Best Buy Q4 Earnings Soar 77% Minneapolis Higher sales, lower costs, greater supply-chain efficiencies and more measured promotions all contributed to a 77 percent increase in Best Buy's fiscal fourth-quarter profits. More »
ProSource Reports Major CE Gains, Optimistic About 2015 Orlando, Fla. ProSource, the specialty CE and custom-installer division of the BrandSource buying organization, opened the groups' 2015 Summit here Monday morning by celebrating $4.58 billion in annual sales, a nearly 49 percent increase year over year. More »
BlackBerry Takes 5-Inch Leap To Mobile World Congress Barcelona, Spain BlackBerry focused on affordability with the launch here of the BlackBerry Leap, an all-touch GSM/LTE smartphone incorporating the latest BlackBerry 10.3.1 OS and featuring a 5-inch 720p display. More »
4K Pushing Large-Panel Growth: IHS Santa Clara, Calif. 4K TVs and a rebound in notebook computers helped drive growth in large-panel display shipments and revenue, according to the latest report from IHS, although larger tablet and mini-note PC displays are expected to drop this year. More »
Alcatel OneTouch Phone Keeps Up Appearances Barcelona, Spain Alcatel One Touch came to the Mobile World Congress to unveil its first phone with a user interface and symmetrical design that always appears right-side up, even if the phone is held upside down. More »
Parasound Ships First Integrated Amp San Francisco Parasound shipped its first integrated amp, which incorporates digital-to-analog converter (DAC) and high-resolution playback via USB 2.0, optical and coaxial inputs. More »
AT&T Connects Car To Digital Life Home-Automation System Barcelona, Spain Consumers will be able to monitor and control their home security and automation systems from the dash if automakers add the AT&T Drive connected-car platform to their vehicles. More »
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The National Sleep Foundation is issuing a Request for Proposal for Bedroom Air Purifiers. To receive the RFP, contact Tom Clifford by email: tclifford@sleepfoundation.org.