Tag: Apple

Sony employs halo pricing strategy with $1,100 Walkman

With the absurd price of the new Walkman, Sony has us right where it wants us - talking about the product, decrying its price, and awaiting a cheaper follow-on.

Xiaomi, valued at $45 billion, is 3rd largest smartphone maker

Chinese smartphone makers are on the move. Xiaomi, Huawei, OnePlus could pose a serious challenge to Samsung, LG, and Apple.

The Chinese Android experiment – Day 1 with the Huawei Ascend Mate 2

Watch out Samsung and LG. As Chinese manufacturers begin selling Android devices direct to consumers, how will the Android mobile landscape change?

Huawei an unlikely, but intriguing Apple iPhone competitor

Chinese tech companies are going direct. Huawei Honor 6 Plus is another example of low-cost mobile device being sold without a U.S. partner.

Google: “We are out of inventory” (Merry Christmas)

Trying to buy a new Nexus 6 smartphone from Google this holiday season? You could be in for a game of cat-and-mouse. Meanwhile, Apple will always take your money.

Trendspotting: iPad growth slows, Apple shareholders unfazed

Research firm IDC says that YoY sales of iPads will fall by just under 13%. Will new products such as the iPhone 6 Plus and upcoming Apple Watch save the day?

What is Amazon Echo?

With Echo, Amazon guns for Google (Now) and Apple (Siri) in the battle for cloud supremacy. But there's a problem with that strategy.

Pandora top music app on Google Play and iTunes

Beats Music trails when it comes to downloads, but pulls in the money. Meanwhile, where is the Google Play Music app?

Thin is Still In: Apple iPad Air 2 Specs

Whereas Apple's iPhone 6 reveal was revolutionary expect the iPad Air 2 to be more subdued, incremental: 0.5mm thinner, laminated display, upgraded specs are expected.

Wide-screen, low price key to BlackBerry reboot

CEO John Chen simplifies and focuses on the company's enterprise roots. Will the new BlackBerry Passport smartphone find a niche with the faithful?