Technology News from the World's Most Influential Companies
Even as Apple announced during its last quarterly earnings call that it will no longer share iPhone, iPad and Mac unit sales, the focus is gradually shifting to the Cupertino giant’s other products – literally. Among these, Apple Services, comprising Apple Pay and Apple Music have been cited as the most promising future pillars of…
Just bought yourself a brand new Apple Watch Series 4? First of all, congratulations. You are now the proud owner of an amazing piece of technology that will put your squarely on the path to better health. Many of these instructions and tips are also meant for Apple Watch Series 3 and older models, so…
Buyers of Apple Watch and other Apple products in Japan on New Year’s are now getting gift cards for as much as 24,000 yen (approx. $220) to celebrate the arrival of 2019. But even more interesting is how it all started. Fukubukuro, roughly translated into Lucky Bags, was a sales initiative that was started a…
Henry Payne, an auto critic for The Detroit News, has now joined the Model 3 admirer list, as he named Tesla Model 3 the vehicle of the year after testing more than 60 vehicles. He named Chevy Corvette ZR1 as the first runner-up and Ford-Ranger as the second runner-up. Payne calls the $55,000 Dual Motor…
I don’t think Apple will ever make a car. It’s a risky bet for one of the most highly valued companies in the world where investors track metrics in the tenths of percentage points. It’s also where the CEO takes bonus pay cuts for missing targets. Is such a move worth the risk? Probably not,…
Huawei is among the biggest names in the smartphone industry. The Chinese firm is shipping hundreds of millions of smartphone units every year, helping the company grab its own market ground. Huawei is best known for its affordable smartphones with crazy specs. However, the company has started shifting its focus on the premium segment. According…
The music industry may not have changed much over the years but the way we listen to music has changed a lot. Thanks to subscription services like Spotify, Apple Music and Pandora, your playlists are now just an internet connection away. In the world of music subscription, there is Spotify and Apple Music and then…
It’s official: Apple Music is growing two and a half times faster than Spotify in the United States. According to information provided by the Cupertino iPhone maker to the Wall Street Journal, its current subscriber base totals 36 million, which is up from the more than 30 million that it hit in September 2017. Spotify…
For the first time in its history, Apple’s market capitalization went past $900 billion. Apple’s stock price closed trading on Thursday, at a 52-week high of $176.24, giving the Tim Cook-led company a valuation of $904.871 billion. There have been plenty of contenders in the list of companies that could become the first trillion-dollar company…
As reported by Reuters, tech site TechInsights has analyzed the iPhone X and its components, and says that Apple stands to make $367.50 on every iPhone X sold at the base price of $999. That equates to a margin of 64 percent, and thats’ just for the base model. That’s from one source. Another report…
At $1149, iPhone X is not exactly the most affordable of premium flagship devices this year. Commenters on Reddit are already on the fence, many having chosen to order an iPhone 8 or 8 Plus instead of shelling out more than a thousand dollars to upgrade their phones. A few of them are even shifting…
According to a Wall Street Journal report earlier today, Apple has earmarked $50 million towards original programming that will most likely have iconic storyteller Steven Spielberg at the helm. The deal was signed between Apple and Spielberg’s Amblin Television and Universal Television, which is a unit of NBCUniversal under the Comcast umbrella. The intent is…
Tech lifestyle giant Casetify (formerly Casetagram), the 3rd largest tech accessories brand in the world, is releasing five Apple Watch Band models today, September 22. Apple Watch is currently on its third iteration, with Apple Watch Series 3 being launched alongside iPhone X, iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus earlier this month. Casetify is the…
Why has Alphabet’s Google just invested $1.1 billion in HTC to acquire the company’s phone design and engineering team? Because it is dead serious about the hardware business. With the success of Google Pixel and Pixel XL last year, Google now has the confidence that it can produce Google-branded smartphones that are as good as…
Apple TV will get 4K video streaming in its next iteration, a long pending upgrade that’s been on the sidelines for close to two years. Alongside the launch of iPhone 8 and Apple Watch series 3, Apple is expected to unveil a faster processor streaming higher-resolution 4K content on the next generation Apple TV. The company is…
