Sharp Turns Profit, Posts Higher Sales
Tokyo — Sharp Electronics reversed losses and posted higher sales in its nine-month results, ended Dec. 31, 2013. More »
Reports: Sony Ready To Sell Off Vaio Business
Tokyo — Sony Corp. is reportedly in talks with investment fund Japan Industrial Partners to sell off its Vaio personal computer division, according to reports out of Japan. More »
Azione Names Savant Most Profitable Vendor
Chester Springs, Pa. – Azione Unlimited, the buying and educational group for custom retailers and integrators, named Savant Systems its most profitable vendor of 2013's fourth quarter. More »
Samsung Teams With Swarovski For Fashion Week
New York — Samsung Electronics will team up Swarovski, the crystal and fashion jewelry brand, to make a splash at Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week in New York, which begins tomorrow. More »
LG Opens CE Lounge In Westfield Mall
Paramus, N.J. — LG Electronics USA recently opened "the State Room" — a giant-sized man-cave-themed lounge decked out in LG large-screen TVs — in the Westfield Garden State Plaza shopping center, here. More »
Samsung Prices Tablet Quartet
Ridgefield Park, N.J. – Samsung announced pricing and availability of a quartet of new tablets, making three models available at retail on Feb. 13 and a fourth available in March. More »
Toshiba Unveils Canvio Home NAS Products
Irvine, Calif. – Toshiba unveiled Tuesday its Canvio Home Backup & Share network-attached storage (NAS) system, billed as an easy-to-use storage hub for connected homes. More »
Sprint Adding PTT To LTE Smartphones
Overland Park, Kan. – Sprint is making push-to-talk (PTT) service available on LTE-equipped phones for the first time with the launch of a free PTT app for six Android smartphones. More »
Distributor News From AVAD, Ingram, Stampede
Los Angeles — AVAD will present attendees to its Digital Signage Expo (DSE) 2014 booth 110 with leading commercial video solutions along with parent company Ingram Micro. More »
Esoteric Transport, DAC Step Up Bandwidth
Upper Saddle River, N.J. – A trio of flagship Esoteric stereo components shipping in April include an SACD/CD transport that uses a pair of HDMI cables to transport 352.8kHz/48-bit PCM, DSD and double-DSD digital audio to a pair of companion monoblock DACs. More »
LG Expands Nexus 5 Color Choices
San Francisco – The LG-made Nexus 5 became the first Nexus smartphone available from Google in three colors. More »
BrandSource Leveraging Apple's iBeacon Platform
Tustin, Calif. – BrandSource is rolling out a retail-tracking program for dealers based on Apple's iBeacon technology. More »
Two Groups Ink Pact To Promote NFC On SD Cards
San Ramon, Calif. – The SD Association (SDA) and the NFC Forum have signed a formal memorandum of understanding to promote NFC capabilities in SmartSD memory cards for such uses as secure mobile payments and identity verification via a portable device. More »
SiriusXM Posts Record Q4 Revenue As Net Income Falls
New York — SiriusXM posted record revenue in its fourth quarter and full fiscal year, but net income fell in the quarter as the company lost subscribers for the first since the second quarter of 2009. More »
NPD: Growth Coming In 4K Desktop Monitors
Santa Clara, Calif. — Falling production costs and expected lower average selling prices (ASPs) should help drive growth in 4K Ultra HD desktop monitor unit shipments this year, NPD DisplaySearch predicted. More »
CEA, SquareTrade Pen Extended-Service Report For Retailers
Washington – The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) and SquareTrade, the extended-service plan provider, have collaborated on an instructional white paper for retailers seeking a service plan provider and higher attachment rates. More »
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