CE Newswire 1.5.15

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Today's Top 3 Stories #1 Dish Network Announces Web-Based Pay TV Offering   Dish Network, the satellite provider, is trying to lure younger viewers back to paying for television with the start of a web-based offering that includes ESPN and a number of other popular networks for $20 a month, about a fifth the cost of the average household bill for cable and satellite service. (The New York Times) Why This Is Important: Sling TV is Dish's attempt to stay relevant with cord-cutters and the all-important 18- to 35-year-old demographic. Including sports may just be the golden ticket that entices fence-sitters to leap over. #2 Microsoft's New $29 Cell Phone Has A Battery That Will Last A Month   Microsoft has dropped the Nokia branding from its line of Lumia smartphones, but it lives on with a new budget cell phone named the Nokia 215. The phone, which will retail starting at $29, comes in both single- and dual-SIM configurations, and sports a battery that supports up to 20 hours of talk time, or up to 29 days of standby time. (Geek Wire) Why This Is Important: The smartphone (yes, smartphone) is targeted at emerging markets, a sector Nokia has traditionally excelled in. #3 Google Cast: Stream Audio To Your Speakers, Dongle-Free   You know all the cool shenanigans you can get up to with Chromecast, and now Google wants to extend this streaming functionality beyond the dongle. The company today unveiled its "Google Cast" technology, which will allow users to send audio streams directly from the cloud to their speaker. (PCMag) Why This Is Important: Announced speaker partners already include Sony, LG and Denon. 4. Hottest TVs For 2015 (Tom's Guide) 5. Amazon Again Emphasizes Sellers' 'Record-Setting Year' But Fails To Open Kimono (Forbes) 6. Lenovo Boasts World's Lightest 13-Inch Laptop And Hybrid (CNET) 7. 12 Tech Flops Even CES Couldn't Save (Bloomerberg) 8. Who Gets Windows 10 For Free? (Computerworld) 9. What The Girl Scouts Are Doing At The 2015 CES (Time) 10. Amazon Prime: Five Unexpected Renewal Charges (ZDNet) "It is the launch of a whole new industry here. We are innovators. We are disrupters. We don't always make people happy because we challenge the status quo." — Joe Clayton, Dish CEO Blog Post of The Day The Transformation Of Digital Content By Kelsey Pommer One thing we can all agree on is that video content has gone digital. From network television to original content and streaming services, watching TV no longer requires actually watching a certain channel at a certain time or meticulously scheduling your DVR. 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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