CE Newswire - 07.01.13

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Today's Top 3 Stories #1 AioTV Sues AT&T Over Aio Wireless Prepaid Brand   Tech start-up AioTV filed suit on June 11 in the U.S. District Court of Colorado against AT&T's subsidiary Aio Wireless for infringing on its trademark. Why This Is Important: AioTV is claiming there will be brand confusion. 3 Takes: B&C | Tech Investor News | Multichannel News #2  Samsung Slides Equivalent Of Sony As S4 Sales Disappoint   Samsung Electronics Co. lost $25.3 billion in market capitalization last month, more than the value of competitor Sony Corp., as sales of its flagship Galaxy S4 smartphone fell short of investor expectations. Why This Is Important: Manufacturers of high-end models in the $358 billion mobile-phone industry are suffering as consumers hold off on buying expensive handsets that aren't considered innovative. 2 Takes: Businessweek | Mac Daily News  #3 Mozilla's First Web-Based Smartphones To Launch In Spain   Mozilla's battle against the global, Apple -Android smartphone duopoly will hit a landmark tomorrow when Telefonica releases the first smartphone to run on the web-based, Firefox operating system for mobile. Why This Is Important: The carriers are focusing on developing countries where smartphone sales are growing more quickly than in regions like the United States and Western Europe. 3 Takes: Forbes | Mozilla | Inagist 4. Sony Honami Phone To Feature 4K Video Recording? (VR-Zone) 5. Huawei Considering Pure-Android Phone Sold By Google (Mobile N Apps) 6. Apple Replacing Samsung As Chip Supplier (Captees) 7. Car Infotainment Systems: Incompatibility With Smartphones Irks Drivers (LA Times) 8. AT&T, Verizon Wireless To Buy International Carriers? (Daily Finance) 9. Toshiba Excite Write Hands-On: An Android 4.2 Tablet With A Stylus To Match (Mobile Burn) 10. Sharp To Manufacture Cutting-Edge LCD Televisions In China From 2015 (China Post) "Consumers find no good reason to buy the S4 since it has no big difference with its predecessor," said Oh Sang Woo, an analyst at Leading Investment & Securities in Seoul. "Chinese companies are becoming a bigger threat to Samsung than any other players." Blog Post of The Day Facility Closures & Downsizings: Best Buy: Two Steps Back, One Step Forward By Mark Heschmeyer Through the first 11 months of its 2013 fiscal year, the company has reported closing 47 large-format stores and expects to close another five to 10 large-format stores in the next fiscal year. More » Upcoming Events Sino CES July 11-14 Quingdao International Convention Center Quingdao, China www.sinoces.com Nationwide PrimeTime Aug. 11-14 Gaylord Texan Resort & Convention Center Grapevine, Texas www.nationwideprimetime.com BrandSource Convention & Expo Aug. 25-28 Caesers Palace Las Vegas www.brandsourceconvention.com Was this copy of CE Newswire forwarded to you? Start your own subscription by clicking here. TWICE Editorial Team Stephen Smith, Editor In Chief Phone: (917) 281-4754  | Email Greg Tarr, Executive Editor Phone: (917) 281-4760  | Email John Laposky, Managing Editor Phone: (917) 281-4736  | Email Doug Olenick, Web Editor Phone: (917) 281-6719  | Email Joseph Palenchar, Senior Editor Phone: (917) 281-4746  | Email Alan Wolf, Senior Editor Phone: (917) 281-4769  | Email Lisa Johnston, Senior Editor Phone: (917) 281-4733  | Email

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