CE Newswire 1.7.15

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Today's Top 3 Stories #1 Monster Sues Apple Unit Over Headphone Deal    Audio-equipment maker Monster LLC and its chief executive sued Apple Inc. 's Beats Electronics LLC, its co-founders Jimmy Iovine and Dr. Dre, and Taiwanese smartphone maker HTC Corp. for allegedly conspiring to dupe Monster out of a deal with Beats before the company was sold to Apple for $3.2 billion last year. (Wall Street Journal) Why This Is Important: Lawsuits in the headphones industry are exceedingly common, and the No. 1 seller has certainly not been immune (see Bose v. Beats last fall). Monster claims share shenanigans occurred regarding Beats and HTC, allowing Apple's new golden child to end its relationship with Monster. #2 Apple Will Now Sell You An Unlocked iPhone 6 Or 6 Plus Without A SIM    The latest iPhones are now available off-contract and without a SIM card in the United States. (The Verge) Why This Is Important: This is the first time the new iPhones have been available sans carrier. #3 AT&T Brings Back The Rollover -- But This Time, It's All About Data   Wireless carriers in the US are on a roll -- or more precisely, a rollover. (CNET) Why This Is Important: This unused data will expire after another billing cycle passes. 4. What Mattered On Day 1 At CES 2015 (CNET) 5. LG Announces Smartwatch That Can Control Audi Cars (News Everyday) 6. Intel Announces $300 Million Tech Diversity Initiative (PCMag) 7. The Next Version Of USB Is The Key To Apple's New MacBook (The Verge) 8. A Glimpse Of The Smartwatch Of 2020 (Computerworld) 9. Forget Selfies, Could 2015 Be The Year Of 'Dronies'? (The Telegraph) 10. Monster Takes On Sonos With SoundStage High-Definition Wireless Music System (ChipChick) "It's not good enough to say we value diversity and then underrepresent women and minorities. Intel wants to lead by example." — Intel CEO Brian Krzanich Blog Post of The Day Never Buy A Phone Again By Mat Honan Don't buy another phone ever again. That's a weird thing for us to say, right? We're WIRED! But by the end of last year, it was fancy-ice clear that the distinction between phones and the other little touchscreen computers with over-the-air Internet connections had become blatantly artificial. The only reason we still have electronics with that Bell-ian name is so carriers can sell us a plan. 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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