Articles by Peter Suciu

TiVo pulled out all the stops at this year's CEDIA (Custom Electronic Design & Installation Association) trade show, which typically features the biggest and flashiest new offerings in the world of home theater. Fifteen years after pioneering the DVR space, the company on Monday announced the TiVo Mega, which boasts 24 terabytes of recording space...

Netflix, which launchedin 1997 as a DVD-by-mail service that competed with Blockbuster Videobefore successfully transitioning into becoming the leading online videoservice, reported at the end of July that its second quarter earningshad more than doubled, while it also surpassed 50 million worldwidesubscribers for the first time It has earned criti...

When the "Guns of August" began firing 100 years ago, few expected it to be a long war, and fewer still expected it to be a "World War." However, the "Great War," as it was known to contemporaries, in fact, was destined to become the First World War -- and it truly was the first modern war Today it is easy to look back at the Second World War for p...

How do you make Dish Network's Hopper HD-DVR system even better? That's easy -- you supersize it.

Google on Monday announced that it had hacked together five simple games that take advantage of the unique features of Glass The company presented a brief demo of the five-title mashup as Mini Games Glassware, and it encouraged Glass developers to offer feedback.

Microsoft on Monday announced that it had reached a deal with Epic Games to acquire all the rights to existing and future installments in the action franchise Gears of War. Microsoft also will acquire the rights to all entertainment experiences and merchandise for the popular third-person science fiction shooter Black Tusk Studios will take over it...

CES may have begun as the Consumer Electronics Show back in the late 1960s, but since then its producer, the Consumer Electronics Association, has changed the show's official name to International CES, in part to reflect its expansion beyond TVs, stereos and appliances At 2014 International CES, now under way in Las Vegas, that shift couldn't be mo...

Snapchat on Thursday finally apologized for last month's data breach. A website dubbed "SnapchatDB.info," which went live on New Year's Eve, published the user names and phone numbers of 4.6 million Snapchat accounts. The breach was discovered by Gibson Security, which explained in an online post how the Snapchat service could be hacked. ...

Nintendo's Wii U hasn't exactly been the smash hit that the company had surely hoped, and a year after the console's debut Nintendo is reportedly exploring a future that could include mobile apps With Angry Birds, Temple Run and other casual games dominating tablets and mobile phones, Nintendo faces increased competition in the mobile gaming space ...

As the 2013 International CES approached a year ago, it was clear that a showdown between OLED and 4K -- or UltraHD -- was brewing in the TV display market. A year later, that showdown is fully under way, but with a notable twist Specifically, Panasonic's announcement in late October that it would exit the plasma displaypanel market in the coming m...

The Smithsonian American Art Museum this week announced the addition of two video games to its permanent collection: the 2009 title Flower by Jenova Chen and Kellee Santiago of the Thatgamecompany; and the 2010 title Halo 2600 by Ed Fries, former head of Microsoft Games Studios ...

SoftBank is considering a bid for T-Mobile USA, according to a new batch of rumors circulating in the press. Softbank shares were down 3.2 percent on Monday by the close of trading in Tokyo SoftBank acquired Sprint, the third-largest U.S. mobile phone carrier, earlier this year, and now may be studying antitrust concerns prior to bidding for T-Mobi...

The Alliance for Wireless Power on Thursday announced a new certification program and a new brand name for its wireless power technology Dubbed "Rezence," the new brand is designed to give consumers a recognizable icon that member companies can add to their certified product packaging, technical literature and future software applications. It will ...

Smartwatches have dominated many of the tech headlines in 2013, but a new project now counting down the final hours of a successful crowdfunding campaign promises wearable computing of a different kind Dubbed the "Smarty Ring," this new device features an LED screen and is designed to be worn on the finger and to stream data from an Android or iOS ...

The U.S. National Security Agency and British counterpart GCHQ have monitored the activities of online gamers, according to documents published Monday that were leaked by whistleblower Edward Snowden The two agencies gained access to the online Xbox Live console network, the documents suggest, as well as deploying real-life agents into the virtual ...

Hard on the heels of Amazon's recent announcement that it's planning deliveries by drone, Google this week acknowledged that it has embarked on a new robotics effort under the leadership of former Android head Andy Rubin "I am excited about Andy Rubin's next project," said Google cofounder and CEO Larry Page in a comment on the The New York Times s...

Sony's PlayStation 4 may have had a weeklong head start in building sales momentum, but on Black Friday, Microsoft's competing Xbox One appears to have edged out its rival -- at least in the United States The new Xbox One -- along with the previous-generation Xbox 360 -- together accounted for 61 percent of console sales on Black Friday, InfoScout ...

LG Electronics on Thursday said it is preparing a firmware update to address concerns over the discovery that some of its smart TVs have been monitoring users' viewing habits and sending the information back to the company without owners' consent The issue was discovered when UK-based IT consultant Jason Huntley found that his LG smart TV had logge...

Logitech on Wednesday introduced its new PowerShell Controller + Battery, a device that's designed to turn users' iPhones into gaming consoles Compatible with iPhone 5, iPhone 5s and fifth-generation iPod touch devices running iOS 7, the PowerShell offers analog off-screen controls along with a battery pack for US$99.99. It is now available....

Qualcomm on Monday announced its Toq smartwatch will be available on Dec. 2 for US$350. The Toq is compatible with Android-powered smartphones. Wearers can accept or reject phone calls and view text messages and other notifications via a Bluetooth connection.