CHIBA, Japan–If the concepts on display at Ceatec are any indication, completely deconstructing the traditional style factor of the mobile phone is one of the next major phases of design and development research.

Fujitsu concept phone(Credit: Eri…

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Every once in a while, a technology company will develop a product outside of its traditional product line, just to meet consumer demands. (For an example, see Intel’s Dual-Core Pentium chip.)

So it is with the new Toshiba …

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We don't watch much video on our cell phones in the U.S., but the Japanese do. that Sharp phone features Dolby Mobile, 5.1-channel surround sound for the phone. go on the above image for more pictures from the first day of Ceatec. (Credit: Erica …

The Sony B-Series Walkman. What's that B stand for, anyway?(Credit: CNET Networks/Corinne Schulze)

House of Representatives passes a bill that will protect Webcasters from royalty-related death for at least a bit longer. additionally, Donald an…

Toshiba's Atom-powered mini-notebook at Ceatec.(Credit: Erica Ogg/CNET News)

CHIBA, Japan–Toshiba hopped onto the Netbook bandwagon here at Ceatec, announcing the NB110.

Design-wise, there’s nothing too remarkable about it. It resembles an Ee…

The new WD ShareSpace NAS server.(Credit: Western Digital)

Western Digital (WD), introduced on Tuesday its all-new NAS server called ShareSpace. The server somewhat resembles the design of the company’s My Book external hard drives with easily acces…

T-Mobile turned on its growing 3G network in San Francisco on Tuesday. The Bay Area is the 14th market to get 3G service, and (naturally) it’s one addition that excites us. By the end of the year, the carrier has said it hopes to expand to 27 citie…