Sonos, Apple To Make Music Together
Santa Barbara, Calif. – Sonos became the first home-audio company to announce plans to incorporate the new Apple Music streaming service, but integration into Sonos' wireless multiroom-audio products won't come until sometime later this year. More »
Sprint Targeting Rate-Plan Confusion With All-In Plan
Overland Park, Kan. — Sprint is challenging what it called its rivals' confusing advertising with the launch of an $80 All-In plan that bundles the lease of select phones with unlimited talk, text and LTE data at $80. More »
Disney Combines Consumer Products, Digital Entertainment Divisions
Burbank, Calif. — The Walt Disney Company has merged its consumer products and Disney Interactive divisions, which have been increasingly pursuing similar digital objectives, the entertainment conglomerate said. More »
Escort, Cobra Complete Merger
New York – Escort and Cobra Electronics, both purchased by a New York investment firm in recent years, have merged to form Cedar Electronics Holdings, which will continue to sell both companies' brands. More »
Price, In-Store Displays Sway HDTV Purchase Decision
Westlake Village, Calif. – Price and in-store displays drive purchases of HDTVs, J.D. Power found in its latest HDTV customer-satisfaction report. More »
PowerHouse Distributors Muscle In On Summer
Pittsburgh — Following what they described as "a strong showing" at InfoComm 2015, the members of the PowerHouse Alliance distributor group are anticipating a profitable summer season highlighted by a host of regional events and a revamped training series. More »
Marantz Steps Up Support For Object-Based Surround
Mahwah, N.J. – Marantz is launching its first three audio/video receivers with HDMI 2.0a ports and HDCP 2.2 copy protection and its first two AVRs incorporating both Dolby Atmos and DTS:X surround decoding. More »
Best Buy Gets Another Exclusive Sprint Plan
Overland Park, Kan. – Best Buy and Sprint tightened their relationship with the launch of a second pricing plan available exclusively through the national retailer. More »
Atlona Ships HDCP 2.2-Compliant HDMI Matrix Switchers
San Jose, Calif. --AV connectivity solutions provider Atlona is now shipping its AT-UHD-PRO3-88M 8x8 and AT-UHD-PRO3-66M 6x6, the company's first HDMI to HDBaseT matrix switchers for multi-zone residential or commercial distribution applications, which are capable of handling 4K/UHD video at 60 Hz with HDCP 2.2 copy protection. More »
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Tech Commercials Among Those Honored At Cannes
By John Laposky
I'm a sucker for a good commercial. The Oscars of the advertising world were given out this weekend in Cannes, France, at the 2015 Cannes Lions festival. Of the 23 commercials chosen for top honors, three were produced for technology clients. More »
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