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The Next Big Thing: Smartwatches?
Monday, January 6, 2014 - 12:37pm | 582While nobody knows for sure what the “next big thing” in technology will be, many app developers, according to Reuters, are betting on wearable computing in general and smartwatches, specifically. Glu Mobile (NASDAQ: GLUU) CEO, Niccolo DeMasi, is one of those app makers who think smartwatches...
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Apple's iWatch Pegged For October 2014
Friday, December 13, 2013 - 4:11pm | 423In roughly 10 months, consumers could get their hands on Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) first smart watch. According to G4Games' translation of a report by Chinese-language site C Technology (via MacRumors), the iWatch will launch alongside the next iPhone in October 2014. In addition to the unusually...
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Nike's Next Smartwatch Coming In Early 2014
Monday, December 2, 2013 - 4:34pm | 487Nike (NYSE: NKE) is reportedly working on its next smart watch. According to DigiTimes, the new wearable device will ship during the first half of 2014. Little is known about the watch, but the report claims that it is currently undergoing a trial production run at Flextronics International...
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Slideshow: iPhone 6 Price Hike, Huge PS4 Sales And More From The Third Week Of November
Saturday, November 23, 2013 - 2:00pm | 270Sony (NYSE: SNE) attempted to rule the headlines this weak, thanks entirely to its brand-new console: PlayStation 4. The Japanese tech giant revealed that it had sold one million PlayStation 4 units in just one day in North America -- a new record for the game industry. Sony also earned some...
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Samsung To Sell 12-Inch Tablet This Year, Beating Apple To Retail
Monday, November 4, 2013 - 12:59pm | 415Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) may have been the first company to sell 100 million tablets, but it seems that Samsung (OTC: SSNLF) will be the first to release a 12-inch device. According to DigiTimes, the South Korean tech giant will release a 12.2-inch tablet (with a film-based capacitive touch solution)...
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Rumor: Google Smartwatch Merely A Few Months Away
Tuesday, October 29, 2013 - 12:08pm | 566Google's (NASDAQ: GOOG) much-anticipated smartwatch is about to go into mass production, following some last minute tinkering with features and battery life, according to The Wall Street Journal. The new wearable computing device, which the newspaper said would be available within “months,”...
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Rumor: Apple Selects iWatch, 12-Inch iPad Supplier
Monday, October 14, 2013 - 1:16pm | 531Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has reportedly hired Quanta Computer (OTC: QUCCF) to build two new products. According to DigiTimes, Quanta will build the iWatch and the 12-inch iPad for Apple. Neither product has been confirmed, but Apple has been rumored to be developing both products for several months...
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Samsung Galaxy Gear Ads Pay Tribute Back To Fictional Future (SSNLF)
Tuesday, October 8, 2013 - 2:15pm | 460For fans of The Jetsons and Captain Kirk who dreamed of one day communicating by their wrists, Samsung feels your love. A couple of new advertisements for Samsung's (OTC: SSNLF) Galaxy Note 3 and Galaxy Gear made their way around television and the Internet over the weekend. The jury is...
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Apple's 64-Bit iPhone 5S Processor May Have Caught Samsung By Surprise (AAPL, SSNLF)
Thursday, September 12, 2013 - 12:58pm | 479On September 10, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) announced that the iPhone 5S would be the first smartphone to contain a 64-bit processor. This was arguably the most surprising part of the product announcement, which was mostly filled with features that had been rumored for several months. In an interview...
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Apple iPhone Event Preview: What We Know, What We Don't And What We Hope Will Come True (AAPL)
Tuesday, September 10, 2013 - 11:45am | 1098Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is only hours away from unveiling…something. No one knows for sure what will be introduced today. The whole world seems to be convinced that the Cupertino, California-based tech giant will unveil the next-generation iPhone. If history repeats itself (doesn't it always?),...
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SLIDESHOW: Microsoft Buys Nokia Handsets, Apple's Two iPhone Events And More From The First Week Of September
Sunday, September 8, 2013 - 7:22pm | 204It was a week filled with anticipation, surprises -- and most of all a massive acquisition. Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) purchased Nokia's (NYSE: NOK), while rumors insisted that BlackBerry (NASDAQ: BBRY) wished it had been acquired as well. Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) confirmed the existence of not one but...
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Samsung Unveils Galaxy Gear, Galaxy Note 3 Ahead Of Apple's iPhone Event (SSNLF)
Wednesday, September 4, 2013 - 5:07pm | 553Looking to make a splash before Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) holds its long-awaited press conference next week, Samsung (OTC: SSNLF) unveiled two new products today: Galaxy Gear and Galaxy Note 3. The latter item is a somewhat predictable upgrade with a Super AMOLED 5.7-inch display (versus the 5.5-inch...
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iPhone 5S, Low-Cost iPhone Could Arrive In China By November 28 (AAPL)
Friday, August 23, 2013 - 12:15pm | 445Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) long-awaited iPhone 5S (and its cheap companion, the presumably titled iPhone 5C) might be slated for a late November launch in China. According to a CNET translation of a report by China's First Financial Daily, both of the new smartphones will be released in China on...
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Samsung To Combat iPhone 5S With Four New Phones And Wearable Galaxy Gear
Monday, August 19, 2013 - 3:48pm | 514How do you combat the release of the year's most anticipated smartphone? Now that the Galaxy S4 has been released, Samsung (OTC: SSNLF) could jump ahead and release the Galaxy Note III before its presumed October release. Instead of a release date shuffle, Samsung has another plan in mind....
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SLIDESHOW: President Obama Saved The iPhone 4 And More From The Second Week Of August
Saturday, August 10, 2013 - 1:29pm | 183When Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) needed help in its fight against Samsung (OTC: SSNLF), a surprising ally stepped forward. This development proved to be one of many notable events that occurred this week, along with news of a price cut for the Chevy Volt price cut (which is permanent for the 2014 model)...