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Is Samsung Sales Disaster Bad for Apple?
Samsung Electronics posted unusually weak numbers in a forecast for third-quarter results. Is that bad news for major rival Apple?
Douglas A. McIntyre
8 years ago

Are iPhone 6 Suppliers Ready for a Sell-Off?
24/7 Wall St. wanted to take a brief look at the Apple suppliers that are expected to be potential winners from the iPhone 6 launch.
Jon C. Ogg
8 years ago
Last Updated: 8 years ago

Apple's U.S. Smartphone Share Lead Widens Ahead of iPhone 6 Launch
Apple’s got a lot of momentum going into next Tuesday’s event that everyone expects will be the announcement of at least one new iPhone.
Paul Ausick
8 years ago
Last Updated: 2 years ago

Over 85% of Generation Y Own Smartphones
There is plenty of evidence the age of the PC has been replaced by the age of the smartphone. New research from Nielsen reinforces that.
Douglas A. McIntyre
8 years ago
Last Updated: 8 years ago

AARP Gets Into the Tablet Business at Walmart, With Intel and Google Inside
Tablets may have a new frontier -- senior citizens! Now AARP is getting into the tablet business with its RealPad.
Jon C. Ogg
8 years ago
Last Updated: 8 years ago

China to Launch OS, Challenge Microsoft and Google
In what is likely to become a major challenge to Microsoft Windows and Google Android, China will release its own operating system.
Douglas A. McIntyre
8 years ago
Last Updated: 8 years ago

With Nearly 19,000 to Choose From, There Is an Android Device for That
Among the charges leveled against the Android operating system is that every implementation of the free mobile platform is different.
Paul Ausick
8 years ago
Last Updated: 2 years ago

Worldwide Smartphone Sales Top 300 Million
Source: courtesy of Amazon.comThe extent to which smartphones continue to replace desktop and laptop PCs and even threaten tablets was evident from second quarter 2014 sales figures. Worldwide...
Douglas A. McIntyre
8 years ago

Apple Grows U.S. Smartphone Share Ahead of New iPhone Launch
For the three months ending in June, Samsung Electronics gained 1.6% of U.S. smartphone market share, while Apple added 0.7%.
Paul Ausick
8 years ago
Last Updated: 2 years ago

Google Android One Seeks Sub-$100 Smartphone in Emerging Markets
Google's new Android One initiative was unveiled on Wednesday, and the goal is significant: getting cheap smartphones in the hands of consumers in emerging and developing market economies.
Jon C. Ogg
8 years ago

Google's One Set-Top Box Too Many
Google will release a set-top box into a market that is already crowded, so Google's chance of taking market share from incumbents is low.
Douglas A. McIntyre
8 years ago

Thermonuclear War Between Apple and Google Ends
Apple and Google have agreed to dismiss the existing patent lawsuits between them, but they did not announce a cross-licensing agreement that would have prevented any future legal skirmishes.
Paul Ausick
8 years ago
Last Updated: 2 years ago

Pandora Crushed on News of iTunes for Android
Shares of Pandora Media continue their recent slide, getting crushed by more than 10% Monday morning. Apple is considering the launch of an iTunes Radio app for Android, and maybe an entirely new...
Trey Thoelcke
9 years ago

Android Crushes Apple in Global Tablet Sales
Consumer electronics companies sold 195 million tablets last year. Unfortunately for Apple, which virtually invented the category, the share its iOS had of the global market dropped. Apple is...
Douglas A. McIntyre
9 years ago
Last Updated: 9 years ago

Can Nokia Save BlackBerry?
Shares of BlackBerry got a lift Monday morning following the company's announcement that its BlackBerry Messenger service (BBM) will be available on both the Windows Phone and Android-based Nokia X...
Paul Ausick
9 years ago
Last Updated: 2 years ago