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Best Buy Debuts Talking HD Radio
May 20, 2012
From News
Best Buy last week previewed the first-ever "talking" HD Radio product. Known as The Narrator, the product is being released under the company's Insignia brand name and was developed in conjunction with the International Association of Audio Information Services (IAAIS).
GameStop is Now a Seller of Cellular Services
May 20, 2012
From Gamertell
In a move that came right out of left field, GameStop announced the formation of GameStop Mobile. GameStop Mobile is a MVNO (mobile virtual network operator) that essentially piggybacks on AT&T’s network...
hhgregg Opening Stores in Pittsburgh, W. Va.
May 20, 2012
From News
hhgregg has announced the impending openings of two new locations, one in Pittsburgh and the other in Parkersburg, W. Va. The latter is the first hhgregg store in that state.
Why Plastic Logic Failed
May 20, 2012
From Teleread
Good article in GigaOm about the failure of Plastic Logic. So typical of start-ups, they had a great technology but were never able to execute. I remember being blown away by a demo of the product when it was first shown to the public. Putting a display on plastic made...
Sprint Offering iPhone Trade-In Promotion
May 20, 2012
From Appletell
Sprint has joined the list of retailers accepting an iPhone trade-in with their new promotion in which customers can trade in any older iPhone model and receive at least $100 worth of credit towards the purchase of an iPhone 4S. This promotion applies to any and all new customers, and...
NYC’s Datavision Event Heralds Samsung Gaming PC Launch
May 18, 2012
From News
Datavision, the PC and CE online retailer whose high-profile, single brick-and-mortar store on Fifth Avenue in Midtown Manhattan is in the path of an average of 11,000 pedestrians an hour, couched the retail launch of Samsung’s Series 7 NP700G7C-S01US gaming laptop PC in an all-day Gaming Tournament event May 17th. And on hand beginning at 6 p.m., a primetime foot-traffic hour for the store, was former New York Mets and New York Yankees pitcher and Cy Young Award winner Dwight “Doc” Gooden, to sign autographs and greet customers.
HP Eyes Restructuring, Job Cuts
May 18, 2012
From Gadgetell
Industry analysts are predicting some bad news for Hewlett-Packard as the company is expected to shed thousands of jobs. In order to cut costs and institute more efficient business practices, HP is expected to cut 25,000 corporate jobs over an unspecified time frame...
Almo Promotes Two Sales People
May 18, 2012
From News
Almo Corp. announced this week that it has promoted two people on its East Coast sales team. Lenny Paul has been promoted to a strategic role within the product management group, while Jason Enelow has been promoted to Paul's previous position as Eastern region sales manager.
HES Adds Nine Vendors
May 17, 2012
From News
Home Entertainment Source announced the addition of nine new vendor partners, including Savant, Planar/Runco and SIM2.
Walmart Announces Solar Projects
May 17, 2012
From HomeTechTell
Walmart is continuing its green energy initiatives with the announcement of 27 new solar arrays on its stores in Massachusetts.
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T-Mobile to Debut Contract-Free Mobile Broadband Plans
May 17, 2012
From Gadgetell
If it is contract free mobile broadband that you are looking for, T-Mobile may have something for you. The carrier has just announced a few new “flexible and worry-free” 4G mobile broadband plans that come with no annual contracts. As for the worry-free portion, that comes because there are no...
Verizon Wireless Issues Official Statement Regarding the Unlimited Data Plans
May 17, 2012
From Gadgetell
We saw a bit of uproar yesterday in regards to Verizon Wireless preparing to begin pushing users off the grandfathered unlimited data plans. Just to recap, it is looking like Verizon will switch users from the unlimited 3G data plans after they introduce the shared data plans and as users...
JL Audio Promotes Gates
May 17, 2012
From News
JL Audio announced Thursday that it has promoted Clare Gates to the position of vice president of finance. Gates was previously the company's controller.