CE Newswire - 08.20.13

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Today's Top 3 Stories #1 Why smart watches might not be a hit among millennials   Young adults tend to be early adopters of new technology. But as Samsung Electronics Co. gets ready to unveil its Gear smart watch next month, it could run into a barrier among young users who have grown up with time-telling smartphones in their pocket instead of watches around their wrists. (LA Times) Why This Is Important: Attempting to convince a demographic to change its way is never an easy task. #2  Microsoft announces 50-game Xbox One lineup, with more titles to come   As of August 19, the number of Xbox One games has grown to 50, with titles that should appeal to almost any kind of gamer. (Engadget) Why This Is Important:  The console game wars this holiday season may well be more intense than some of the games themselves so the sooner Microsoft fleshes out its introduction the stronger it will be later this year. #3 Microsoft's Restructuring Signals Urgency   Apple may be losing ground to Android and Microsoft in the smartphone operating system market, but the company is still succeeding in winning customers from it's number one rival, Samsung. (Business Insider) Why This Is Important: The different paths first time Apple and Samsung smartphone customers take to each company's products is intriguing and somewhat counter intuitive considering Android phones are gaining share. 4. Nokia To Offer 6-Inch Windows Phone To Join Samsung 6.3-Inch Android Phone? (The Verge) 5. Sony Plans Smartphone Quartet At IFA? (Thedroidguy) 6. Amazon.com Goes Dark During Brief Outage (PC Magazine) 7. Earnings Preview: Sears to report 2nd-qtr results (NBC News) 8. Apple's Mac sales down in July, to slide 5 percent this quarter (CNET) 9. Sony's 12GB flash-based PS3 now available in the US (Techspot) 10. Barnes & Noble Chairman Drops Bid to Buy Its Bookstores (Dealbook) "While I reserve the right to pursue an offer in the future, I believe it is in the company's best interests to focus on the business at hand. Right now our priority should be to serve the more than 10 million customers who own Nook devices, to concentrate on building our retail business, and to accelerate the sale of Nook products in our stores, and in the marketplace," said arnes & Noble founder and chairman Leonard Riggio on his decision to suspend an attempt to buy out the companies retail operation. Blog Post of The Day What will happen to the websites we abandon and leave to rot? By Virginia Heffernan This summer the high-design frozen-yogurt shops — those cute Chlorox-bright franchises, all zillion of them — are flourishing, with maybe just a hint of darkening around the edges, like an August leaf. More » Upcoming Events 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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