TWICE News

• T-Mobile Launches New Store Design
  
  By Joseph Palenchar, September 29, 2011
    Bellevue, Wash. - T-Mobile has begun rolling out a new store design for almost 400 of its 2,000 carrier-owned locations and more than 700 independently owned T-Mobile branded outlets.
  
• BlackBerry Tablet Promotions Get Underway
  
  By Joseph Palenchar, September 29, 2011
  Waterloo, Canada - Research In Motion's plans to drive sellthrough of its PlayBook in the fall have begun to kick in, with Best Buy reducing its advertised prices of PlayBooks by $200.
  
• Meridian Adds L/C/R DSP Speaker
  
  By Joseph Palenchar, September 29, 2011
    New York - Meridian added an active DSP speaker that can be used in more home theater setups than its other DSP speakers as either a center-channel or left/right-channel speaker.
  
• Google Deal Gets Antitrust Scrutiny
  
  TWICE Staff, September 29, 2011
  Libertyville, Ill. - The antitrust division of the U.S. Department of Justice asked Motorola Mobility and Google for information and documents to assess the potential anticompetitive impact of Google's proposed acquisition of the cellphone maker.
  
• Trend Micro Gets Social
  
  By Doug Olenick, September 29, 2011
  New York - Trend Micro has beefed up its mobile security software line with the release of its Mobile Security Personal Addition title.
  
• Coby Big Screens To Get TruSurround XT
  
  By Greg Tarr, September 29, 2011
  Santa Ana, Ca. - SRS Labs and Coby Electronics have teamed up to put the SRS TruSurround XT, front-rendered surround sound system, in Coby's large-screen TVs.
  
• Adobe Releases Lightroom, Camera Raw Updates
  
  By Greg Tarr, September 29, 2011
  San Jose, Calif. - Adobe released on its Web site Thursday final versions of its Lightroom 3.5 and Camera Raw 6.5 still image editing software.
  
• Amazon Keeping New Kindles For Itself At First
  
  By Joseph Palenchar, September 28, 2011
  New York - The three new Amazon Kindle e-readers and the Kindle Fire tablet will be available initially on the Amazon site but will later roll out to retail partners, an Amazon spokesperson told TWICE.
  
• Analysts: Kindle Fire Is Amazon Vending Machine
  
  By Joseph Palenchar, September 28, 2011
    New York - Amazon positioned its $199 Android-based Kindle Fire tablet as a "vending machine" for Amazon services and physical goods and established new opening-price benchmarks for e-readers, according to analysts .
  
• Samsung, Planar Get SM'ART
  
  By Greg Tarr, September 28, 2011
  New York - Samsung Electronics said this week that it is exploring alternatives for artists to display their work electronically in homes and executive offices.
  
• Revie Leaves Samsung, Stinziano, McGlynn Advance
  
  By Greg Tarr, September 28, 2011
    Ridgefield Park, N.J. - John Revie, Samsung Electronics America Home Entertainment marketing senior VP, left the company Monday.
  
• LG Opens Majap R&D Center
  
  By Alan Wolf, September 28, 2011
  Buffalo Grove, Ill. - LG Electronics USA today officially opened its first U.S.-based R&D center for major appliances.
  
• Amazon Aims To Light Tablet Market On Fire
  
  By Doug Olenick, September 28, 2011
    New York - Amazon today introduced the Kindle Fire tablet PC.
  
• Best Buy Preps For ‘Hassle-Free' Holiday
  
  By Alan Wolf, September 28, 2011
    New York - Best Buy will launch new initiatives and enhance its return and price-match policies to help provide a "hassle-free" shopping experience this holiday season.
  
• KEF Celebrates 50th With Worldwide Parties
  
  Joseph Palenchar, September 28, 2011
    New York - British audio brand KEF celebrated its 50th anniversary yesterday with parties worldwide, including a party here at the British consul-general's official residence.
  
• T-Mobile Readies 4G Mango Smartphone
  
  By Joseph Palenchar, September 28, 2011
    Bellevue, Wash. - T-Mobile plans fourth-quarter availability of the first Windows smartphone for its 4G network.
  
• Toshiba Intros 7-Inch Thrive Tablet
  
  By Doug Olenick, September 27, 2011
    New York - Toshiba added a 7-inch version to its Thrive tablet PC line today.
  
• HK Launches High-End iPod Music System
  
  By Joseph Palenchar, September 27, 2011
    Stamford, Conn. - Harman Kardon launched its first AC-only iPod/iPhone-docking tabletop speaker system to complement its selection of portable AC/DC docking-speaker systems.
  
• Sharp Unveils 80-inch Aquos LED LCD TV
  
  By Greg Tarr, September 27, 2011
    New York - Sharp introduced Tuesday its first 80-inch Aquos LCD TV, billed as the industry's "largest available LED" backlit set.
  
• Wal-Mart's Castro-Wright To Retire In '12
  
  TWICE Staff, September 27, 2011
  Bentonville, Ark. - Eduardo Castro-Wright, 56, vice chairman/CEO of Wal-Mart Stores' global eCommerce and global sourcing businesses, will retire on July 1, 2012.