Apple: Global iPhone Sales Hit Q2 Record
Cupertino, Calif. — The iPhone surge that began in Apple's first fiscal quarter with the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus launches continued into the company's second fiscal quarter ending March. More »
Best Buy Accepting Apple Pay For M-Commerce Purchases
Minneapolis — iPhone 6 and 6 Plus users can now pay for their Best Buy purchases using Apple Pay. More »
Sony Launches 4K Android TV At VAC
Santa Monica, Calif. — Sony Electronics will debut its first Ultra HD TVs with Android TV OS at a Video & Audio Center (VAC) store here today. More »
Zonoff Expands HQ, Executive Staff
Malvern, Pa. – Zonoff, whose home automation platform is used for the Staples Connect and Somfy home-automation systems, has expanded its headquarters and built up its executive staff. More »
Whirlpool Q1 Profits Up 19%
Benton Harbor, Mich. — Whirlpool said cost and capacity reductions and improved productivity drove solid first-quarter profits, although weakened offshore demand and the strong U.S. dollar suppressed sales. More »
55% Of Broadband Homes Subscribe To OTT Video
Dallas – The percentage of broadband U.S. households subscribing to a subscription OTT (over-the-top) video service has grown to 55 percent from 2013's 44 percent, Parks Associates found. More »
TWICE Launches 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 »
Control4 Adds HDCP 2.2 Matrix Switches
Salt Lake City — Control4 unveiled its first 4K UHD matrix switchers that support HDCP 2.2 copy-protected 4K content over their HDMI 2.0 inputs and outputs. More »
LCD TV Panels, 4K Units Set Records In March: IHS
Santa Clara, Calif. — LCD TV panel shipments reach a record monthly high in March, according to research from IHS, reaching 23.9 million units, a 20 percent gain month over month and an 11 percent gain year over year. 4K LCD panels also hit a monthly high. More »
Mother's Day CE Gifting To Hit $1.9B: NRF
Washington – Consumers plan to spend about $1.9 billion on CE gifts for their moms this Mother's Day. More »
Sprint Creates Hispanic Business Unit
Overland Park, Kan. – Sprint created a new Hispanic business unit and named an executive with a Brazilian carrier as SVP for the Hispanic market. More »
Pangea Combines Old, New In Headphone Amp/DAC
Grand Rapids, Mich. – Pangea Audio combined a hybrid tube/solid-state headphone amp with a 192/24 USB DAC to create the $299 HP201, which joins a $199 model. More »
T-Mobile Beats Rivals In Branded Net Adds, But Momentum Slows
Bellevue, Wash. — T-Mobile continued to post net new branded-subscriber gains of more than 1 million in the first quarter, but the number fell 33 percent to 1.2 million from the year-ago 1.79 million. More »
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The Apple Watch Offers Retailers Another Path to Customers
By Tom Caporaso, Clarus Marketing Group
Although 6.8 million smart watches were sold in 2014 by brand names such as Samsung, Lenovo, and Sony, none of those companies have the consumer cachet that Apple enjoys. For many industry observers, the Watch debut therefore marks the next step in the evolution of e-commerce — w-commerce, an offshoot of m-commerce. With smart watches predicted to make up 40 percent of all wrist-worn devices by 2016, retailers need to recognize the opportunities (and challenges) that such growth presents. More »
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