In addition, Flores told TechRadar that with Nokia's help, Microsoft is attacking both ends (high–end and budget) of the smartphone segment. The Windows Phone 8-based smartphones are said to be outperforming iPhones in Italy, where the carrier …

AllPlay is first being introduced in the whole home audio sector, one currently occupied by Sonos as well as high–end custom audio companies. The company is expected to expand the standard to video and other media in the coming year, said Gary Brotman, …

Expect plenty of action here, with firms such as Sharp, LG Electronics and others showing off very impressive and very pricey high–end televisions. Many will use a high-resolution technology known as ultra high-definition, or 4k in industry jargon …

"At $800," the Chicago Tribune noted, "it costs about the same as some high–end typewriters, but much less than a personal computer with word-processing capability." The Telephone Shaped Like a Banana, 1986: The New York Times, obviously burying its …

However, some analysts and observers doubt whether Sony's optimism about its mobile business is well-placed, given slowing smartphone growth in Western markets and Sony's focus on the high–end where Apple and Samsung are effectively a duopoly.

Some manufacturers are going much higher, with Samsung and LG set to launch 105-inch 'UHD' televisions that also feature curved screens for improved cinematic viewing. Current market data shows a strong market for high–end sets, with Sony Ireland …

But if a Mac Pro is too expensive, prices will continue to drop for desktops, since the public sees $200 – $300 tablets as an alternative to buying a full PC. Look for those $300 desktop PCs alongside $2,000 high–end PCs on the display stands at CES …

New Delhi: India's luxury market bucked the lingering economic slowdown and swelled to USD 8.5 billion in 2013 as savvy consumers continued to open their purses on high–end products and services, an Assocham study found. "Be it a family holiday to …

Asia's biggest technology company is pushing beyond the hardware that underpinned its growth as global demand weakens for high–end handsets. — Reuters picSEOUL, Jan 6 — Samsung Electronics Co., which sells almost one of every three smartphones, …