Sony Launches 'Experience At Best Buy' Shops
San Francisco – Sony Electronics president and COO Mike Fasulo used a West Coast press conference here Thursday to formally announce the planned opening of the company's new home-theater retail spaces at approximately 350 Best Buy locations nationwide. More »
Best Buy Adding Samsung A/V Shops In Home Theater Overhaul
Minneapolis – Best Buy will open Samsung TV and audio shops in 500 stores this year as part of a major revamp of its in-store home-theater presentation. More »
Sony Formally Releases 4K Ultra HD TV Pricing
San Francisco – Sony formally unveiled, here on Thursday, pricing and availability for many of its Bravia 4K Ultra HD TV ecosystem products, which were first presented at International CES in January. More »
C&A Buys Calumet Photographic
Ridgefield Park, N.J. — C&A Marketing, a digital imaging manufacturer, distributor and reseller, has acquired the U.S. assets of the Calumet Photographic retail chain. More »
Sony Adds Camera To Alpha Series
San Diego — Sony introduced Thursday the latest edition of its Alpha-series DSLR interchangeable-lens camera family, incorporating a 24.3-megapixel Exmor R APS-C image sensor. More »
Warren Chaiken Named CEO Of Almo
Philadelphia — Warren Chaiken, current Almo president/COO, will become president/CEO of Almo and its subsidiaries, effective today. More »
Yezz Adds Thinnest Windows 8.1 Phone
Miami — DDM Brands, which makes unlocked Yezz-brand cellphones, launched its first two Windows phones, one said to be the thinnest Windows Phone 8.1 smartphone announced to date at 7.2mm (0.28 inches). More »
iLuv Case Adds Remote Shutter Button For Better Selfies
Port Washington, N.Y. – iLuv Creative Technology has solved one of the decade's greatest problems, the bad selfie. More »
CEA Establishes Health & Fitness Tech Division
Arlington, Va. — The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) has formed a new health and fitness technology division in response to the growing role CE devices are playing in improving health and fitness. More »
T-Mobile: We're Not Buying Growth
Bellevue, Wash. – T-Mobile isn't buying growth and is "setting the stage to significantly grow the bottom line" in the future, president/CEO John Legere said in announcing the carrier's record-breaking first-quarter subscriber results. More »
Samsung Offers LeBron App For Galaxy Devices
Dallas – Samsung Telecommunications America is offering a LeBron James app exclusively to owners of Samsung Galaxy mobile devices. More »
SunBrite, Soundcast Team Up For Outdoor Promotion
Thousand Oaks, Calif. — SunBriteTV, the maker of outdoor TVs, and Soundcast, which makes outdoor powered speakers, teamed up to offer rebates to consumers who purchase a product from both companies. More »
Warren Mann, Mike Tierney Join New Leaf
Irving, Texas — Industry veterans Warren Mann and Mike Tierney have joined warranty-plan provider New Leaf Service Contracts as directors of national sales and marketing. More »
Fuji Releases X-E2 Firmware Update
Valhalla, N.Y. – Fujifilm North America has added a new firmware update for the X-E2, adding new functions while improving performance to mirrorless compact system camera. More »
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