CE Newswire - 08.19.13

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Today's Top 3 Stories #1 A year on the job with Best Buy CEO Hubert Joly   Best Buy CEO Hubert Joly is a man who often uses metaphors to make a larger point. He says corporate turnarounds are analogous to riding a bicycle. (Star Tribune) Why This Is Important: In his year in office Joly as stabalized the chain, boosted its stock price and stopped a take over bid from its retired founder. While sales are not what one could call healthy, the company did manage to post more or less flat comp store sales over the last two quarters. #2  Samsung Electronics to Release 12 Inch Tablet PC   Samsung Electronics is set to release a 12 inch tablet PC. According to industry sources on August 15, Samsung Electronics is now engaged in development of a 12 inch tablet PC, the largest screen size among those it released so far. (Korea Times) Why This Is Important:  Although sales of 7- and 8-inch tablets now lead the category, the addition of a 12-incher would give the company something Apple does not have in its mix. #3 Zuckerberg's Facebook page hacked to prove security flaw   He tried to warn them.A Palestinian researcher posted a message on Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg's page last week after he says the site's security team didn't take his warnings about a security flaw seriously. (CNN) Why This Is Important: Well, it is kind of fun to hear when this happens to the guy running a site supposedly secure from such things.  4. LinkedIn University Pages Debut (Information Week) 5. Dr Dre's Beats 'to buy out HTC' from headphones company (Telegraph) 6. Sony To Unveil Next Flagship Phone Sept. 4? (Business Week) 7. Samsung Said To Ready Its First Smart Watch (NY Times) 8. U.S. Carriers Get Growth Through MVNO, M2M Connections (Mobileworldlive) 9. Earnings Preview: Best Buy 2Q (Business Week) 10. Microsoft Surface: Validation for using tablets with keyboards (ZDnet) "I would definitely say Joly has brought more credibility" to Best Buy, said Brian Yarbrough, a retail analyst with Edward Jones Investments in St. Louis, on the CEO completing his first year in office. Blog Post of The Day The faux religion of Steve Jobs By Brett Robinson Forget the forbidden fruit logo and the cult of Apple jokes. The legacy of Steve Jobs is anything but religious. More » Upcoming Events MERA Knowledgefest Aug. 17-20 Gaylord Texan Hotel and Convention Center Dallas www.knowledgefest.org Mega Group USA National Convention Aug. 18-21 Renaissance Hotel and Convention Center Nashville, Tenn. www.megagroupusa.com BrandSource Convention & Expo Aug. 25-28 Caesers Palace Las Vegas www.brandsourceconvention.com Was this copy of CE Newswire forwarded to you? Start your own subscription by clicking here. TWICE Editorial Team Stephen Smith, Editor In Chief Phone: (917) 281-4754  | Email Greg Tarr, Executive Editor Phone: (917) 281-4760  | Email John Laposky, Managing Editor Phone: (917) 281-4736  | Email Doug Olenick, Web Editor Phone: (917) 281-6719  | Email Joseph Palenchar, Senior Editor Phone: (917) 281-4746  | Email Alan Wolf, Senior Editor Phone: (917) 281-4769  | Email Lisa Johnston, Senior Editor Phone: (917) 281-4733  | Email

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