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Relative newcomer Vizio is in some awfully hot water. A veritable who's-who of electronics manufacturers, including Sony, Philips, Samsung and Mitsubishi have filed suit against the maker of affordable flat-panel TVs. What did Vizio do to piss off...

Remember that scene from Network, with people hanging out of their windows screaming, "I'm mad as hell and I'm not gonna take it anymore!" Apparently, the people of Los Angeles took that to heart. The city of Los Angeles is suing Time...

Talk about optimism. Howard Stringer, CEO of Sony, is quoted in The New York Times saying that he thinks that Blu-ray discs don't need to worry about digital downloads. What planet is he living on? In the NYT article, Stringer said, "I don't...

If your Lear Jet is grounded and you missed the Grand Prix at Monte Carlo, fear not. If you're living in the UK, you'll be able to watch Lewis Hamilton try to make up for his disappointing crash at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve. How? Odeon, the...

When is a feature release not a feature release? Sling Media just showcased their new feature for iPhones, not at the WWDC in San Francisco, but at the Starbucks across the street. Why would streaming TV to iPhones be kept so lowkey? Apple hasn't...

Room acoustics is like economics: It's vitally important but impossible to understand. But a new Bay Area company is working to simplify the complicated process of acoustic analysis so  almost anyone can do it. Seagrave Instruments' new...