly in the past few years to become one of the world’s top manufacturers of televisions, computers, smartphones and tablets. This year, it hopes to expand …

LAS VEGAS — Samsung is the 800-pound gorilla of many markets, but especially HDTVs. In a CES presentation, the company spelled out just how top its banana is. It has spent eight straight years with the No. 1 worldwide market share among TV brands, which as of August 2013 was 30 percent, with 32 percent in North America. Vizio, at …

Sharp unveiled its new line of Aquos TVs on Monday, once again showing the consumer-electronics world that it knows how to think big. The company touted the Aquos 4K, Aquos Q, and what Sharp President John Herrington called a “game changer” TV, the Aquos Quattron Plus, which has 10 million more subpixels than full HD. Sharp will release these TVs …

LAS VEGAS — In the wake of Panasonic’s decision to abandon plasma, CNET along with the rest of the videophile world was eagerly anticipating word of Samsung’s plans for our favorite non-OLED display technology. Unfortunately, we don’t have any official announcements yet. Unlike LG, Samsung said it will not reveal any new plasma TVs at CES 2014. On the other …

Samsung CEO BK Yoon made the company’s current mission clear at a CES press conference Monday: Samsung wants to take over your home. Yoon said Samsung products will soon aid people in almost all aspects of their lives. “Imagine getting a health check from your doctor through your TV. Imagine your family watching a TV show in the living room …

HTC posted fourth-quarter financial results on Sunday that came in below analysts’ expectations despite aggressive cost cutting. The Taiwanese handset maker recorded a net income of NT$310 million ($10 million) for the quarter ended December 31, compared with a net loss of NT$2.97 billion ($101 million) in the previous quarter and a net profit of NT$1.01 billion ($34 million) in …

CES hasn’t officially begun yet, but the fun has already started. Here we sum up the most interesting tech news from today. South Hall of the Las Vegas Convention Center is very much under construction today in preparation for the show opening later this week. (Credit: James Martin/CNET) Lenovo seemed to make the most of the pre-show period, revealing an …

LAS VEGAS — Here’s a case that many mobile business owners may be interested in adding to their iPhone 5/5S: Griffin’s Merchant case, the “first protective case optimized for a Square Reader.” The 19.99 Merchant Case + Square Reader is due to ship in the next two weeks and works with Square Register, the free point of sale app that …

If you listen to more music than watch movies at home, a top-notch integrated stereo amplifier may be a better choice than an AV receiver. I’ve said that for years. But a lot of the better-sounding integrated amps are feature-challenged, and some offer nothing more than an input selector for analog sources and a volume control. Some don’t even have …

The days of the Panasonic plasma TV are over, the company having confirmed last year that it’s ceasing plasma production in just a few months. But, that doesn’t mean it is leaving the display market. Far from it. What does Panny have in store for the rest of 2014, and can a new selection of LCDs possibly fill the giant, …