Consumer Electronics

Is Samsung’s Galaxy Fold Broken? Will That Undermine Sales?

Posted: April 18, 2019 at 6:35 am

Samsung recently released its Galaxy Fold, which is a great step forward in a smartphone industry that has been short on innovation recently. Some experts say that the phone has ...
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Qualcomm Sees $2 per Share EPS Boost after Settling All Apple Lawsuits

Posted: April 16, 2019 at 3:39 pm

Shares of chipmaker Qualcomm Inc. (NASDAQ: QCOM) have jumped more than 22% Tuesday afternoon following an announcement that the company has settled its long-running multi-billion litigation with Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: ...
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Global PC Sales Tumble in Q1

Posted: April 11, 2019 at 6:35 am

Personal computer sales dropped 4.6% around the world in the first quarter of 2019. This took units shipped to 58.5 million, according to research firm Gartner. The problem was not ...
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Apple Stock’s Extraordinary Comeback

Posted: April 7, 2019 at 8:36 am

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) shares were battered when it made its last earnings announcement. Among the bad news was slowing sales of its iPhone flagship, which has driven revenue growth ...
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Budweiser Owner to Make K-Cup Machine for Alcohol

Posted: March 19, 2019 at 6:20 am

People soon will be able to make alcoholic beverages with a K-Cup machine that takes pods for different cocktail types and beer. The new system will be offered by Anheuser-Busch ...
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Investors Bet Against Apple: Shares Short Surges 143%

Posted: March 12, 2019 at 6:20 am

Wall Street has made a huge bet against the share price of Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL). The number of shares sold short, which is an investment that represents a gamble ...
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Fitbit Earnings Can’t Keep Pace With Guidance

Posted: February 28, 2019 at 9:45 am

When Fitbit Inc. (NYSE: FIT) reported its fourth-quarter financial results after the markets closed on Wednesday, he company said that it had $0.14 in earnings per share (EPS) and $571.2 ...
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What to Watch in Fitbit’s Q4 Report

Posted: February 27, 2019 at 1:30 pm

Fitbit Inc. (NYSE: FIT) is set to report its fourth-quarter financial results after the markets close on Wednesday. The consensus estimates are $0.07 in earnings per share (EPS) and $568.16 ...
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Smartphone Maker Launches First $2,600 Handset

Posted: February 25, 2019 at 6:35 am

Apple sells its iPhone XS for as much as $1,499 apiece. Samsung's new Galaxy S10 has a price as high as $1,599.99. Each is as fully featured as any recently ...
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How to Get a Smartphone for $0 a Month

Posted: February 22, 2019 at 11:40 am

Samsung's new folding smartphone, the Galaxy Fold, will set buyers back $1,980. The phone was announced earlier this week and will be released in the United States on April 26. ...
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You Can Buy a $90,000 Drone at Amazon.com

Posted: February 22, 2019 at 9:55 am

  Just two Christmases ago, drones were the gotta-have item on every kid's wish list — and some adult lists too. Prices ranged from around $25 to more than $11,000 ...
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Apple’s Smartphone Problems May Be Worse Than Expected

Posted: February 21, 2019 at 6:40 am

New data about global smartphone shipments in the final quarter of last year show two things. First, the overall global shipments have stopped rising, which threatens the entire industry. And ...
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What to Watch For in Apple Earnings

Posted: January 29, 2019 at 11:55 am

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) is scheduled to release its fiscal first-quarter financial results after the markets close on Tuesday. Thomson Reuters consensus estimates call for $4.17 in earnings per share ...
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Global Smartphone Production Collapsing, Apple Hit Hard

Posted: January 29, 2019 at 7:00 am

After years of growth, smartphone sales have started to slow worldwide. This means production will drop sharply in the first quarter of 2019, bad news for several companies, in particularly ...
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Apple’s Bad News Is Worse for China

Posted: January 3, 2019 at 6:30 am

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) released a letter from CEO Tim Cook to investors. Among the most important comments was that Apple would miss its own sales forecast for the quarter ...
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