Best Buy Fueling Across-The-Board Initiatives
Minneapolis — Refusing to rest on its laurels after delivering its best quarterly performance in years, Best Buy said it will invest an additional $120 million in the business during its current fiscal year and is upping its capital expenditures by as much as $150 million. More »
Target Investing $2B In Growth Initiatives
New York — Target will invest upward of $2.2 billion in capital expenditures this year, including $1 billion in technology and supply chain. More »
Sling TV Adds AMC, IFC To Core Package; Offers Movie Tier
Englewood, Colo. — Sling TV, Dish Network's over-the-top (OTT) service, has added AMC and IFC to its $20 core "Best Of Live TV" package. More »
Best Buy Searching For New Services Chief
Minneapolis – Best Buy has begun an executive search for a new head of its high-margin services business amid the impending departure of its current president Chris Askew. More »
Home Depot Testing Samsung Kiosks
Atlanta — The Home Depot is testing the use of Samsung customer kiosks within its appliance departments. More »
Sony Upgrades Morpheus VR Headset Prototype
San Francisco — Sony Computer Entertainment unveiled the latest prototype of its Project Morpheus VR headset for the PS4, adding a bigger and better display, making it easier to put on and take off, and also making it lighter. More »
Nvidia Readies Game-Streaming Set-Top Box
San Francisco — Nvidia plans May availability of a $199 Shield set-top media box that streams and downloads games and 4K video. More »
Nortek: AVC Segment Improved In Q4
Providence, R.I. — Nortek's audio, video and control solutions (AVC) segment improved its operating results in the fourth quarter, and Nortek expects the segment's operating performance "to continue to stabilize in 2015," the company said in releasing fourth-quarter financial results. More »
iLuv Preps For S6 Protection
Port Washington, N.Y. — iLuv Creative Technology previewed new protective cases for the upcoming Samsung Galaxy S6. More »
Gap Tracking Smartphone Pricing, Promotions
San Diego – Research company gap intelligence launched a weekly competitive-intelligence service covering smartphones at retail. More »
Azione Adds Five Member Dealers
Chester Springs, Pa. – Azione Unlimited, the three-year-old education and buying group for custom retailers and integrators, has added five more dealer members to its ranks, for a total of 110. More »
TigerDirect Signs Shark Tank's O'Leary
Miami — IT and A/V specialty chain TigerDirect has signed entrepreneur and celebrity investor Kevin O'Leary as spokesman for the company's B-to-B unit. More »
More Audi Vehicles To Get AT&T 4G LTE
Barcelona, Spain - AT&T will expand 4G LTE and 3G service to all 2016 model-year Audi vehicles equipped with Audi connect service in North America, the companies announced at the Mobile World Congress. More »
Acura, Hyundai Expand HD Radio To More Vehicles
Chicago — iBiquity Digital expanded the selection of vehicles offering factory-installed HD Radio with the Chicago Auto Show announcements that Acura and Hyundai are expanding their selection of HD Radio-equipped vehicles. More »
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Gaining Advantage In The Bargain Smartphone Game
By Raul Sfat
This week at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona we're seeing a new generation of premium smartphones take the stage from tier-one vendors like Samsung and HTC, among many, many others. More »
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