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Kodak to Stop Making Cameras

Lauren Goode in News on February 9 at 6:56 am PT

Eastman Kodak Company has said it will stop making digital cameras, pocket video cameras and digital picture frames in the first half of 2012, in an effort to achieve annual operating savings of more than $100 million. Rochester, N.Y.-based Kodak says it plans to expand its current brand-licensing program instead, and that it will continue to produce retail-based photo kiosks, inkjet printers, online photo gallery and apps, and camera batteries and accessories. The announcement comes a few weeks after the iconic camera company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.

DailyBurn CEO: Fitness-Tracking Devices Aren’t Gimmicks, but They’re Close

Lauren Goode in Commerce on January 26 at 10:47 am PT

Wearable activity-tracking devices — Fitbit, UP, FuelBand — are becoming all the rage. But one skeptical fitness-tech CEO dares to say most of them don’t get the job done.

With FuelBand, Nike Gets Into the Ultra-Wearable Fitness Game

Lauren Goode in Commerce on January 19 at 3:02 pm PT

The big brand already has a full line of fitness devices. So what makes the Nike+ FuelBand different?

There Better Be Some Cool Stuff at CES, Because CE Holiday Sales Data Bytes!

Kara Swisher in Commerce on January 8 at 11:26 am PT

Camcorders and MP3 players go splat!

Not the iPad 3 or New TV — But Apple Planning Media-Related Event in the Big(ger) Apple This Month

Kara Swisher in Media on January 2 at 1:07 pm PT

Not the big one, but it’s an Apple event, so everyone will get excited anyway.

Boxee to Release Last Software Update for PCs

Lauren Goode in Commerce on December 26, 2011 at 4:32 pm PT

Boxee, maker of that irregular-shaped video-streaming device with the nifty Qwerty remote, is turning its focus toward TV boxes and tablets, and away from its PC software.

Non-Fairytale Ending for 2011 Movie B.O. — Time to Blame the Internet Again (Or Just Bad Movies)?

Kara Swisher in Media on December 26, 2011 at 8:52 am PT

Should Hollywood blame turkeys like “New Year’s Eve,” or all those beeping, buzzing digital devices?

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Complaints About Sony PlayStation Vita Arise After Japan Launch

Lauren Goode in News on December 20, 2011 at 8:28 pm PT

Sony issued an apologetic statement and posted a system update on Monday, after complaints emerged about its new handheld device, the Sony PlayStation Vita. The portable gaming system launched in Japan this past weekend; 321,400 units were sold in two days. Some users are reporting that the Vita has been freezing and crashing in early use of the device.