Google Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) and LG are joining forces (once more) to design the next iteration of the Nexus smartphone. It will be called the Nexus 6, naturally. This future model might even have a curved screen. LG and Google have been working together for years. In fact, LG … [Read more...]
Can Apple Inc. (AAPL) maintain record App Store sales despite smartphone saturation
Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) is still an extremely powerful company and one of the world leaders in consumer electronics products. Nevertheless, confronted by the inexorable reality of market maturation, it seems likely to settle into being another profitable but staid player in the … [Read more...]
Apple Inc. (AAPL) taking a bite out of Samsung’s China territory
Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) revealed a significant jump in China Mobile's January 3G subscriptions compared to the previous month, which was due entirely to new sales of iPhones by the Chinese telecommunications titan. According to the information that Apple provided to its investors in … [Read more...]
Apple Inc. (AAPL) may use flexible touchscreen display on iWatch
Rumors have been multiplying ever since a 2014 release for the Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) iWatch became likely, and the latest claims the device will have a flexible touchscreen display. Such a display would be curved and able to flex out of line, unlike most current touchscreens, which … [Read more...]
Apple Inc. (AAPL) A-Series processor plans herald product releases, future Samsung troubles
Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) typically plays its cards very close to the vest, announcing new products only when they are about to appear on the market. The firm is even more secretive when it comes to relations with other tech companies, such as Samsung. Nevertheless, various pieces of … [Read more...]
Apple Inc. (AAPL) versus Samsung fray – an exercise in futility
Theoretically, the legal fray between Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) and Samsung over smartphone designs should be an engine for innovation. The extended legal wrangles and massive, nearly $1 billion damages awarded to Apple Inc. in the famous 2012 judgment should have acted as a powerful … [Read more...]
Apple Inc.’s (AAPL) Strategy: Focus on success and profit, not flashy market share numbers
Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) seems to follow a strategy which draws criticism from market analysts at times, yet which has thus far led to solid ongoing success and profits, as the contrast between sales and revenue in the 2013 Android and iOS smartphone market highlights. Google Inc. … [Read more...]
Battle of the super titans: Apple iOS vs. Google Android – who will reign superior
Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) is still the leader in profits from smartphone sales, according to recent analysis by International Data Corp, or IDC. Though Google Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) phones moved almost 800 million units in 2013 and there is no sign yet of the torrent of purchases … [Read more...]
Battle of the Titans Apple Inc (AAPL) vs. Google (GOOG)
As Apple (AAPL) and Google (GOOG) continue to be duke it out for supremacy in the smartphone and tablet markets this coming quarter, it seems that in the position of the dominant discourse of tech news—Apple still reigns supreme. Even though its chief rivals—Google, Amazon and … [Read more...]
Apple (AAPL) End of Day Rally on News
Edit: Apple (AAPL) End of day rally 515.85 (3:45est) but what caused this? As 2012 comes to a close, it appears that when it comes to Apple news, a key item in discussion is still tied to questions about the tech firm's ability to keep fending off competition. Despite successes as … [Read more...]
Apple Inc (AAPL) Awarded New Patent and Market Doesn’t Seem to Notice
Despite Apple (AAPL) stock holding steady in the mid-$500's after its recent slide Tuesday in trading, a small victory in the field SIM card technology was had by the tech giant today, which Roger Chung of CNET believes “may be a handy weapon given recent battles over SIM card … [Read more...]
Will Apple (AAPL) See Green on Monday
As Apple Inc. (AAPL) closed at 519.33 on Friday evening, another reason to which analysts attribute the software company's sliding NASDAQ ratings has emerged. … [Read more...]
Will Google’s Top Secret “X Phone” Steal the Smartphone Market
Google (NASDAQ:GOOG) is stepping up the attack on Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) after a report came out that the company is working on “top secret” phone, dubbed the “X Phone”. Google will use Motorola to develop the phone; after Google bought the phone company earlier this year for $12.5 … [Read more...]
Apple Stock (AAPL) Bashers May be in for Rude Awakening
Despite trading troubles that have plagued Apple Inc. (AAPL) all week, Kantar Worldpanel Comtech announced that the firm has reached a 53.3 percent smartphone share in the U.S. over the 12 week period ending Nov. 25 due to strong sales of the iPhone 5, passing the 50 percent mark for … [Read more...]
Apple (AAPL) Takes Another Hit and Investors Feels It
For the past year, I have been wary of Apple’s (AAPL) aggressive lawsuit campaign. I often have written about the potential dangers and consequences of the lawsuits as Apple was fighting a multi-front war against Samsung, Google/Motorola, HTC, etc. While Apple has had some very big … [Read more...]
Apple Attempts to Put the Squeeze on Samsung and Gets Denied
Just in time for the holidays, Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Samsung Electronics Co. may be reaching a truce of some sort in their global litigation over smartphone patents. A San Jose Calif. court ruled Dec. 17 that Apple had not proven its case requesting an injunction barring the … [Read more...]
