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• How wireless charging can drive near-field communications growth

  At CES 2013, the Wireless Power Consortium displayed dozens of devices that were designed to the Qi wireless charging standard, suggesting that 2013 may be the year wireless charging becomes a feature consumers expect to come standard in new smartphones.

• Is CES a thieves' paradise?

  The International CES is packed to the rafters with the latest in shiny, often expensive high-tech gadgets, so it's no surprise that theft is a problem for companies exhibiting at the show.

• PCs move out of the show's limelight

  PCs were upstaged by tablets, smartphones and TVs at this year's International CES show, with some companies maintaining a smaller presence or holding back product announcements for a later date.

• IPv6 can boost mobile performance, battery life, proponents say

  IPv6, the next version of the Internet Protocol, could make life easier and battery life longer for electronics-addicted consumers.

• CES 2013: IBM wants to connect your whole house to its Cloud

  A big theme at this year's Consumer Electronics Show (CES) has been the connected home. There are televisions connected to the Cloud; refrigerators connected to the Internet; heating, lighting and security systems connected to sensors and monitors. And IBM wants all of those devices to be connected to its Cloud.

• HomePlug moving beyond adapters to built-in networking

  HomePlug networks that use the electrical wires in your home to transfer data are distributed by some of the world's biggest broadband providers and available at major retail stores, but even HomePlug's cheerleader in chief calls it a "niche" technology, at least compared to Wi-Fi.

• 10 things seen and heard at CES

  The latest TVs and tablets are only part of the fun that International CES has to offer. This is about the biggest tech trade show in the world, after all, with thousands of vendors falling over each other to get noticed. Live demos go wrong, marketing tricks backfire and the antics on the show floor can take your breath away. Here are 10 things that caught our eye at CES this week that didn't necessarily make the headlines.

• Sharp's HD touchscreen offers pen-like sensing

  Japan's Sharp has developed a high-definition touchscreen that can be used with a stylus that resembles a conventional pen.

• GoPro, iON cameras turn your life into a movie

  Point-of-view camera makers iON and GoPro hawked new devices at the International CES, in the wake of explosive growth in the market in recent years.

• Tech crowd welcomes FCC's Wi-Fi expansion plans

  CES attendees took to the FCC's plan for more Wi-Fi spectrum, which was announced at the show on Wednesday, like hungry gamblers to a buffet.

• Augmented reality mobile app brings inanimate objects to life

  The first time you point your smartphone at an Iron Man comic book and watch Tony Stark step off the cover and begin to fly, you'll be sorely tempted to look past the phone's screen to see if it's real.

• Micron unveils its first 1TB SSD -- for under $600

  Micron on Thursday unveiled its first terabyte-sized solid-state drive (SSD) for consumers, the Crucial M500, which will sell for under $600, or 60 cents per gigabyte.

• In Pictures: 10 wireless charging technologies on display at CES 2013

  Here are 10 innovative technologies designed to the transformative Qi wireless charging standard that were on display at CES.

• Samsung previews foldable, rollable 'Youm' smartphone displays

  Flexible OLEDs that can be rolled up or wrapped around the sides of smartphones are getting closer to reality. Samsung Electronics showed some of its prototype flexible displays at CES Wednesday and launched a new brand name for them, Youm.

• FCC will move to give more spectrum to Wi-Fi

  The FCC plans to allocate more unlicensed spectrum for Wi-Fi to improve performance in crowded public places and in homes, looking to head off a future spectrum crunch.