Amazon Phone’s Big Advantage? Customers
Amazon.com could release a new smartphone in the next few days that has been described as the first with a 3D screen, a Samsung Galaxy killer and its answer to the iPhone 6.
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For the three months ending in April, Samsung Electronics gained 1% of market share from Apple and other smartphone makers to grow its share of the U.S. smartphone market to 27.7%.
Google’s Dirt Cheap Laptops Are Coming to Nine More Countries
Google’s Chromebooks, the inexpensive laptops powered by Google’s Chrome operating system, are coming to New Zealand, the Philippines, Norway, Denmark, Mexico, Chile, Belgium, Spain and Italy. In countries with developing economies, Chromebooks could prove…
Will Watch Dogs Drive Xbox and PS4 Sales?
Video game maker Ubisoft has now delivered its much anticipated Watch Dogs game for PlayStation 4, Xbox One and earlier devices from both Sony and Microsoft, as well as PCs.
Apple’s Huge Samsung Legal Battle
Late Friday afternoon, Apple filed a motion to ban smartphones made by Samsung that Apple claims infringe on its patents. It also filed a request for a retrial in the case that resulted in…
PlayStation 4 Preparing to Launch in China
Chinese gamers have only been able to play games on PCs and mobile devices. Gaming consoles such as PlayStation and the Xbox were banned by the government as a distraction for children.
GameStop Gets Some of Its Mojo Back
ThinkstockGameStop Corp. (NYSE: GME) reported first quarter 2014 results after markets closed on Thursday. The video game retailer posted diluted earnings per share (EPS) of $0.59 on $2 billion in revenues. In the same…
Sony CEO Denies TV Division Is For Sale
Speaking at a conference on Thursday, Sony CEO Kazuo Hirai said that he would consider taking on an equity partner to share in the TV division's growth and risk, but that didn't mean the…
Lenovo Shipped 50 Million Smartphones in Past Fiscal Year
courtesy of Lenovo Group Ltd.In its 2014 fiscal year ended in March, Hong Kong-listed Lenovo Group Ltd. shipped 50 million smartphones, and it is now the fastest growing smartphone maker in the world. And…
Is BlackBerry’s Strategy Working?
When BlackBerry announced its quarterly results in late December last year, the company revealed that it had entered a five-year deal with Hon Hai Precision Manufacturing, better known as Foxconn.
Game Consoles Can Be Energy Hogs
courtesy of Sony Corp.With all the electronic gadgets people can own these days, one might think that U.S. demand for electricity would be going through the roof. Actually demand growth for electricity was only…
New Tablet Competition for Samsung and Apple — Xiaomi
A Chinese company will take the long shot that it can compete in a tablet market completely dominated by Apple and Samsung. New challenger Xiaomi has at least one advantage.
Microsoft Drops Price for Xbox One
Apparently Microsoft decided that giving away a copy of Titanfall with each Xbox One it sold was not a long-term strategic winner. Tuesday it announced that it would begin selling the device for $399.
iPhone 6 May Launch a Month Early
The conventional wisdom is that Apple will release its iPhone 6 in September. The conventional wisdom, however, may be wrong. Apple may hit the market with its new smartphone a month early.
Will the iPad Survive?
courtesy of Apple Inc.When Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) reported second fiscal quarter earnings in late April, the company revealed that it had shipped 3.1 million fewer iPads than it did in the same quarter…