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Microsoft has signed a deal with Rupert Murdoch's News Corp to bring content from the Fox television network and Wall Street Journal newspaper to the Xbox 360.

Sony's Kaz Hirai has clarified that the company will not be unveiling any next-generation technology at 2012's E3, killing consumers' hopes of a 2013 PS4 release.

Motorola has announced the Droid Razr Maxx, a smartphone with twice the battery life of the iPhone 4S, at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.

Wolfhound-PRO is an advanced cell phone detector.

Ever looked at your fridge and thought that it could do with a big touchscreen, computer, camera, barcode reader, internet connection and the ability to talk to your oven?

Seeking to wrestle away the Samsung Galaxy series' hold on the western Android smartphone market, Chinese tech firm Huawei has unveiled its latest top-end smartphone, the Ascend.

This year's Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas marked the end of an era, as Microsoft - who has headlined the event for 14 years - made its last CES keynote.

Controlling our computers with a flick of the hand, Minority Report-style, might not be as far-fetched as we once thought, as Microsoft is bringing Kinect to Windows.

Building on the "success" of the the Lumia 800 and Titan, Nokia and HTC have unveiled two new Mango smartphones designed to combat the Android and Apple horde.

A common theme of CES this year is Smart TVs, and hot on the heels of LG, Samsung has announced its own range of internet-connected televisions.

Sony has announced its 2012 range of BRAVIA televisions at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, featuring tough gorilla glass and high-speed 3D panels.

BlackBerry maker Research in Motion has announced the much-anticipated 2.0 software update for the PlayBook tablet at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.

The ongoing Consumer Electronics Show 2012 is witnessing a series of game-changing innovations.

Mobile phone makers Nokia Corp, who found themselves unable to challenge their smartphone rivals without a good handset, has unveiled its first 4G LTE Windows phone, at the 2012 Consumer Electronics Show (CES).

LG has announced a new range of Smart TVs, featuring voice- and gesture-based controls, an almost invisible 5mm bezel and integration with Google TV

Wireless charging has been with us for a few years now, but has never really take off due to the technology not being built into smartphones, tablets and the like.

It seems that 2012 will be the year of the smart TV, with Lenovo being the first manufacturer of clever televisions to break cover at this year's Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.

Breaking from speculation of an E3 PS4 appearance, cyber gossip has returned to the Xbox 720, with fresh rumours suggesting Microsoft will be taking a page out of Nintendo's book, designing a tablet controller for the fabled device.

Netflix Inc, a provider of on-demand Internet streaming media in the United States, is now available in the UK and Ireland.

Top 5 Predictions for iPhone 5 in 2012

The next iPhone and iPad could feature a super-powerful quad-core processor, if recent findings in a beta build of the iOS 5.1 operating system are to be believed.

OLPC's XO 3.0 tablets will hold the key to future innovations in the field of alternative sources of renewable energy.

Lenovo joins the band of innovative smart TVs from Apple and LG, with its own 55-inch TV running on the Ice Cream Sandwich operating system.

Tobii, a Swedish company has released an eye-tracking software - Gaze - that allows users to control their computer screens with a mere gaze. This works similar to gesture control technology and expected to Debut at CES 2012.

Apple iPhone 5 Rumors Gaining Credibility in 2012

Many expect that the session will witness demonstrations of some of the flagship products in the making.

As CES 2012 draws closer expectations are running high. Get set to witness 2,700 exhibitors across 140 countries flaunting their wares among 20,000 new product launches.

The latter part of the year 2011 witnessed a fierce battle between Apple and Samsung to secure the lion's share of the smartphone market for their iPhone 4S and Galaxy S2 respectively. It looks like this year is not going to be any different for both, as Samsung is expected to extend their flagship version of Galaxy S2 to Galaxy S3 while Apple is expected to draw out iPhone 5 out of their weaponry.

With the iPad 2 coming up to its first anniversary, all eyes are pointing towards Apple in anticipation of an updated model, tipped to be called either the iPad 3 or iPad 2S.