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iPhone Might Be The Best Choice If You Are Looking At The Fastest 5G Phone, Says Research
Tuesday, November 22, 2022 - 7:41am | 404A new study has found that Apple Inc.'s (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPhones are significantly ahead of smartphones operated by Alphabet Inc.'s (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) Android, in terms of fastest 5G speed in the U.S. and U.K. What Happened: On Monday, Ookla, an internet connectivity testing...
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iPhone Ownership Among Teenagers Has Increased Over Two-Fold Since 2012, Says Survey
Wednesday, October 12, 2022 - 10:48am | 379Apple Inc.'s (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPhone ownership has more than doubled among teenagers in the last decade, states a survey. What Happened: As of Sept. 23, 87% of U.S. teens own an iPhone, while 88% expect an iPhone to be their next smartphone, according to the survey by Piper Sandler of 14,500...
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Apple's New iPhone SE 4 Likely To Have 6.1-Inch LCD Display And Notch Cutout — May Not Include Face ID
Monday, October 10, 2022 - 9:16am | 359Apple Inc’s (NASDAQ: AAPL) fourth-generation iPhone SE will reportedly feature a 6.1-inch LCD display and a "notch" cutout on the screen. What Happened: Based on information from Display Supply Chain Consultants (DSCC) analyst Ross Young, the next generation iPhone SE...
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Google Bets Big On Pixel 7 Phones To Take On Apple And Samsung — Reportedly Looking At 'Largest-Ever Launch Order'
Friday, October 7, 2022 - 10:18am | 437Alphabet Inc's (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) Google is reportedly preparing for its "largest-ever launch order" for mobile phones, following the release of the Pixel 7 and Pixel 7 Pro. What Happened: Google launched the next-generation Pixel 7 and Pixel 7 Pro on Thursday....
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Huawei Beats Apple, Samsung In Bringing Smartphone Armed With Satellite Communications Tech To Market
Tuesday, September 6, 2022 - 8:20am | 374China’s Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. unveiled its latest flagship smartphone with satellite communications capabilities on Tuesday, leaving behind market leaders Apple Inc (NASDAQ: AAPL) and South Korea’s Samsung (OTC: SSNLF), which are also working on satellite connectivity. What...
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Apple Unseats Samsung As World's Top Smartphone Vendor In Q4; Is Cupertino Priming For A Bumper Quarter?
Tuesday, January 18, 2022 - 4:00pm | 500Apple Inc (NASDAQ: AAPL) has taken the pole position in global smartphone shipments in the fourth quarter, confirming the current strength of the iPhone cycle. Apple Reigns Supreme: Cupertino's share of worldwide smartphone shipments stood at 22% in the fourth quarter, according to a...
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The End Of An Era: BlackBerry Ends Support For Legacy Devices
Tuesday, January 4, 2022 - 11:57am | 361If you’re one of the few people still using a BlackBerry Ltd (NYSE: BB) device you’ll need to find a new smartphone. As of Jan. 4, the company will no longer be supporting its legacy devices, which will cause functionality problems. What Happened: Long before the Apple Inc (...
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The Best Way To Eliminate Driver Distractions In A Smartphone Age
Tuesday, September 14, 2021 - 10:53am | 1171Motor carriers have tried everything to curb distracted driving-related accidents, from embracing hands-free solutions with phone mounts to even installing driver-facing cameras. However, the urge to check one's phone proves too strong for some drivers, regardless of the "solution." According to...
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China Orders Removal Of DiDi App From Stores Over Data Protection
Sunday, July 4, 2021 - 11:30am | 455Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) on Sunday asked the smartphone app stores in China operated by Apple Inc (NASDAQ: AAPL) and some smartphone makers such as Huawei Technologies Co. and Xiaomi Corp., to stop offering DiDi Global Inc - ADR's (NYSE: DIDI) app,...
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Apple Grows Smartphone Market Share Even As Overall Market Declines At Record Pace
Monday, May 4, 2020 - 4:15pm | 597The coronavirus pandemic has had an impact on the smartphone market, as reflected by the 11.7% year-over-year decline in overall shipments in the first quarter, according to the International Data Corporation. Tech giant Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL), though not immune to the downturn, largely...
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Samsung Shipped 6.7M Smartphones With 5G In 2019, Exceeding Its Own Expectations
Friday, January 3, 2020 - 3:47am | 371Samsung Electronics Co Ltd (OTC: SSNLF) sold 6.7 million 5G smartphones worldwide in 2019, surpassing its self-imposed target of 4 million sales for the year, according to CNN. What Happened The South Korean smartphone maker announced on Thursday it shipped over 6.7 million Galaxy 5G...
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What Goes Into Designing Smartphone Applications That Truckers Truly Love
Thursday, August 8, 2019 - 4:53pm | 749As technology continues to envelop the lives of truck drivers within the freight ecosystem, it is vital for businesses that design the software and applications to be mindful of the people they are developing it for. The freight industry has been largely sluggish with technology adoption, with...
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First Trust Hangs Up On Smartphone ETF In Favor Of 5G
Thursday, March 14, 2019 - 11:20am | 527First Trust, one of the largest issuers of alternatively-weighted exchange traded funds is hanging up on the First Trust Nasdaq Smartphone Index Fund (NASDAQ: FONE) in favor of tapping into the 5G phenomenon. What Happened In a recent filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission,...
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Tablet Boom Fades As Smartphones, Sleek Laptops Take Over
Thursday, November 15, 2018 - 4:31pm | 703Technological obsolescence, which has swept many once much-sought after products into oblivion, could come to haunt tablets, according to data from market researcher IDC. Tablet PCs are wireless portable computers with a touchscreen interface and a form factor that's smaller than a notebook...
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Why This Analyst Says Samsung's Foldable Phone Isn't That Impressive
Tuesday, July 31, 2018 - 1:06pm | 377Smartphone maker Samsung Elect Ltd (OTC: SSNLF) is expected to release a smartphone with a foldable screen in the near term, but one factor makes the achievement less impressive, an analyst said: the steep price tag. The Analyst CLSA's senior analyst Sanjeev Rana discussed ...