Apple’s one of the most successful brands on the planet, and its smartphone lineup has seen strong demand in markets the world around. But while sales may be doing alright, growth has recently seen a big drop-off, and Apple’s struggling to find ways to boost profits even higher. One obvious-seeming way to help out in that department would be bringing Apple retail stores to areas that currently lack them, and that’s
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For Android devices, it’s almost a badge of honor getting listed for sale in the Google Store. It’s not like Google sells just any hardware, so you’ve got to be something special to make it into this exclusive club. Beyond Google’s own Nexus lineup, that includes some third-party Android TV boxes, but maybe the easiest way to get your hardware in the Google Store is to launch an Android Wear smartwatch. Today we’ve got big questions about the fate of one of those wearables, as Google appears to have shut down sales of the Moto 360 Sport.As you may recall, the ...
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We talk about phones here a lot. No kidding. We really do. I know you’re shocked. But, we really do talk about phones a whole ton. And it’s often about the newest and latest gadget coming out that does everything superbly well. We also field a lot of questions here at Pocketnow and one of the most common questions we here is, “should I get this phone or that phone?” It got us to thinking, why are you buying a new smartphone at all?We used to think that people got new phones and upgraded their gear on a two-year cycle. This was consistent with the two-year contract cycle that many ...
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Much like LG, Sony keeps bleeding money in the mobile tech segment while earning in many other departments more than enough to survive. Of course, LG washing machines and TVs have nothing on PlayStation hardware and software, though at the same time, there’s no Xperia on the horizon capable of the shipment numbers predicted for the modular G5 this year.All comparisons with ...
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Remember that redesigned, vastly improved Mi Band 2 activity tracker Xiaomi’s CEO so casually showcased well in advance of its formal announcement a few days ago? It turns out it’s not the only new wearable device cooked up by the “Apple of China”, which clearly needs to make some big changes and bold moves after exiting the top five smartphone manufacturer ranks for Q1 2016.
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Huawei’s Honor sub-brand may have been one most Westerners didn’t even know existed until not long ago, but now that the 5X is available stateside at a crazy low price, everyone wants to hear more.Unfortunately, the even cheaper Honor 5C that Huawei just unveiled looks poised for China retail exclusivity. Around those parts, it’s already up for grabs, starting at CNY 900 ($139) in a 3G-only configuration, with an extra ...
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While we can’t be sure it has anything to do with that recent wave of “structural” changes and executive reshuffles, or even more recent warranty controversies, Motorola is clearly behind its traditional product release schedule.There hasn’t been a single Moto-branded device unveiled thus far in 2016, despite the second-gen Moto E ...
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Samsung and LG managed to sync up their latest quarterly financial reports, probably unintentionally, and both Korean tech giants have reason to be proud of how much money they earned overall between January and March.Strictly from a mobile point of view however, Q1 2016 wasn’t a rosy period for the nation’s eternal number two, which saw its division sales and operating income take big hits on lack of innovation, noteworthy new releases and high G5 marketing expenses.
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After a year full of challenges, wrapped up with an unexpectedly underwhelming holiday quarter, everything seems to be going Samsung’s way once again. Smartphone sales are back on an upward trajectory, thanks mainly to the high-end Galaxy S7 duo, and
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Facebook might only be ranked as the world’s tenth most valuable brand at the moment by Forbes, but with Apple, Microsoft and Samsung facing global smartphone demand slowdown and various other ...
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Virtual reality is arguably the future of tech, although it’s hard to believe VR headsets, goggles, cameras and other gadgets of the sort will indeed surpass smartphones in mainstream popularity in four years, as an HTC official recently predicted.For the time being, it’s all about baby steps, and actually getting the few high-profile “immersive” products so far unveiled in the hands and on the heads of early adopters.
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Although technically both Samsung and Apple rolled out new phones unusually early this year, that turned out to be a smart business move for only one of the two tech giants and mobile industry leaders, which posted unexpectedly strong financial numbers for the past quarter.Granted, the iPhone SE launched commercially a little too late to significantly elevate its maker’s sales, revenue and ...
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