CE Newswire - 03.28.14

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Today's Top 3 Stories #1 The iPhone 6 Expected In September    Apple will release the iPhone 6 in September, according to a report in the Nikkei Asian Review. (Slate) Why This Is Important: Apple's iPhones have some of the smallest screens among major smartphones. The rumor du jour includes two new sizes for the iPhone 6, both larger than the current iPhone 5 and 5s.  #2 Smartphones, The Disappointing Miracle   Smartphone users are frustrated and deprived by bad service, including slow application load times and frequent service crashes. Looking at it another way, we are like petulant children, whining about the insufficient miracle of technology while we pace in front of a microwave for our frozen burritos to cook. (New York Times) Why This Is Important:  Sorry Android. Apple's new iOS 7 had the lowest crash rates of any other operating system. In other news that likely shocks no one: You get what you pay for. Paid apps have less lag time and fewer failure rates than free apps.  #3 Nintendo's New Key To Creativity: More Women   "What's Animal Crossing?" asks Wired's photographer, as we're waiting outside the room to interview Katsuya Eguchi and Aya Kyogoku, the producer and director of the Nintendo 3DS game Animal Crossing: New Leaf. I'm not sure how to answer. A game where you're a mayor of a town of animals? A social tool where you can celebrate holidays (and even go clubbing) in real-time with your friends? An opportunity to create your fantasy home and share it with the world? (Wired) Why This Is Important:  It's said that 45 percent of gamers last year were women. Paying closer attention to this underutilized market can only have positive effects for the struggling Nintendo. 4. Roku Launches 3500R Streaming USB Stick (HD Report) 5. Amazon Denies Planning Free Video Streaming Service (The Verge) 6. Apple Patent Eyes Fewer Texting-While-Walking Mishaps (PCMag) 7. ZTE's Incoming Grand S II Could Be First Smartphone With 4GB RAM (Engadget) 8. How Valuable Is Office For iPad To Microsoft? (Bloomberg) 9. Everyone's Missing The Connection Between The Tech Boom And Low Inflation (BusinessInsider) 10. GameStop Will Open More Stores That Don't Sell Games (Businessweek) "When laptops became notebooks, then netbooks, then Ultrabooks there was no panic about the end of the PC. They're all just variations on a theme -- different sizes and shapes of personal computers. The same is true for tablets," said Tony Bradley, principal analyst with the Bradley Strategy Group. Blog Post of The Day A Vision For Comcast In A Post-Merger World By James B. Stewart Comcast's chief executive, Brian Roberts, was stung four years ago when Reed Hastings, chief executive of the then-fledgling Netflix, dismissed Comcast with a rhetorical question: "Why would we want to do a deal with a regional cable company?"  More » Upcoming Events CES Unveiled Shanghai April 8 Kerry Hotel Pudong Shanghai, China http://ce.org Azione Unlimited Fall Conference Oct. 8-10 Sheraton Austin Austin, Texas www.azioneunlimited.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 Lisa Johnston, Senior Editor Phone: (917) 281-4733  | Email Joseph Palenchar, Senior Editor Phone: (917) 281-4746  | Email Alan Wolf, Senior Editor Phone: (917) 281-4769  | Email

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