ProSource Enters Year Two On Head Of Steam
San Antonio – The wind is clearly at ProSource's back as the A/V and custom integration dealer group convenes here this week at the La Cantera Resort for its 2015 Spring Meeting. More »
AT&T Dropping Contracts Through Most Outlets
Dallas – AT&T confirmed that it is phasing out sales of subsidized phones with two-year contracts through all channels but its own 2,000 company-owned stores and Att.com. More »
Alarm.com Turns TV Into Security Monitor
Vienna, Va. – Home-automation service provider Alarm.com is using Amazon's FireTV settop box and FireTV HDMI stick to display HD video from up to four security cameras at a time on a TV screen. More »
Huawei Steps Up Unlocked-Phone Marketing
New York – Huawei unveiled its second unlocked phone for the U.S. market in as many months. The launch is part of Huawei's two-prong strategy to supplement sales of its locked phones to carriers with sales of unlocked phones directly to consumers via its website, e-tailers and brick-and-mortar stores. More »
TWICE Launches 3rd Annual VIP Awards
DEADLINE IS JUNE 15! 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 »
Insteon Enters HomeKit Arena
Irvine, Calif. — Insteon began offering its first Apple Home-Kit certified home-automation hub exclusively through Amazon.com and Smarthome.com at $149 and will make the product available through unspecified retail stores in early July. More »
Amazon Grows Fire TV Lineup
Seattle — Amazon has been busy stepping up the content of its over-the-top (OTT) Fire TV platform. More »
Boost Mobile Prepaid Service Adds Live TV
Overland Park, Kan. — Sprint introduced new features to prepaid plans, unveiling a live TV service for its Boost Mobile prepaid brand and launching a data rollover plan exclusively for consumers who activate Sprint-brand prepaid service through Best Buy. More »
iHome Readies HomeKit Smart Plug
Rahway, N.J. – iHome's first HomeKit-certified product, a $39.99 smart plug, will be available for preorder June 15 at iHome.com , with retail availability expected in late June and throughout July, the company announced. More »
Asus Unwraps Tablets, Phone, AiOs
Taipei, Taiwan – Asus came to the Computex trade show here with what it called the industry's first tablet with 4GB RAM, a selfie-optimized smartphone with 64-bit octa-core processor, and the industry's first all-in-one (AiO) PCs with USB 3.1 Gen 2 ports. More »
Start-Up Batteroo Harnesses Wasted Battery Power
San Jose, Calif. — Disposable batteries are criminally inefficient in their transfer of available power — often thrown away with 80 percent of their power still stored — but one company is marketing a solution. More »
Distributors Midyear Update: Back-To-School
Distributors See Connected CE Joining Back-To-School Staples
While students prepare for finals, graduation parties and the summer break, the CE industry is already planning their return to school in the fall. More »
Distributors Biding Time On Windows 10 Release
A dearth of details on this summer's expected Windows 10 rollout is adding a wrinkle to the IT industry's back-to-school plans. More »
TWICE Webinar: IT Remains The Belle Of The Back-To-School Ball
While opportunity is knocking for a new generation of IoT-ready devices, staples like notebooks, peripherals and related accessories still go to the head of the class when it comes to back-to-school sales. More »
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The Top 100 CE Retailers Report Is Now Available To Purchase
Produced by TWICE with market research partner The Stevenson Company, the 2015 TWICE Top 100 Consumer Electronics Retailers Report provides an in-depth look at the shifting patterns of industry retailers with sales of $10 million and up. Here you'll find the data and trends that will impact the industry for the forthcoming year. The Bonus Online Edition includes additional breakout charts and a complete contact index for the Top 100 CE retailers.
Purchase the report here.
Rewind
Did you miss "Sell the Season," our webinar that dove into the Dads & Grads and Back-To-School selling seasons? You can still listen to the entire replay!
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