CR Tests Show Bigger and Better TVs Abound as Super Bowl Nears
Larger Screens, More with 1080p Enhance Viewing Experience; Ratings of 142 LCD and Plasma TVs in March Issue of Consumer Reports YONKERS, NY — Consumer Reports today released its latest Ratings of LCD and plasma televisions just in time for...

Consumer Reports: Five Trends to Watch For At CES 2012
Expect Thinner and Lighter Devices; More Cloud Content, Higher High-res Images YONKERS, NY — Consumer Reports today announced its list of trends to watch for at The 2012 International Consumer Electronics Show, which gets underway this week in Las Vegas....

Consumer Reports Puts Toy Tablets to the Test
LeapFrog LeapPad is Rated Most Fun Overall, Vtech InnoTab Has Best Games YONKERS, NY — Toy tablets, like their adult-oriented counterparts, figure to be a popular gift item this holiday season. Fourteen percent of Americans plan to give a LeapFrog...

Consumer Reports Survey: 75 Percent of Americans Don’t Use the Strongest Kind of Passwords for Their Most Sensitive Accounts
People who use the same password for many accounts take a big risk YONKERS, NY — Strong passwords should contain at least eight characters and have a combination of upper and lowercase letters, a numeral and a special character. According...

Smaller Carriers Top Verizon, Sprint, T-Mobile and AT&T
Consumer Cellular and U.S. Cellular Sit Atop the New Consumer Reports Cell Service Provider Ratings; AT&T Remains at the Bottom YONKERS, NY — When it comes to cell-phone carriers smaller may be better, according to a new satisfaction survey of...

Consumer Reports Reveals Updated AA Battery Ratings
Top Performers Include Energizer, Duracell and Rayovac YONKERS, NY — For holiday shoppers with toys, digital cameras and other popular battery-powered gadgets on their list, Consumer Reports today announced updated AA battery Ratings. In all, 12 different AA batteries were...

Where to Buy Electronics? Onine, According To Consumer Reports' Latest Electronics Store Ratings
Consumers Continue to Give Higher Ratngs to Online Stores for Electronics Shopping: Top Websites include Crutchfield.com, BHPhotoVideo.com, Newegg.com and Amazon.com YONKERS, NY — Online shopping scored higher in almost every respect than did shopping at walk-in stores in Consumer Reports’...

Consumer Reports Offers Energy Saving Tips for Americans
Also an Alternative Energy Update and Appliance Efficiencies – What Works, and What to Think Twice About YONKERS, NY – Discussions about federal regulations on Energy Star ratings and energy efficient products continue and homeowners need to keep a pulse...

Hidden Costs in Cell-Phone and Digital-Wallet Payment Services
Survey finds Americans not clamoring to pay with cell phones just yet YONKERS, NY — While Americans are still using plenty of cash, checks, credit and debit cards to pay their bills, new electronic methods such as paying by cell...

Vtech Kidizoom and Lego cameras stand out in first-ever review of kids’ cameras
Digital cameras with features such as flash, digital zoom and on-camera graphics are aimed at users as young as 3 years old. In Consumer Reports’ first-ever evaluation of kid cameras, two models—the VTech Kidizoom, $40; and the Lego Camera, $60—-stood...