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Report: Apple iPhone brand loyalty hits 1 year high, far outpacing Samsung, LG, Motorola

BY CLINTON STARK — 04.18.2018

The people have spoken. They love — looooove — their iPhones! At least if the latest brand loyalty report by CIRP (Consumer Intelligence Research Partners)…

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Comcast gives IoT app Stringify refreshed look, now supports Lutron Caseta devices

BY CLINTON STARK — 04.11.2018

Some good news this morning for those interested in all things smart home. Comcast this week released an updated version of its IFTTT-like app Stringify.…

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Wearable News: Fitbit Versa reviews are in, Pebble’s design ethos lives on

BY CLINTON STARK — 03.28.2018

Versa is designed and marketed to bring Fitbit’s take on the smartwatch to the masses. Translation: the company wants to sell a lot of them.…

Fitbit Versa smartwatch - a Pebble for 2018?

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Fitbit Versa looks a lot like a Pebble smartwatch… and that’s a good thing

BY CLINTON STARK — 03.09.2018

This could be a very interesting smartwatch if Fitbit prices it right.

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Apple to (finally) eliminate iPhone notch?

BY CLINTON STARK — 03.08.2018

Oh, the irony. Apple plans to remove notch from the iPhone X and subsequent models. Meantime Google has added notch support to Android as several…

Samsung SmartThings Hub - list of compatible devices

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Smart Home News: A new SmartThings app has been released in the app store

BY CLINTON STARK — 03.05.2018

Samsung Connect is now SmartThings. SmartThings is now SmartThings Classic. Got it?

Fitbit Blaze 2 leaked images look like Pebble (2)

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Is this the Fitbit smartwatch us Pebblers have been waiting for?

BY CLINTON STARK — 02.28.2018

There is hope after all. Leaked images today reveal what looks to be Fitibit’s next crack at a smartwatch. And, low and behold, it looks…

Fitbit Reports $571M Q4’17 and $1.616B FY’17 Revenue

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Fitbit struggles, says will further shift product mix to smartwatches

BY CLINTON STARK — 02.26.2018

Fitbit (NYSE: FIT) announced today. Unfortunately, in case you haven’t already heard, the news for the wearable maker is not so great. At $570.8 million…

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Trendspotting: Smartphone sales drop for first time (Gartner Report)

BY CLINTON STARK — 02.22.2018

Gartner reports 5.6% year-over-year decline for global smartphone sales.

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Trendspotting: Are slow iPhone X sales and Samsung’s struggling mobile business a canary in a coal mine for smartphone sales?

BY CLINTON STARK — 01.31.2018

Because my 3-year-old Motorola Nexus 6 does the job just fine and doesn't require a second mortgage to buy.