| Top Stories - November 20, 2013 |
Walmart Matching Black Friday CE Deals This Week
Bentonville, Ark. — Walmart has raised the competitive holiday stakes by matching Black Friday prices from Best Buy, Target and Toys"R"Us this week on select CE and toys. More »
Vanesa Rey Enters Market With Necklace iPhone Cases
Beverly Hills, Calif. – A line of fashionable iPhone 5 cases worn around the neck like necklaces will debut today from start-up Vanesa Rey. More »
Staples Reports Fiscal Q3 Profit After Prior Year Loss
Framingham, Mass. — Staples said aggressive expense management helped deliver third-quarter profits of $135.2 million following a year-ago loss of more than half a billion dollars. More »
October Majap Shipments Up 7 Percent: AHAM
Washington, D.C. – Factory shipments of major appliances rose 7 percent in unit volume last month as retailers stocked up for the busy Black Friday period. More »
Kicker Prepares Bluetooth Speaker For CES
Stillwater, Okla. – Kicker will go to International CES with its second Bluetooth-only desktop speaker. More »
Evutec Rolls Out Cases In Apple Stores
City of Industry, Calif. — Evutec today announced the launch of a selection of iPhone and iPad cases selling at Apple Stores. More »
Verizon Opens First Of High-Profile Destination Stores
Bloomington, Ill. — Verizon Wireless will open its first Verizon Destination Store on Wednesday and plans to open more Destination Stores over the next few years in iconic high-traffic locations across the country, the carrier announced. More »
Nikon Named Official Disney Parks Camera
Melville, N.Y. – Nikon, Walt Disney World and Disneyland Resorts announced Tuesday a multiyear strategic alliance naming Nikon the official camera of Walt Disney World Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Fla., and Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, Calif. More »
DirecTV Ups Out-Of-Home Channel Offerings
El Segundo, Calif. — DirecTV said Tuesday it will this month expand the number of channels available for out-of-home streaming via its DirecTV Everywhere service. More »
Electrolux Taps Pike To Head N.A. Cooking
Charlotte, N.C. — Electrolux has named Nolan Pike senior VP and general manager for its North American cooking business. More »
Petra To Carry Good Call Accessories Line
Edmond, Okla. — Petra Industries has partnered with Good Call to incorporate their Bluetooth accessories into their WirelessHQ lineup. More »
Home Depot's Q3 Sales, Earnings Rise
Atlanta – Continued improvements in the housing market and Home Depot's own operational performance led to strong third-quarter sales and earnings gains for the No. 1 home improvement chain. More »
Nokia Shareholders OK Microsoft's Purchase Of Handset Business
Espoo, Finland –Nokia shareholders approved the sale of almost all of Nokia's devices and services business to Microsoft. More »
Grapht Extends Keith Haring Case Line
Torrance, Calif. — Tokyo design house Grapht has extended its line of officially licensed Keith Haring device cases, adding two new iconic images from the late American pop artist. More »
Ingram To Carry Skullcandy Gaming Headset
Scottsdale, Ariz. – Ingram Micro's Consumer Electronics Division (IMCE), has announced as agreement to be a key distributor for Skullcandy's gaming headset. More »
BlackBerry, Porsche Design Team Up On Luxury Phone
London – BlackBerry has collaborated with Porsche Design to produce a luxury smartphone that will retail for $2,350 through Porsche Design stores in the U.S. beginning Nov. 21. More »
Soul Updates Party In A Box System
Orlando, Fla. — Soul Electronics has updated its Party In A Box wireless speaker system. More »
AT&T Prices Filip Phone/Locator Watch For Kids
Dallas — AT&T will begin selling the previously announced Filip cellphone/GPS-locator watch for kids at $199 beginning Nov. 22 through the carrier's web store and its flagship Michigan Avenue store on Chicago. More »
Sigma Lenses Get Firmware Update For Nikon D5300
Ronkonkoma, N.Y. – Sigma revealed Tuesday that a free firmware upgrade is available for photographers using Nikon mount Sigma lenses with their Nikon model D5300 cameras. More »
Blog
Black Friday Is Dead. Long Live Black Friday
By Steve Smith
Black Friday, as U.S. consumers knew it over the past 30 years or more, is just about over. More »
TWICE Video
An Inside Look At The TWICE/CEA Ultra HD Conference
See interviews and clips from the TWICE/CEA Ultra HD Conference that was held in New York last week, including Jay Vandenbree, senior VP of the LG Electronics USA's home entertainment division; CEA president Gary Shapiro; Tamaryn Pratt, market analyst principal, Quixel Research; and Scott Ramirez, product marketing and development VP, visual products, Toshiba. More »
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