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    Las Vegas — In another sign of the economic times the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA), producer of International CES, emailed an alert to registered attendees that hotels, here, have cut rates for the show.
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    Updated! Tampa,, Fla. – The Chapter 11 filing of rebate fulfillment firm Continental Promotion Group (CPG) has sent manufacturers and retailers scrambling to find an alternative provider.


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November 21, 2008
Petters’ Fall From Grace
It’s been a while since we last checked in on L’Affaire de Petters. Here&...
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November 21, 2008
’Tis The Season For Holiday Greeting Cards!
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TWICE on The Scene: ADL Dinner
The Anti-Defamation League’s (ADL) national consumer technology industry group honored three industry leaders and set a fundraising record for itself during its annual awards tribute and dinner on Saturday, Nov. 15 at the Grand Hyatt Hotel, here.
TWICE on the Scene: CES Unveiled
The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA held its annual CES Unveiled event on Nov. 11 in New York City.
TWICE on The Scene: CEA 2008 Hall of Fame
Industry notables came out in force for the annual Consumer Electronics Hall of Fame dinner Tuesday evening, held during the Consumer Electronics Association’s Fall Forum meeting, here, at the Four Seasons Hotel.

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Black Friday Price Watch
For the week ending Nov. 16

TWICE and market research firm IFR Group have created the Black Friday Price Watch, a weekly listing of the most advertised CE SKUs within key product categories. Click here to view the charts.


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Nextar added the RPF-1503 features a snowman theme while the adorned RPF-1504 is adorned with St. Nick. Both feature 1.5-inch screens, 4MB of internal memory, a slideshow function and a USB cable. Retail is $29.99 for each.



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WASHINGTON — The cellular subscriber base grew 7.9 percent to 262.7 million in the first half of 2008 compared with the...

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