Retail Forecast: August Sales To Rise 4.3%
Chicago — Renewed confidence among back-to-school shoppers should help drive August retail sales up 4.3 percent year over year, according to a new projection by ShopperTrak. More »
J.D. Power: Picture, Price Still Win TV Sales
Westlake Village, Calif. — Picture quality and price continued to rate at the top of consumers' considerations when purchasing an HDTV, according to a study released Tuesday by J.D. Power. More »
International CES 2014 Registration Opens Today
Arlington, Va. — The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) today opened registration for the 2014 International CES, scheduled to run Jan. 7-10, 2014, in Las Vegas. More »
Aereo Launches On PlayOn Software
Seattle — MediaMall Technologies said Tuesday that its PlayOn software will now make Aereo local TV channels accessible to Aereo TV users on select gaming consoles, set-top boxes and Android devices. More »
JVC Unveils Next-Gen Adixxion Cam
Wayne, N.J. — JVC unveiled Tuesday the second model in its Adixxion action video camera line — the GC-XA2. More »
iLuv Offers Galaxy Tab 3 Accessories Line
Port Washington, N.Y. – iLuv Creative Technology announced a new line of cases and accessories designed for Samsung's new Galaxy Tab 3 tablet, which began shipping this week. More »
SiriusXM Posts 15% Gain In Q2 Net New Subscribers
New York – The number of net new SiriusXM subscribers grew 15 percent in the second quarter compared with the year-ago period, prompting the satellite-radio broadcaster to raise its full-year net new subscriber forecast to 1.5 million from a previously forecast 1.4 million. More »
Newegg Begins Back-To-School Promos
City of Industry, Calif. — Newegg.com, the country's leading CE-specific e-tailer, has launched a six-part, three-month-long back-to-school promotion beginning today. More »
Windows Phone Marks U.S. Gains
Chicago — The Windows Phone 8 OS posted gains today with separate announcements by U.S. Cellular and Sprint that they have begun offering their first Windows Phone 8 smartphones. More »
Almo Adds 2nd HQ Warehouse
Philadelphia — National majap and CE distributor Almo has opened a second warehouse at its corporate campus, here, to house luxury appliances and returns. More »
Startup Mass Fidelity Launches High-End Bluetooth Receiver
Toronto — Startup Mass Fidelity launched its first product, a $249 Bluetooth receiver promoted as offering CD-quality sound. More »
Sennheiser Expands Momentum
Old Lyme, Conn. — Sennheiser expanded its Momentum headphones line with the unveiling of an on-ear model. More »
SVS Liberalizes 45-Day In-Home Audition Policy
Girard, Ohio — SVS, the direct-to-consumer speaker supplier, liberalized its 45-day in-home trial policy by offering free return shipping on all speakers. More »
Blogs
Top 100 U.S. Retailers Sprinkled With CE Stalwarts
By John Laposky
The National Retail Federation's house publication, STORES, has released its annual Top 100 Retailers report, based on overall 2012 U.S. retail sales. More »
TWICE Videos
TWICE Video Tour of CE Week in New York
Take a quick video tour with TWICE through the CE Week exhibit area where we visit Sharp, Escort, Toshiba, Pioneer, Lifeproof and Seiki. More »
TWICE Report from 2nd Screen Summit
Vivek Khemka, Dish's senior VP, product management, on how the company will release its application programming interface (API) to selected mobile app developers, at Thursday's 2nd Screen Summit in New York City. More »
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