USB 3.0 to reach mobile this year; promises faster data transfers and charging

The high-speed USB 3.0 standard will finally make its way to smartphones and tablets by the end of 2012, the organization behind USB standard said at the Consumer Electronics Show on Sunday.

In addition to the inevitable faster data transfer …

Call of Duty Elite finally accessible via an iPhone app

Game maker Activision Blizzard is finally launching a mobile app for its Call of Duty Elite service. Now fans of Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3 can engage with the game and the social networking service built around it via …

Intel: More than 75 Ultrabooks coming in 2012

Intel said today that more than 75 thin laptops known as Ultrabooks are coming in 2012.

At the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, the world’s biggest chip maker said that its third generation of Core microprocessors will serve as …

Fox News has a new digital look for 2012 (exclusive)

With the new year come new resolutions, and Fox News has one of its own: It’s adopting a new digital strategy that takes the mobile world into special account.

“The starting point for all [these changes] is there are more …

Hipmunk launches mobile app for booking hotels

Finding a hotel in a place you’ve never been, or at the last minute, can be a stressful experience. Hipmunk, known for its visual flight search, launched a mobile application today, with a really pretty way of booking those overnight …

Vimeo shows slick new video apps for Android, Windows Phone, iPhone, iPad

Popular video sharing site Vimeo has launched slick new mobile apps for Android and Windows Phone 7 devices. The company is also showing off its upcoming revamped iPhone app and brand-new iPad app at the Consumer Electronics Show this week …

Toshiba’s new tablet is no thicker than a ball-point pen, and it looks great (slideshow)

Toshiba amazed me with its Excite X10, a very slim Android tablet that the company claims is the thinnest and lightest tablet on the market.

I don’t know if that claim is true, but it felt amazingly light and trim …

CES 2012 kicks off with a flood of this year’s coming gadgets (video)

You’re going to see a whole lot of stories from us in the next four days, so fasten your seatbelts: This week is going to be one big flume ride through the consumer electronics industry.

The 2012 Consumer Electronics Show …

Lenovo’s IdeaPad S2 tablet is thin, light and can dock for 20 hour battery life

Lenovo has come out swinging at this year’s Consumer Electronics Show.

Along with its first TV, the Taiwanese company today also announced a revamped tablet, the IdeaPad S2, which weighs only 1.1 pounds and is one-third of an inch thick. …

Design and print 3D objects from your iPhone with a new app from Sculpteo

3D printing service Sculpteo today announced a new iPhone app that you can use to design 3D objects, upload your designs to the cloud, and receive a ceramic object in the mail a few days later.

The designs are based …

Solar-powered Kindle cover means you never have to plug it in again

If you’ve ever wanted a Kindle that you never have to plug in, SolarFocus has the accessory for you with its solar-powered Kindle case.

Green tech has dominated the conversation around cars, but now it seems these eco-friendly trends are …

Acer has a quad-core, 1080p Iconia Tab on the way

Being first has its advantages.

Taiwanese computer maker Acer was the first major company to hold a press conference at the Consumer Electronics Show Sunday, where it briefly showed off a powerful new Iconia Tab slate with a quad-core processor …

Nokia’s killer Lumia 900 Windows Phone to hit CES on Monday, says NYT

Just as we expected, Nokia will unveil its Lumia 900 Windows Phone — which will be tasked with reinvigorating the mobile platform as its new flagship device — on Monday at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.

The Lumia …

WowWee shows off its latest App Gear toys that interact with downloaded apps

Toys and electronics are mixing more than ever these days. That’s why toy robot maker WowWee has created a new line of collectible toys, dubbed App Gear, that interact with free downloaded apps for smartphones and tablets.

At the Consumer …

HTML5 cross-platform game company Moblyng shuts down (exclusive)

Moblyng was ahead of its time in making cross-platform HTML5 games for mobile devices. Too far ahead, it seems, as the company has shut down, VentureBeat has learned.

Just a year ago, the company said in a filing it had …

Digital entertainment is changing the living room for good (infographic)

There was a time when little Bobby would get up to turn the television to one of the three available channels when the family got bored. If you missed the Ed Sullivan show that night, too bad, go play chess.…

Quad-core iPads (& perhaps iPhones) coming soon

A long, hard look at the iOS 5.1 beta 2 shows that Apple is getting ready for quad-core processing in its mobile devices.

The A5 chip in the latest iPhone and iPad models supports dual-core processing only.

Quad-core A6 chips …

Samsung reports record quarterly profit, while HTC sees first big drop in two years

In the epic battle for smartphone dominance among Asian device makers, Samsung is on top with a record quarterly profit, while HTC faced a major blow in the holiday quarter.

Both companies reported their fourth quarter earnings today, but the …

Ultra-tough Gorilla Glass 2 debuting next week at CES

Corning, the manufacturer of ultra-tough glass for consumer electronics, will introduce the next generation of Gorilla Glass at the Consumer Electronics Show next week.

The first generation of Gorilla Glass is already featured on popular devices like the iPhone, iPad, …

DeanBeat: Game companies raised a record-breaking $1.54B in 2011

Game fundings destroyed the record book for fundings this year as 145 companies raised more than $1.540 billion in 2011, not counting initial public offerings.

In 2011, games took center stage. Game investment changed fundamentally during the year, as investors …