CE Newswire 01.29.15

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Today's Top 3 Stories #1 Dish To Reverse 'AutoHop' Feature For Super Bowl   Dish Network will put its controversial AutoHop feature to use during Super Bowl Sunday in a way that should bring joy to advertisers as well as to consumers who are more interested in the ads than the game itself. (Broadcasting & Cable) Why This Is Important: Reverse AutoHop, a sort of mea culpa to ad agencies, will let viewers watch just the ads instead of the game. It will be available the day after the game airs. #2 Amazon Announces New Enterprise E-Mail Service   Amazon Web Service (AWS) announced the preview of its new enterprise e-mail service called Amazon WorkMail this week.  (Redmond Magazine) Why This Is Important: Amazon is challenging the Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud platforms. #3 The NFL Confiscated Headphones From Richard Sherman At Media Day   The exchange was innocent enough. Amid the craziness at Tuesday's Super Bowl Media Day, someone in the crowd gave Richard Sherman an iPad with some headphones. The request? To watch a video and sing along with the beat. (USA Today) Why This Is Important: The NFL partners with Bose, and other-brand headphones are not permitted to be seen until 90 minutes after the end of a game. 4.  I'm Bill Gates And I'm Back For My Third AMA. Ask Me Anything. (Reddit) 5. Super Bowl 2015 Ads: Katie Couric, Bryant Gumbel Marvel At BMW Electric Car (Oregon Live) 6. Imgur Now Lets You Easily Make Gorgeous GIFs From Online Videos (Engadget) 7. Intel: Corporations Buying More High-End PCs  (The Whig) 8. Free Microsoft Office Apps Are Now Officially Available On Android Tablets (Mashable) 9. Virtual Reality Content On Offer To Airline Passengers (BBC) 10. Sears Cuts 115 Jobs In Effort To Reduce Expenses (Chicago Tribune) "These decisions are never taken lightly, but they are a necessary part of our efforts to transform the company and return it to profitability," Sears said in a statement. Blog Post of The Day Apple Close To Beating Samsung In The Smartphone Race By Stephanie Mlot Forget the Patriots and the Seahawks: Apple and Samsung take the crown for biggest rivalry of 2015. More » Upcoming Events Mega Group USA National Convention Feb. 15-18 Marriott – Riverwalk San Antonio http://www.megagroupusa.com CES Unveiled Tokyo Feb. 18 Grand Hyatt Tokyo Tokyo, Japan http://www.cesweb.org Azione Unlimited Spring Soiree March 17-19 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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