118 posts and columns on Las Vegas

Loeb Calls Again for Thompson Firing From Yahoo, as Former eBay Boss Supports Him

in News on May 9 at 7:33 am PT

The back-and-forth over Yahoo CEO Scott Thompson’s fitness as a leader continues.
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Place Your Bets: Will Loeb Drop Another Bomb on Yahoo at Vegas Confab Later Today?

in News on May 9 at 6:00 am PT

There are pretty good odds, but it’s a gamble for the activist investor to find a way to top his last act.
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Casino Game Makers Outline a Winning Strategy on Facebook

in Commerce on April 6 at 3:34 pm PT

Casinos and some of their partners are seeing the benefits of letting players connect to games found in casinos before, during and after visits to Las Vegas.
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News Byte

Caesars IPO Hits Jackpot

in Commerce on February 8 at 9:55 am PT

Caesars Entertainment stock popped 82 percent on the first day of its public offering, trading at $16.39 a share. The Las Vegas company sold only 1.8 million shares, at a price of $9 each. Caesars, known for its casinos, is also betting on new online initiatives, such as social and real-money gaming. The IPO will provide an exit for some of its investors, who paid $28 billion to take it private four months ago. Because of its debt balance of $22 billion, some analysts view the deal as unattractive.

CES Fun With Lytro’s Light Field Camera

in News on January 17 at 12:04 pm PT

At last week’s Consumer Electronics Show, AllThingsD got some hands-on time with the Lytro, a camera whose “living pictures” can be endlessly refocused.
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Inside the CES Lost & Found

in News on January 11 at 4:57 pm PT

Inside the CES Lost & Found booth, the iPhone is the hot ticket — among other … non-tech-related items.
A treasure chest of lost iPhones.

Walt and Katie Take a Tour of CES (Video)

in News on January 10 at 10:38 pm PT

Walt and Katie walk the CES floor, and find less “newness” at this year’s event, noting that the absent Apple looms over the show.
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There Better Be Some Cool Stuff at CES, Because CE Holiday Sales Data Bytes!

in Commerce on January 8 at 11:26 am PT

Camcorders and MP3 players go splat!
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CES 2012: Snooki and Bieber Are In, Gaga Is Out!

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.
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Vizio Jumps Into PC Fray

in News on January 7 at 9:57 am PT

Vizio Inc., which shook up the market with inexpensive high-definition televisions, now wants to become a computer manufacturer.

Dell Will Drop the Flashy Vegas Act for CES This Year

in News, November 30, 2011 at 1:15 pm PT

Full D@CES Interview Video: Nvidia's Jen-Hsun Huang

in D at CES, January 21, 2011 at 3:44 pm PT

Full D@CES Interview Video: Microsoft Internet Explorer’s Dean Hachamovitch

in D at CES, January 19, 2011 at 9:17 am PT

Full D@CES Interview Video: Twitter CEO Dick Costolo

in News, January 17, 2011 at 9:05 am PT

D@CES Highlights Video: Nvidia’s Jen-Hsun Huang

in D at CES, January 14, 2011 at 9:01 am PT

D@CES Highlights Video: Microsoft IE's Dean Hachamovitch

in D at CES, January 12, 2011 at 9:01 am PT

Nike Digital Sport's Stefan Olander Talks About Its Digital Marathon

in News, January 11, 2011 at 6:05 am PT

Exploring iStuff at CES With Mobilized (Video)

in Mobile, January 10, 2011 at 5:14 pm PT

D@CES Highlights Video: Twitter CEO Dick Costolo (¡Olé!)

in D at CES, January 10, 2011 at 1:01 pm PT

Waltgelina 2011: Walking the CES Floor With Walt and Katie

in News, January 10, 2011 at 9:05 am PT

Twitter Responds to WikiLeaks Document Demand by Feds–But Who's Next?

in D at CES, January 8, 2011 at 12:25 am PT

D@CES Today: Twitter, Nvidia, Microsoft in the Vegas Spotlight!

in D at CES, January 7, 2011 at 10:00 am PT

T-Mobile Wants You to Know It Is Speeding Up Its Network, Too

in Mobile, January 6, 2011 at 11:05 am PT

Lady Gaga + 126,000 Pasty Geeks + Vegas = BoomTown Nirvana

in News, January 6, 2011 at 6:24 am PT

Remember the Parrot!

in Media, January 6, 2011 at 4:30 am PT