CE Newswire - 06.02.14

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Today's Top 3 Stories #1 Big Upgrades For Apple Mac OS X Yosemite Apple today unveiled a new version of its Mac OS X software, dubbed Yosemite. (PCMag) Why This Is Important: Yosemite, designed to look more like Apple's iPhone and iPad operating system, features the ability to sync folders across all Apple devices. Other WWDC announcements included iOS 8 and a home-automation platform called HomeKit.  #2 Taiwan Panel Makers Struggling With High Color Saturation Ultra HD TV Panels Taiwan panel makers are struggling with high color saturation Ultra HD TV panel shipments and are currently facing increased competition from Korea for low-priced units, according to industry sources. (Digitimes) Why This Is Important: Aggressive pricing on Korean UHD panels may start to force other makers to squeeze profit margins in the burgeoning TV category. #3 What Apple-Beats Union May Mean For 800 Million ITunes Customers Wearables. Cheaper streaming subscriptions. Remotely controlled home electronics. These are the changes consumers are likely to see as Apple Inc. buys Beats Electronics for $3 billion, giving the world's most valuable company a hip, upscale line of music products and a nascent streaming service to rejuvenate its iTunes business and sell existing customers even more products and services. (Bloomberg) Why This Is Important: Owners of connected speaker systems are more likely to purchase music subscriptions, so some expect Apple to include Beats Music in software that links to non-Apple devices. 4. Q&A: Former Exec Explores Amazon's Internal Culture (Businessweek) 5. Samsung Confirms Tizen-OS Smartphone, But For Russia (Wall Street Journal) 6. Myspace Still Exists, And It's Desperate Enough To Blackmail You Into Logging In (Washington Post) 7. Google Moving From Cars To Internet-Delivering Satellites? (Satellite Today) 8. John Oliver Compares Cable Companies To Drug Cartels (CNET) 9. Asus Transformer Book V Is Five Devices In One (NBC News) 10. Microsoft Moonshot: Windows 9 Will Unify PC, Xbox, Phone, and Tablet OSes (Daily Tech) "The only two words that promise more boredom in the English language are 'Featuring Sting.' "  – John Oliver on the subject of Net Neutrality Blog Post of The Day Navigating A Post-Samsung Era By Young-Ha Kim On May 10, the chairman of the Samsung Group, Lee Kun-hee, had a heart attack and stopped breathing. He was resuscitated at the hospital but remained in a coma for more than two weeks. As the country waited for information about his condition, rumors ran rampant. One of the most widely circulated was that Mr. Lee, 72, had already died and Samsung was covering it up. More » Upcoming Events E3 June 10-12 Los Angeles Convention Center Los Angeles www.e3expo.com D&H Education Back to School Show June 18 Lancaster Marriott & Convention Center Lancaster, Pa. www.dandh.com 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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