Consumer Electronics Show

The Island of Misfit Tablets

Organizers expect 40 to 80 iPad wannabees at next week's Consumer Electronics Show

Barron's Tiernan Ray calls them the "tablet rat pack." AFP's Glenn Chapman compares them to an invading army. PC Mag's Tim Gideon says they seem to be multiplying "like gremlins."

They're talking about the Apple (AAPL) iPad wannabees heading for the International Consumer Electronics Show that opens Thursday in Las Vegas. According to Chapman, organizers say that 40 to MORE

The Valentine's Day iPhone

Is Cupid's day the date for the long-awaited launch of an iPhone for Verizon?

Here's how these rumors get started. Someone tipped off Peter Burrows at Bloomberg Businessweek that Apple (AAPL) was waiting until after next week's Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas to launch an iPhone for Verizon (VZ).

Apparently his anonymous source or sources didn't give him a date, but by winks and nods they narrowed it down enough for MORE

Everyone is coming with Verizon LTE Androids for CES

It looks like Verizon will have a full lineup of LTE Android devices ready for 2011.

Samsung is the latest device manufacturer to leak their Verizon (VZ) LTE hand before CES.  The upcoming Galaxy S-ish Android phone appears to be running the Froyo (no Gingerbread?!) version of the Google (GOOG) Android OS and  also has a front facing camera (a first for Verizon).

Most importantly, you'll notice the 4G denotation at the MORE

Sony's Playstation phone to be called the 'Xperia Play'

A trademark filing reveals what would be the likely name of the upcoming PSP Phone from Sony.

We're likely to find out much more about Sony's Playstation phone next month at CES or at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona the following month in February. Today, however, PocketNow found what is likely to be the trademark name for the device in the EU.

The name "Xperia Play" suggests that the phones will stick MORE

GoogleTV gets put on hiatus at several manufacturers

The poorly-reviewed TV platform is going to miss its coming out party at CES.

According to the New York Times, Google (GOOG) has massively cut back its GoogleTV product's planned releases from CES, which is to take place from January 6-9.  Toshiba, LG Electronics and Sharp were all set to announce products at CES running GoogleTV but will hold off until a newer version of the software, which will run apps, hits the MORE

Apple Mac enjoys 27% market share -- among tech reporters

With 1.83 million square feet of floor space to cover, it's not easy to gather in one place the 600 media representatives who have flocked to Las Vegas for the orgy of marketing excess that is the 2008 International Consumer Electronics Show. But in the press lounge on Sunday, Valleywag's Jordon Golson found 129 reporters and bloggers (they wear different badges this year), and he used the opportunity to take MORE