By Greg Tarr On May 14 2013 - 10:41am

Samsung’s F8500 Series PDP Wins 2013 Shootout

Scarsdale, N.Y. – In what turned out to be a very close vote, Samsung’s new flagship F8500 series plasma TV was voted the winner of A/V specialty

TWICE Staff On May 14 2013 - 10:40am

h.h.gregg To Open New Store In Dayton Mall

Indianapolis — h.h.gregg will open a new 23,000-square-foot store at the Dayton Mall in Ohio on Thursday, May 16, replacing the retailer’s older store in

TWICE Staff On May 14 2013 - 10:39am

Almo Named One Of Philly.com’s Top Workplaces

Philadelphia – Almo, the national appliance and consumer and professional electronics distributor, reported it has been named one of Philly.com’s top

By Alan Wolf On May 13 2013 - 4:22pm

April CE/Majap Retail Sales Were Flat: Feds

Washington — Sell-through for electronics and appliance retailers was essentially flat in April, the U.S. Commerce Department reported. According to the agency

By Lisa Johnston On May 13 2013 - 3:29pm

Beats Adds New Colors

Santa Monica, Calif. — Beats by Dr. Dre has expanded its Beats Mixr line to include new colors. The five new neon colors will be available exclusively through

By Doug Olenick On May 13 2013 - 3:28pm

Distributors Keeping PC Inventories Tight

El Segundo, Calif. — Computer distributors are keeping very few PC in inventory in response to slowing sales in the category, said IHS iSuppli . IHS said the

By Joseph Palenchar On May 13 2013 - 2:16pm

Energy Enters Outdoor-Speaker Market

Indianapolis – Klipsch-owned Energy shipped its first two indoor/outdoor speakers. The two-way Energy Take Classic I/O 4 and I/0 5 speakers retail for a

By Doug Olenick On May 13 2013 - 12:18pm

Archos Ships ChefPad

Denver – Archos will begin shipping in June its kitchen-friendly ChefPad tablet. The 9.7-inch tablet, $209, is a conventional Android 4.1 tablet tricked out with

By Greg Tarr On May 13 2013 - 11:41am

No 2013 Elite TVs Coming From Sharp

Mahwah, N.J. — Sharp Electronics recently notified specialty A/V dealers handling the jointly administered Sharp/Pioneer Elite TV line that it will not be

By Joseph Palenchar On May 13 2013 - 11:37am

Sony Expands Xperia Z Smartphone Series

London – Sony Mobile expanded its Xperia Z series of smartphones with a third model, which becomes the second water-resistant model in the series to survive for