What CES 2013 will bring: Startups, Qualcomm’s coming out party, and fewer tablets

This year's Consumer Electronics Show is shaping up to be strikingly different from previous years -- and it may just hint at changes for the entire technology industry in 2013.

Launch.it will make sense of the startup news bonanza at CES 2013

Launch.it, a New York City-based startup that has built a platform for managing and distributing news, has been tapped to power the onslaught of news coming from startups at the Consumer Electronics Show next month.

CES 2013 madness begins: What’s new and hot this year (gallery)

We're still about two months away from CES 2013 in Las Vegas, but that's not stopping the Consumer Electronics Association from trying to drum up excitement for the show.

4K HD now officially known as Ultra HD — let the next-gen TV confusion begin (updated)

Forget "4K." The next-generation high definition standard will be officially called "Ultra High Definition" when it hits homes.

As Microsoft steps back from CES, Qualcomm steps up

Last year, Steve Ballmer delivered Microsoft's last CES keynote. Now the Consumer Electronics Association has announced his successor: Qualcomm's chairman and chief executive Dr. Paul Jacobs. And it has confirmed that Microsoft will have a dramatically reduced role at the show.

These animal-shaped iPod speakers are stupid and I want them all!

What is it about taking something normal and making it resemble a piglet that makes it so desirable?

Ultrabooks are the new tablets, 30-50 models expected at CES 2012

Tablets were everywhere during CES 2011, following the success of the iPad, but come next year, thin and light Ultrabooks will likely be hogging the spotlight (yes, following the success of the MacBook Air).

Between 30 and 50 different Ultrabooks …