Home Theater
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Will the Microsoft Xbox win the living room wars over Apple, Google?
A new report says the Xbox is the most popular Internet device for TVs. Can Microsoft continue to capitalize on this advantage?
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More details emerge about Ikea's Uppleva HDTV
The Swedish furniture company is planning a TV built into a home entertainment system that includes a wireless subwoofer and support for online apps from YouTube and others.
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Why are HDTV prices rising as economy continues to struggle?
HDTV prices have shot up 11.4 percent since the 2011 holiday season. Thank all those fancy new bells and whistles on new sets for the cost increase.
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LG launching HDTV sets equipped with Google TV on May 21
After unsuccessful first-generation products from Logitech and Sony, LG will be releasing sets based on the second-generation Google TV platform starting in two weeks.
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Hulu may force viewers to prove they are pay TV subscribers
A new plan would require users of the streaming video service to start authenticating that they are pay TV customers before they can watch programming.
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NimbleTV launches subscription TV service that promises anytime viewing on any device
A new start-up plans to sell subscriptions to consumers so they can watch live programming on any device, including “thousands of hours” of DVR storage in the cloud as part of the deal.
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Best Buy announces list of 50 stores closing in 2012
The once high-flying electronics retailer Best Buy, reeling from online competition, discloses the 50 store locations it will shut down this year.
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Next-generation Xbox Durango could ship with 16-core CPU
The hardware Microsoft has shipped to developers for the next Xbox supposedly includes a 16-core IBM PowerPC CPU and AMD Radeon HD 7000-series graphics.
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Why Wii, why? Developers say Wii U is less powerful than Xbox 360, PS3
Developers have expressed disappointment with the next-generation Wii’s hardware, saying it can’t even match the graphics firepower of the Xbox 360 and PS3.
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Foxconn's investment in Sharp could eventually mean a Retina Display Apple HDTV
With new technology making it easier to produce large-screen IGZO panels, could a Retina Display Apple television be in our futures?
