Consumer Electronics

Apple Hurt in China as Overall Market Falls

Posted: April 26, 2018 at 6:25 am

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) CEO Tim Cook repeatedly has said China is critical to the company's success. It is the largest smartphone market in the world. New research shows Apple ...
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Apple’s iPhone X March Quarter Sales Slipped

Posted: April 23, 2018 at 1:45 pm

In the fourth calendar quarter of 2017, sales of the iPhone X accounted for 20% of all U.S. iPhone sales. In the first calendar quarter of 2018, the Apple Inc. ...
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Is Investors’ Love Affair with Apple Over?

Posted: April 22, 2018 at 7:40 am

The worst-performing stock among the Dow 30 on Friday was Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL). The shares dropped 4.1% on the day and more than 5% for the week. Only IBM ...
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ZTE Claims US Threatens Its Survival

Posted: April 20, 2018 at 6:35 am

China's ZTE consumer electronics company says the fact that the United States blocks exports of key components for its smartphones could bring it to its knees. It is an outrageous ...
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AT&T Still Selling iPhone 8 for $23.34 a Month

Posted: April 18, 2018 at 9:40 am

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) began taking orders for its new iPhone 8 on September 15 last year and began shipping to customers one week later. The new device was not ...
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Why GoPro’s Stock Run-Up Is a Trap

Posted: April 15, 2018 at 7:18 am

GoPro Inc. (NASDAQ: GRPO) shares ran up almost 7% last week to $5.26. The rise was based on a rumor that China consumer electronics firm Xiaomi might buy it. There ...
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Apple Shares Fail to Outperform Market This Year

Posted: April 14, 2018 at 8:15 am

Through three and a half months of market activity so far in 2018, Apple's stock price situation is unusual. After being one of the top performing mega-cap stocks for years, it ...
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Global PC Growth to Be Flat in 2018, Ruled by HP

Posted: April 12, 2018 at 6:30 am

Makers of traditional PCs, which have been buffeted by smartphones and tablets, face flat sales worldwide in 2018. One company will best the major competitors in the industry. HP Inc. ...
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An $80 Android Smartphone Now for Sale in the US

Posted: March 31, 2018 at 8:35 am

Last December, Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOGL) and Google launched a stripped down version of the Android OS called Android Go. The first phone to hit the U.S. market using the ...
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Can Apple Win Back the Education Market? Should It Even Try?

Posted: March 27, 2018 at 2:05 pm

It seems hard to imagine that Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) might have lost much share in any market it has dominated, but Apple is introducing a lower-cost iPad targeted at ...
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New Apple iPad Not Expected to Turn Market Around

Posted: March 27, 2018 at 10:40 am

Later Tuesday in Chicago, Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) is expected to announce a new, less expensive 9.7-inch iPad aimed at the education market. The Cupertino-based giant is hoping to lure ...
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FitBit Short Interest Falls as It Launches Smartwatches

Posted: March 27, 2018 at 6:40 am

FitBit Inc. (NYSE: FIT) shares have posted an ugly streak, based on earnings and the perception it has mediocre products. Prospects for the company are looking up, at least based on ...
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Smartwatch 5-Year Forecast Says Sales to Double

Posted: March 20, 2018 at 1:55 pm

The global market for wearable devices grew by more than 10% in 2017 and is on track to rise by another 13.2% in 2018 to a total of 132.9 million ...
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Will New Fitbit Trackers Rejuvenate the Company?

Posted: March 13, 2018 at 11:25 am

Wearables maker Fitbit Inc. (NYSE: FIT) introduced two new products Tuesday. The Fitbit Ace is a device for children over the age of 8 and the Fitbit Versa, a new ...
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Is Loyalty to Apple’s iPhone Declining?

Posted: March 9, 2018 at 7:50 am

One of the reasons that Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) can sell millions of high-priced iPhones is the loyalty iPhone customers have for the brand. Another reason, of course, is that ...
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