Sears Hometown Launches Majap Initiative Hoffman Estates, Ill. Sears Hometown and Outlet Stores, the Sears specialty-chain spinoff, is looking to rev up its major appliance business with a broad new initiative. More »
RadioShack's Fate In Bankruptcy Court's Hands Wilmington, Del. A federal bankruptcy court judge is continuing to hear arguments from all sides following this week's auction of 1,740 core RadioShack stores. More »
Bose Readies Its Highest Performance Car Sound System Framingham, Mass. Cadillac's first CT6 full-size luxury sedan will feature the first OEM Bose sound system incorporating 34 drivers, articulated-array tweeters, and line-array speakers, Bose announced. More »
Origin Acoustics Readies In-Room Subwoofers Riverside, Calif. Origin Acoustics, which unveiled its first products at the 2014 CEDIA Expo, is rolling out its first in-room subwoofers to complement its in-wall and in-ceiling speakers. More » TWICE To Hold 3rd Annual VIP Awards New York TWICE will hold the third annual VIP Awards program, in which retailers and distributors will have the chance to honor the products that have made the biggest difference in their business. More » Kenneth Cole Adds Name To Smart Watch List New York Fashion designer Kenneth Cole entered the smart watch market with 12 models for men and women at prices from $135 to $165. More »
TCL Expanding Roku TV Lineup Corona, Calif. TCL will expand its lineup of Roku TV models in the first half to 11 SKUs, from four, starting at a suggested retail of $219 for a 32-inch model. More »
High-Res Audio Coming To More Smartphones By Joseph Palenchar Playback of high-resolution 192kHz/24-bit music files FLAC at least turned up in the latest HTC One M9 flagship smartphone, and it could soon turn up in midtier models, thanks to new Qualcomm smartphone chipsets the Snapdragon 620 and 618 expected to be in devices in the second half of 2015. More »