Walmart Shakes Up Merchant Ranks: Report Bentonville, Ark. Walmart's top merchant has suddenly left the company and the executive responsible for merchandising CE, entertainment, toys and other hardlines has been shifted to food. More »
New Insteon Home-Automation Hub Goes To $39 Irvine, Calif. Home-automation supplier Insteon is out to grab market share with the launch of a new flagship hub with an introductory price of only $39, compared with its predecessor's $129. More »
Sprint Expands iPhone Leasing Program Overland Park, Kan. Sprint unveiled a third leasing option for the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus, adding a 30-month option to the current 12- and 24-month leases to reduce monthly payments by anywhere from $2 to $6. More » 'TWICE Picks' Awards Launch New York Exhibiting a Product at 2015 International CES? It Could Be Recognized by the editors of TWICE as a "TWICE Pick"! More » Zappiti Player 4K Available For Pre-Order Paris Media center developer Zappiti, based here, announced the worldwide launch of the Zappiti Player 4K, which is billed as an Android-based media player supporting most digital audio and video formats, including HEVC H.265. More »
Sony Reveals Pricing For A7II Mirrorless ILC San Diego Sony officially announced Wednesday North American marketing plans for the recently announced full-frame A7II mirrorless interchangeable-lens camera supporting five-axis image stabilization. More »
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The Beginning Of The End Of Black Friday By John Rice In the 1940's, Franklin Roosevelt changed the date of Thanksgiving from the last Thursday in November (as it was established by Abraham Lincoln) to the fouth Thursday. It essentially expanded the "holiday" season by a week and it was undeniably a move to boost the economy and retail sales. More »
Paper Company Comes Up With Easy Printing App By Greg Tarr It's unusual for paper companies to appear in a discussion of consumer electronics technologies, but a free app developed by printing-paper resource International Paper just happens to deliver one of the easiest means of printing out hard copies of documents and photos from smartphones, tablets and other devices on a common Wi-Fi network. More »