Stories about: Comdex

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    Encyclopedia Britannica loses patent ruling 10/08/2009 07:43:00

    A notorious patent case about a technology that allows people to search multimedia content may finally be coming to a close.
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    Top 50 tech visionaries 22/05/2008 10:20:00

    It's easy to look at a laptop, an iPod, or a laser printer as nothing more than a tool to get work done with or to while away your free time on, but these and many other high-tech devices didn't fall off a tree. They emerged following years of hard work--and in some cases, an entire career devoted to a single technology--by inspired researchers, designers, and developers.
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    CES - Of CES, Billy G., and jumping sharks 10/01/2008 09:50:14

    So I managed to slip away from the chains that bind me to my InfoWorld hovel and schlep out to Las Vegas for the annual gathering of the geek tribes, otherwise known as the Consumer Electronics Show.
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    CES could benefit from a rear-view mirror 09/01/2008 09:30:55

    I've never even been to CES, but I'm already sick of the roller-coaster.
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    Q&A: Gates' role as innovator, deal-maker, philanthropist 08/01/2008 12:17:29

    Microsoft co-founder and Chairman Bill Gates has been giving keynote speeches at Las Vegas conventions, including the Consumer Electronics Show and the now-defunct Comdex, for decades. Before his last CES keynote speech as a full-time company employee, he talked with the IDG News Service about his legacy as an innovator, the background behind some of the deals announced at CES this week and directions for Microsoft.
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    Technology's 10 Most Mortifying Moments 19/10/2007 09:50:33

    We've all had excruciatingly embarrassing moments. We say something loud and inappropriate at a party and the room abruptly falls silent and stares. Or we misbutton our shirt and it takes half a day to figure out why everybody's giving us funny looks. That sort of thing.
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    CEBIT - Cebit reports a strong first half 19/03/2007 08:00:12

    The organizers of Cebit sought on Sunday to quash talk of an downturn in the fortunes of the world's largest IT fair, saying attendance was stronger this year than many observers had predicted before the show.
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    The 25 Greatest PCs of All Time 21/08/2006 09:15:47

    The IBM PC is 25. And here are the top PCs ever, from machines you owned and loved to systems you've never heard of.
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    Gates sees a tablet PC for every student 24/04/2006 07:42:41

    The uphill battle that tablet computing continues to face in winning favour with consumers hasn't dampened Bill Gates' enthusiasm for the technology. Microsoft's chairman and chief software architect said that someday tablet PCs will replace textbooks for all students.
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    CES: Microsoft generates mild enterprise buzz 16/01/2006 11:50:30

    I'm still in bandages with several therapy sessions left to go, but I made it back from CES 2006 alive. For those who didn't go (and it seems like most of you did), the show was huge. Think Comdex during its heyday, just bigger. I went on the cut-rate special, which meant taking a cheap flight via US Airways and staying in a house with some of InfoWorld Senior Contributing Editor Brian Chee's buddies, who turned out to all be Jesuit priests. Fun bunch of guys -- and amazing drinkers, too. (Padre, thanks again for the berth.)
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    Latest and greatest gadgets head for Vegas 30/12/2005 08:20:16

    It's big, bustling and brings together more than 100,000 people and 300 companies for four days in the middle of the desert. The International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) kicks off in Las Vegas on Jan. 5 and this time it's all about high-definition, portable video, home networking and fun.
 
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