TWICE News

• Nintendo 3DS Due March 27
  
  By Joseph Palenchar, January 19, 2011
  New York - Nintendo's 3DS portable game player will become available March 27 in the U.S. at a suggested $249 in both black and blue, the company announced.
  
• Runco Adds Single-Chip LightStyle Unit
  
  By Greg Tarr, January 19, 2011
  Beaverton, Ore. - Runco introduced Wednesday its LightStyle Series LS-HB high-brightness-level HD DLP projector.
  
• Women In CE Presents Legacy Awards
  
  TWICE Staff, January 19, 2011
  Las Vegas - Women in CE, the organization dedicated to providing networking and career growth opportunities to women in consumer electronics, announced the recipients of its 2011 Legacy Awards during International CES.
  
• Nationwide Returns To Vegas Furniture Show
  
  By Alan Wolf, January 19, 2011
  Las Vegas - Furniture Smart, the furniture division of the Nationwide Marketing Group, will return to the Las Vegas Market furniture show next week.
  
• Cisco Releases Home-Theater Router
  
  By Doug Olenick, January 19, 2011
  San Francisco - Cisco has introduced and started shipping the Linksys E4200 home-theater router.
  
• Samsung Presents 5 Digicams
  
  By Greg Tarr, January 19, 2011
    Seoul, South Korea - Samsung Electronics announced Wednesday the global launch of five digital cameras, including three additions to the ultra-slim series.
  
• LG, Vizio Resolve LCD Patent Fight
  
  By Greg Tarr, January 19, 2011
  Irvine, Calif. - Vizio and LG came to a last-minute settlement resolving a long-running complaint with the International Trade Commission (ITC) that Vizio had violated certain LG LCD TV patents.
  
• Carpenter Named Brightpoint's General Counsel
  
  TWICE Staff, January 19, 2011
  Indianapolis - Steven E. Fivel has resigned as executive VP, general counsel and secretary of Brightpoint, effective March 1.
  
• Apple Posts Record Sales, Profit
  
  By Steve Smith, January 18, 2011
  Cupertino, Calif. - Apple reported record revenue and net profit for its fiscal first quarter, ended Dec. 25.
  
• ActiveVideo Networks, Funai In Cloud Deal
  
  By Greg Tarr, January 18, 2011
  San Jose, Calif. - Funai Electric and ActiveVideo Networks announced during CES an agreement in principle that they said will make Funai the first CE manufacturer to bring interactive television solutions based entirely in the network cloud to connected televisions.
  
• IDC: 70.8 Million Media Tablets To Ship By 2012
  
  By Doug Olenick, January 18, 2011
  Framingham, Mass. - International Data (IDC) today released its first ever report on the media tablet and e-reader markets.
  
• McDaniel Joins Petra For Car Audio Post
  
  TWICE Staff, January 18, 2011
  Edmond, Okla. - Petra Industries has hired Kim McDaniel as the South Texas district manager for car audio.
  
• Sprint Raises Price Of Smartphone 3G Data Plans
  
  By Joseph Palenchar, January 18, 2011
  Overland Park, Kan. - Sprint is raising the price of its postpaid plans with unlimited-data use for new 3G smartphones.
  
• Almo To Carry AudioSource Line
  
  TWICE Staff, January 18, 2011
    Philadelphia - Almo has signed a new distribution agreement with Peak Audio Group to offer the AudioSource brand of products to its customers.
  
• hhgregg Opens Ohio Location, Eyes Pittsburgh
  
  TWICE Staff, January 18, 2011
  Indianapolis - hhgregg today announced the grand opening of a new location in Beavercreek, Ohio, this week and is looking to expand to Pittsburgh.
  
• Gary Post Joins Almo Pro A/V
  
  TWICE Staff, January 18, 2011
  Philadelphia - Almo Professional A/V has hired AV sales veteran Gary Post as territory manager for the Mid-Atlantic sales region.
  
• NPD Renews Agreement With Staples
  
  TWICE Staff, January 18, 2011
  Port Washington, N.Y. - The NPD Group announced it has renewed its information-sharing alliance with Staples.
  
• Jobs Takes Medical Leave
  
  Doug Olenick, January 17, 2011
  Cupertino, Calif. - For the third time in six years Apple CEO Steve Jobs will take a leave of absence from the company for health reasons, the company announced today.
  
• Intel Breaks Yearly, Quarterly Revenue Records
  
  TWICE Staff, January 14, 2011
  Santa Clara, Calif. - Intel reported its GAAP net income climbed 167 percent to $11.7 billion in 2010, for the period ending Dec. 31.
  
• Cobra's Smith Resigns As CFO
  
  By TWICE Staff, January 14, 2011
  Chicago - Cobra Electronics announced Friday that Michael Smith has submitted his resignation as senior VP and chief financial officer, effective Jan. 31.