CE Newswire 11.25.14

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Today's Top 3 Stories #1 Amazon Offers Help Finding Local Handymen   After selling you a ceiling fan, Amazon.com Inc. wants to help you install it. (The Wall Street Journal) Why This Is Important: Consumers will receive suggested listings after purchasing related products, such as installation assistance for air conditioners. This service, which was first reported on in the spring, will eventually expand it to include non-installation services, such as music lessons. #2 Trade In An iPhone For A BlackBerry Passport And Get Up To $550   BlackBerry is trying to convince iPhone owners to switch to its Passport smartphone by throwing in a financial incentive. (CNET) Why This Is Important: Will the enterprise-minded BlackBerry be able to convince any iPhone crossovers to cross back? One obstacle to its plan is that the promotion is only available through BlackBerry and Amazon. #3 Yoga Tablet 2 & Tablet 2 Pro Review: Innovative But Imperfect   You have to hand it to Lenovo: The company isn't afraid to do something different. (Computerworld) Why This Is Important: The tablets stand out with their built-in kickstands, projectors and mounting holes, but they lose valuable points for screen resolution and performance. 4. The 10 Best Black Friday Apple Deals Of 2014 (Huffington Post) 5. The Top 10 Best Buy Black Friday Deals (PCMag) 6. Wal-Mart Chief Merchandiser Departs Just Before Black Friday: Memo (Reuters) 7. Sonos Visualizes The Transformative Power Of Music Through 'Your Home' Adverts (The Drum) 8. iPad Air 2 And iPhone 6 Secretly Support 4K Video (Cult Of Mac) 9. Carriers Spend Big Bucks For Spectrum (PCMag) 10. FCC Gets T-Mobile To Reveal Throttled Speeds To Consumers (CNET) "The FCC is committed to ensuring that broadband providers are transparent to consumers. I'm grateful T-Mobile has worked with the FCC to ensure that its customers are better informed about the speeds they are experiencing. Consumers need this information to fully understand what they are getting with their broadband service." — FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler Blog Post of The Day This Year's Top Tech Gifts Straight From The Team At The North Pole By Kelsey Pommer Right now, top elves are reporting in with the new trends for this year's holiday shopping season. What are the top tech gifts? Which emerging tech products will find their way under your tree this year? And how will consumers use tech to shop for their loved ones this season? Find out all this and more. More » Upcoming Events International CES January 6-9, 2015 Las Vegas www.cesweb.org Mega Group USA National Convention Feb. 15-18, 2015 Marriott – Riverwalk San Antonio http://www.megagroupusa.com Azione Unlimited Spring Soiree March 17-19, 2015 Nashville, Tenn. http://azioneunlimited.com Was this copy of CE Newswire forwarded to you? Start your own subscription by clicking here. TWICE Editorial Team John Laposky, Editor In Chief Phone: (917) 281-4736 | Email Greg Tarr, Executive Editor Phone: (917) 281-4760 | 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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