| Top Stories - March 4, 2014 |
RadioShack To Close 1,100 Stores; Posts Q4 Loss
Fort Worth, Texas — RadioShack plans to close upward of one-quarter of its store base amid deepening losses. More »
Haier To Expand Operations With N.J. H'quarters
New York – Haier is expanding its operations in the Americas with the planned opening of a new headquarters in Wayne, N.J., in the third quarter of 2014. More »
Sharp Launches Retail-Focused Q+ Branding Effort
Mahwah, N.J. – Preparing to deliver its new Quattron Plus (Q+) premium FullHD LCD TV line, Sharp Electronics told TWICE last week that it is moving forward with a brand-refresh campaign that will place retail partners front and center in the effort. More »
Samsung Adds Chromebook 2 Pair
Austin, Texas – Samsung launched Monday its Chromebook 2 series. More »
WD Introduces 2-Bay Prosumer Personal Cloud Storage
Irvine, Calif. — Western Digital subsidiary WD has expanded its prosumer personal Cloud drive line with the My Cloud EX2, a two-bay network attached storage (NAS) system with capacities up to 8TB. More »
Starpower To Hold Expo March 7-9
Dallas — Starpower, a four-store dealer and custom installer of premium and ultra-premium A/V and appliances, will hold its first customer Expo of the year this weekend. More »
Nationwide To Spotlight Merchandising Software At PrimeTime
Las Vegas — Reliable Softworks will showcase new releases of its merchandising software at the Nationwide Marketing Group's PrimeTime show here next week. More »
Premium Headphones Thank Healthy Consumers For 21% Growth
Port Washington, N.Y. — The premium U.S. headphone market jumped 21 percent in sales in 2013, The NPD Group said, spurred in part by a rise in fitness-related features. More »
Tonewood Offers iPhone Cases To Match Your Guitar
Los Angeles — Tonewood Products is offering a line of iPhone cases made from the same high-end wood grains used for acoustic guitars. More »
Research Company Foresees iPhone Share Gains In Second Half
Calgary, Alberta — Apple could gain worldwide smartphone share in the second half because of the lack of innovation in high-end smartphones introduced at the Mobile World Congress (MWC), investment research company Canaccord Genuity concluded. More »
OKO Updates Android-Brand Smart Watch
Deerfield Beach, Fla. — OKO International, maker of traditional watches under the Android brand, has begun offering an updated version of an Android-brand smart watch through its website at a suggested $299. More »
Elan Adds Dedicated Lighting Keypad
Petaluma, Calif. — Elan Home Systems is launching its first dedicated in-wall lighting-control keypad for integration with its g! multiroom audio/home-control system. More »
Azione Releases Event Schedule For 2014
Chester Springs, Pa. – Azione Unlimited (AU), the education/buying group for custom retailers and integrators, has released its schedule of conferences, webinars and meetings for the balance of the year. More »
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Will Bricking Smartphones Thwart Theft?
By David Anderson
According to industry analyst Gartner, 435 million smartphones were sold worldwide in the second quarter of 2013 alone. Smartphone theft is also on the rise: Consumer Reports said that 1.6 million phones were stolen from US consumers in 2012. More »
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