Technology News from the World's Most Influential Companies
Samsung said in a press release earlier this month that it is partnering with Qualcomm Technologies to create the Snapdragon 835 mobile processor with Samsung’s 10-nanometer (nm) FinFET process technology. 10 nm is a chip manufacturing process which has evolved from the prevalent 14 nm technology, which means the half-pitch (half the distance between identical features…
A recent survey of Samsung smartphone owners, including people who bought the ill-fated Samsung Galaxy Note 7, shows that a significant portion will buy either an Apple iPhone or Google Pixel instead of replacing their Note 7 or purchasing another Samsung smartphone. The survey, conducted by Branding Brand, shows that 40% of the 1,020 owners…
The second round of sales of the Samsung Galaxy Note 7 in South Korea will be moved from September 28 to at least October 1 by the electronics giant. Nearly 2.5 million phones in all were recalled after several dozen reports of the phones overheating and, in some cases, even exploding or catching fire. In…
With the launch of iPhone X – the $1,000 flagship smartphone from Apple – comes a new technology called Face ID. It’s not new or unique in and of its own, but it is the first time such technology will be used in a device that’s practically an extension of our hands. Very few people…
Apple just reported its second quarter 2017 earnings yesterday, and it seems that the company has not been able to arrest the year-over-year iPhone sales decline that started in 2016. Though they had a blow-out first quarter (over the holiday season) on the strength of iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus sales, Apple only sold…
After Apple topped the December quarter in smartphone marketshare against Samsung with 20.3 percent over Samsung’s 18.5 percent, the South Korean electronics major is now in the lead for the March quarter, with 26.1 percent of production volume versus Apple’s 16.9 percent, according to TrendForce. But before you assume that Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge edged past iPhone…
Amazon Prime is a proven customer magnet for the e-commerce giant’s retail channels. By buttressing the core free two-day, same-day and two-hour delivery on the Prime membership with benefit after benefit, Amazon has almost guaranteed its growth for several quarters to come, if not years. Prime Video is now becoming a heavy hitter in the…
Twitter has launched a “Lite” version of its main app. Only, this isn’t a full-fledged desktop application or a traditional mobile app: it’s a mobile web app, which means it only uses up 1MB of space on your device, loads 30 percent faster and uses up to 70 percent less cellular data. Clearly, Twitter is…
According to data from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), streaming music now contributes the majority of the music industry’s overall revenues, which grew 11.4 percent in 2016 to hit $7.7 billion. Although that’s just half what the music business’s revenues were back in 1999, streaming music made significant jump in terms of market share,…
It seems both Google (via Chrome OS) and Microsoft (via Windows 10 CSHELL) are working on two independent projects that have identical names and very similar objectives. It’s called Andromeda, and both the software giant and the search giant are crossing paths in the race to eliminate the great divide between desktop environments and smartphone operating…
For quite some time now we’ve been reporting the fact that Samsung is developing a foldable smartphone called the Galaxy X. More information has been made available now, and we know that the South Korean company is definitely working on a foldable device that can be used as a smartphone when folded, but actually unfolds into a…
Earlier this month everyone was under the impression that Google and Apple would swiftly move in to take advantage of the fact that Samsung recalled its plagued Galaxy Note 7 smartphone. Now, however, it seems that both companies don’t have enough inventory to meet the needs of a sudden spike in demand for their iPhone…
