CE Newswire 07.03.14

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Today's Top 3 Stories #1 Samsung SDI Says To End Plasma Panel Display Production   Samsung SDI said Tuesday that it will shut down  plasma panel production as demand continues to fall for the flat-panel display technology that many A/V enthusiasts have come to recognize for exceptional picture performance. (Reuters) Why This Is Important: With Panasonic and now Samsung out of the game, only LG is left to support plasma enthusiasts, but for how long? After November 30, Samsung said it will shift its resources to its energy and materials businesses.  #2 Google Makes Way For Wearables With Play Services Update   Google has released a new version of Play Services that opens the door to more smartwatch apps and cooler games. (PC World) Why This Is Important: Google hopes the update will encourage developers to join the Android Wear ecosystem, and therefore get a leg up on Apple's anticipated iWatch. #3 Microsoft Readying Its 1st Wearable Everyone's doing it, it seems. Samsung jumped in first. Google formalized it on Android just this past week. And Apple is widely expected to jump into the market someday and retroactively be credited with starting the whole movement. But when it comes to the next crucial digital device market—for wearables—where does Microsoft fit in? (Winsupersite) Why This Is Important: If the rumors are true, Microsoft is engineering a fitness tracker that will operate with all mobile device platforms, giving it a leg up over such devices as Samsung's Gear Fit.  4. Amazon Vows To Fight FTC On Kids In-App Purchases (SFGate) 5. Apple: CarPlay To Be Added To Nine Other Automakers (Tech News) 6. Here's What South Park Would Look Like On An Oculus Rift (Wired) 7. U.S. Economy Adds 288,000 Jobs In June; Jobless Rate Falls To 6.1%  (The New York Times) 8. The Tech That'll Make This Year's Fireworks Crazier Than Ever (Wired) 9. Tablets In The Workplace: A Corner Office Perk (The New York Times) 10. How To Break Your Phone Contract Without Paying Dearly (Wired) "In short, the labor market was already showing clear improvement, but it has accelerated further in recent months. The pace in employment is pushing the unemployment rate down rapidly." -- Jim O'Sullivan, chief United States economist at High Frequency Economics Blog Post of The Day Is Samsung's Exceptionalism Coming To An End? By Jan Dawson I've always found it fascinating the two dominant companies in the smartphone market – Samsung and Apple – have such different business models. On the one hand, you have a company that approaches the market in a tightly integrated fashion, combining hardware, software and services in a proprietary way, encapsulating them in a very small number of high end devices sold at premium prices. On the other hand, you have a company which appears willing to try anything and to fill every possible niche in the market, from budget to high end, with its own hardware running third party software and services. The commentariat has always speculated about how sustainable Apple's business model is, but I've always wondered the opposite: how sustainable is Samsung's business model? More » Upcoming Events CEDIA Expo Sept. 9-13 Colorado Convention Center Denver www.cedia.net  Azione Unlimited Fall Conference Oct. 8-10 Sheraton Austin Austin, Texas www.azioneunlimited.com PlugFest20 Oct. 19-24 Los Angeles http://ce.org 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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