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LG Getting Smarter About IFA
Seoul, Korea – LG is getting smart with the planned product introductions at the Sept. 4-9 IFA show in Berlin, where the company will...
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Samsung Promotes CEA’s Ultra HD Logo, Disses LG’s RGBW Technology
Samsung will display CEA’s 4K Ultra HD logo on all of its 2015 UHD TVs to designate that they are “true 4K UHD TV...
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LG Mobile Ties Up With Joseph Gordon-Levitt
Englewood Cliffs, N.J. – LG Electronics MobileComm is teaming up with actor, writer and director Joseph Gordon-Levitt to create short films pieced together from...
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Best Buy Tightens Apple Relationship, Expanding Apple Watch, Adding AppleCare
Best Buy is tightening its relationship with Apple. The national appliance/electronics retailer confirmed plans to roll out AppleCare extended-warranty plans in the current quarter...
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New LG TVs Claim “World’s First”
LG Electronics USA announced pricing and availability for what it is calling “the world’s first flat 4K Ultra HD resolution OLED TV displays.” The...
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LG Steps Up Performance Of Latest 10.1-Inch Tablet
Seoul, Korea – Industrywide tablet sales might be down, but that’s not deterring LG from its planned launch of a next-generation 10.1-inch G Pad...
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Sony To Close (Next To) Last Store
Sony is pulling the plug on its next-to-last remaining company store. It’s Costa Mesa, Calif., showroom, located in the ginormous South Coast Plaza mall,...
Audio
LG Is Beefing Up Its SoundPop, P5 & P7 Bluetooth Speakers
LG is upgrading its latest three portable Bluetooth speakers and launching its first two-speaker Blu-ray-equipped HTiB. Three new Bluetooth speakers include the $99 P5,...
Appliances
GE, Haier Expand U.S. Production
Majap powerhouses GE Appliance and Haier America are expanding their manufacturing footprints in Kentucky and South Carolina, respectively. For GE, plans call for a...
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Why LG Is Stepping Up OLED Display Investment
LG Display will invest about $8.5 billion during the next three years to develop OLED displays to fend off growing competition from Chinese suppliers...
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LG Bringing High-Res Music Service To Smartphones
Seoul, South Korea — High-resolution music playback, largely confined to home-audio systems and select high-end portable audio players, is moving farther into the smartphone...
Audio
LG Brings Curves To Soundbar
Englewood Cliffs, N.J. – Curves are coming to an LG soundbar for the first time with the October availability of a $699 model available...
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Haier Adds Its First Roku TVs
Wayne, N.J. – Haier America joined the list of companies incorporating the Roku TV operating system and Roku streaming services in select TVs. The...
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Apple & LG Both Pick Up Smartphone Users
Reston, Va. — More people are using Apple and LG smartphones, ComScore said, while Samsung, Motorola and HTC weren’t so lucky during the June-ending...
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Ultimate Integration Unveils ‘Experience Center’ At Summer Event
Clifton, N.J. — Ultimate Integration, a value-added distributor of premium consumer and specialty electronics, showed off its newly remodeled headquarters showroom here last month...
Buying Groups
Haier Holding Court At Nationwide Show
Las Vegas – The Nationwide Marketing Group’s PrimeTime show, running here this week at The Venetian, is a coming-out party of sorts for Haier....
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D&H Builds Small-PC Portfolio, Partners With XYZ
Harrisburg, Pa. — D&H Distributing foresees big things for small computers. The national IT and CE distributor is expanding its assortment of small-form-factor (SFF)...
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New Age’s Redesigned Website Is Easier To Use & Adds More Tools
Carson, Calif. — New Age Electronics has launched a redesigned website with streamlined navigation and more information for its customers. “Our team is committed...
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New Age Adds KEF, Anker, Dremel & HP To Its Roster
Hollywood, Calif. — New Age Electronics dramatically widened its offerings with the announcement it has signed distribution agreements with Anker, KEF, Dremel and HP....
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Sprint Prepaid Brands Refresh Phones
Overland Park, Kansas – Sprint’s prepaid-service brands are refreshing a handful of low- and mid-priced LTE phones, with Sprint Prepaid and Virgin Mobile replacing...
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Survey: LG Smartphone Activations Gain In Q2
Chicago – LG’s share of U.S. smartphone activations hit 20 percent in the second quarter, up from the year-ago 8 percent, Consumer Intelligence Research...
