electronics

Can’t Buy Me Love … But You Can Buy Me Gadgets

Lauren Goode in Commerce on February 8 at 12:54 pm PT

What better way to show your affection than with obscure tablets and daily deals?

Hot-Button Topic: Do Women Buy More Consumer Tech Than Men?

Lauren Goode in Commerce on January 17 at 3:12 pm PT

Women spend more than men on consumer electronics. And men spend more than women on consumer electronics. Confused yet? Here’s a different way of looking at it.

In the 1986 movie "Ferris Bueller's Day Off", Ferris got a computer, while Jeannie got a car.

CES 2012: Snooki and Bieber Are In, Gaga Is Out!

Lauren Goode in News on January 7 at 1:00 pm PT

One thing the annual Consumer Electronics Show is known for, electronics aside, is the smattering of celebrities roped into tech-product promotions.

News Byte

Report: Apple’s A5 Chip Made in Texas

Lauren Goode in News on December 16, 2011 at 8:48 am PT

Reuters reports that, according to sources, the A5 processor used in Apple’s iPhone 4S and iPad 2 is made in a sprawling 1.6 million-square-foot Samsung Electronics factory in Austin, Texas. The Korean electronics giant began supplying the A5 processors to Apple this year from the Austin plant, the story says. Both Apple and Samsung spokespersons declined to comment.

Best Buy’s Profit Tumbles

Mia Lamar and Matt Jarzemsky, Reporters, The Wall Street Journal in News on December 13, 2011 at 12:47 pm PT

Best Buy Co.’s quarterly earnings fell 29 percent as the electronics retailer kicked off the holiday season with significant discounting and sales weakness in most products besides mobile devices.

HTC Chairwoman Cher Wang Talks Android, Smartphones and More: The Full AsiaD Interview (Video)

Kara Swisher in AsiaD on November 10, 2011 at 2:10 pm PT

The Taiwanese mobile device maker is trying to dominate the market for smartphones and tablets.

Jawbone Debuts UP, Which Tracks, Well, You (Video)

Kara Swisher in News on November 2, 2011 at 9:01 pm PT

It’s UP to you to get in better shape.

Rivals, Weak TV Sales Weigh on Best Buy’s Profit

Miguel Bustillo and Matt Jarzemsky, Reporters, The Wall Street Journal in News on September 13, 2011 at 1:47 pm PT

Best Buy Co. is losing the confidence of investors who worry that its big-box business model looks increasingly antiquated as online purchasing grows ever stronger among cost-conscious shoppers.

LCD Merger Gets Boost

Kenneth Maxwell and Judy Lam, Reporters, The Wall Street Journal in News on September 1, 2011 at 4:00 am PT

In a move to support technology companies striving to compete with aggressive rivals from other parts of Asia, Japan is pumping $2.6 billion into a merger of the small-panel LCD operations of three of the country’s biggest electronics makers.

Sony Slides to Loss on Quake, Cuts Guidance

Juro Osawa, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in News on July 28, 2011 at 3:11 am PT

Sony Corp. said Thursday it slipped to a net loss in its fiscal first quarter, squeezed by the impact of the March 11 disasters, and lowered its earnings forecast for the fiscal year, citing weak sales of televisions as well as the yen’s strength versus the euro.