TWICE - February 13, 2012

Tokyo - Pioneer Electronics reported lower net sales and an operating and net loss in its fiscal third quarter ended Dec. 31.

• Accessories
• Headphones Makers Battle For Piece Of $1B Turf
• Harman Unveils DigiTech iStomp
• Creative Debuts Two ANC Headphones
• New Tablet Holders, Mounts Stress Versatility
• Kindle Cases On Fire

• By The Numbers
• Canalys: U.S. iPhone Shipments Soar
• NPD: First-Time Smartphone Buyers Skew Heavily To Android
• Siras: Tax Refunds Help CE Sales

• Home Audio
• Cambridge Audio Mixes New, Old Media

• Home Video
• Playoff TV Sales Show Mixed Results
• Panasonic Unveils Six FullHD Camcorders

• Major Appliances
• Whirlpool Q4 Profits Up 20%
• Electrolux Fourth-Quarter Profits Fall 68%
• hhgregg Seeking Appliance Supremacy

• News
• hhgregg Lauds New Vendor Pricing Policies
• Retailer Reports Illustrate Challenges
• Retailers Touted Big Screens For The Big Game
• Japanese CE Mfrs. Report Bleak Financials
• DirecTV/TiVo DVR Getting Nat'l Rollout
• Voxx Expands OEM Position With Hirschmann
• SiriusXM Outlines Plans As Revenues Hit Record
• Yamaha Merges U.S. Audio, Music Units
• McCartney Stars In JBL's 'Hear The Truth' Ads
• Kodak Says Goodbye To Cameras
• Pioneer: Lower Q3 Sales, Loss
• Alpine Posts Profits, Optimistic On FY

• Portable Digital Devices
• Sprint: 1.8 Million iPhone Activations Exceed Q4 Expectations
• Company Proposes Smartphone Leasing Programs
• PDD Briefs

• Retailing/E-tailing
• Mobile Devices Spur Strong Growth For Extended-Coverage Providers
• NEW Moves Beyond Product Protection With New Features & Options
• Chartis Acquires 3rd-Party Admin Service Net
• Extended-Warranty Rundown
• AmTrust Financial Names New Warrantech Management Team
• Several Warranty Upstarts Making Industry Inroads
• Brightstar Offering Cricket Protection Program
• D&H To Retailers: Remember Holiday Promos
• RadioShack, Best Buy Raise Mobile Ante With Price-Match, Rebate Programs
• Target, Costco: CE Drags On Jan. Sales

• Viewpoint
• CE Business Model Changes Are Overdue