• Samsung, LG And Sharp Make Big Bets on 4K Ultra HDTV, Add Software to Enhance User Experience

  The early news out of CES (The International Consumer Electronics Show) in Las Vegas this week is that the world's major smart television makers are convinced that 4K Ultra HDTV (UHDTV) is the future for their industry, that bigger (and curved) screens are better, and that they need to move quickly to make the user interface mesh with other connected devices, especially smartphones.

  

• CES 2015 Preview: History of Hits (HDTV, Xbox) And Misses (3D TV, Microsoft) Guarantees a Lively Show Next Week

  Starting with media-only events this coming Sunday, the annual major gathering of the technology world in Las Vegas known as CES (The International Consumer Electronics Show) will kick off six days of mass hype, hoopla, and hopefully real news. It will set the tone for what consumers can expect in the coming year and, as CES history has shown, there will be some interesting technology which could have a big impact and new products that won't go anywhere at all.

  

• From iPhone 6 to Wearables to Sex Testing, People Had a Whole Lot to Say about Tech World in 2014

  "Employees are ridiculously expensive right now." (Venture capitalist Bill Gurley at SV Innovation Summit in July)

  

• New Tech Laws Will Affect Minors, Drones, Smartphones And Google Cars in 2015

  In less than 72 hours, new laws passed primarily by state legislatures in 2014 will go into effect that will impact how we use technology in the coming year. These laws run the gamut, covering everything from nude pictures to self-driving cars.

  

• From Google To Disney To OkCupid, Top Technology Execs Are Authors Too

  As shoppers mob stores and online sites to finish their holiday shopping this month, they will find no shortage of books for sale by technology executives from companies big and small. Indeed, 2014 was a year when a number of tech company leaders, some well-known and a few who are not, felt compelled to share their philosophies of management, business savvy, and a lot more in hardbound, glossily packaged books.