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Sony, Vizio Endorse Dolby AC-4 Audio
San Francisco – Sony and Vizio are working with Dolby to develop TVs incorporating Dolby’s AC-4 audio decoders, which would play back AC-4 soundtracks...
Audio
Foo Fighters, Sony Team To Promote High-Resolution Audio
Tokyo – Sony is teaming up with music group Foo Fighters to promote high-resolution music and will bring high-resolution versions of Foo Fighters songs...
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Ron Boire Named Barnes & Noble CEO
New York – Long-time CE-industry and retail executive Ron Boire has been appointed CEO of Barnes & Noble’s retail and Nook businesses effective Sept....
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Sony Reveals Prices Of 3 UHD TVs
San Diego – Sony revealed pricing and availability of three new Ultra HD 4K LED TVs, all with bezel-free Vanishing Edge design and all...
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4K TV Shipments Topped 3M In April
Taipei, Taiwan — 4K LCD TV panel shipments continue to rise, driven by forces on both the supply side and the demand side, according...
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4K Ultra HD TV Shipments Quadruple
SANTA CLARA, CALIF. — Global shipments of 4K Ultra HD LCD TVs grew nearly 400 percent year over year to reach 4.7 million units...
Accessories
Oculus Reveals Consumer Headset, Microsoft Partnership
San Francisco — Oculus is aiming squarely at the computer gaming market with a consumer version of its Rift virtual-reality headset. The headset, lighter...
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New Sony Cameras Boast Cutting-Edge Sensors
New York — Sony has raised the bar on the camera sensor market, debuting a new flagship mirrorless camera with what it called “the...
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LG Adds First 4K Gaming Monitor
Englewood Cliffs, N.J. – LG is bringing its first 4K gaming monitor to the U.S. to join a 1080p model. The new 27-inch 4K...
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New Age Sets 5th Annual Dealer Summit
Los Angeles — National CE, IT and gaming distributor New Age Electronics (NAE) will hold its fifth annual Retail Dealer Summit July 21-23 here...
Audio
Sony Upgrades Bluetooth Speakers For High-Res Audio
San Diego – Three new portable Bluetooth speakers from Sony include the company’s first two with proprietary LDAC technology to stream “near high-resolution audio”...
Appliances
Haier Launching ‘Urban Kitchen’ Appliance Line
Updated! Los Angeles – Haier America is introducing its Urban Kitchen Living platform of freestanding and built-in kitchen appliances here at the Dwell On...
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Verizon Adds 8.3-Inch LG Tablet
Basking Ridge, N.J. – Verizon Wireless added the LG G Pad X8.3 tablet to its selection to complement a 7-inch LG tablet and 10.1-inch...
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Sprint Launching LG G4 On June 5
Overland Park, Kansas – Carriers have begun announcing their rollout plans for LG’s flagship G4, with Sprint planning June 5 availability through all distribution...
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D&H Expands Fitness Offering
Harrisburg, Pa. – National IT and CE distributor D&H Distributing has added a standing desk line to its assortment of ergonomically-designed office products and...
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LG Posts Another Tablet Gain With Carriers
Dallas – AT&T expanded its selection of LTE tablets from LG to two with the May 29 launch of the LTE-equipped LG G Pad...
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LG Plans HDR Firmware Updates For 2 OLED TVs
Englewood Cliffs, N.J. — High dynamic range (HDR) will come to select LG 4K OLED TVs as a firmware update once HDR technical specifications...
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Riley Succeeds Cain, Gupta Promoted At Haier
Wayne, N.J. — Haier America has promoted Paul Riley to sales and marketing senior VP. He succeeds Rian Cain, who has left the company....
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LG Expanding G Series
Seoul, Korea – LG is on the brink of rolling out its flagship G4 smartphone in the U.S., and as it did last year...
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LG, ADT In Pact To Offer DIY Home Automation
Boca Raton, Fla. – LG is teaming up with ADT Corp. to enter the U.S. do-it-yourself home-automation market this year. ADT currently offers installed...
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Sprint Rolling Out LG Stylo With Stylus
Overland Park, Kan. — Sprint is bringing the 5.7-inch LG G Stylo to market with prepaid Boost Mobile and Sprint Prepaid service, as well...