Google‘s smartphone business has been struggling to gain ground even as rivals Apple, Samsung and Huawei continue to upend competition with better “specced” devices every quarter. Samsung grabbed the top position with 21 per cent market share while Huawei, with 17 per cent share was at the second spot and Apple settled at the third …
At its Show Time keynote, Apple announced a new App Store bundle for gaming named Apple Arcade. Unlike Google’s bet on cloud gaming via its Stadia, Apple Arcade integrates with the App Store, and enables users to subscribe to games available through the App store. Users could play games across devices, including the iPhone, iPad, …
At its Show Time keynote, Apple announced Apple Card, its credit card offering, in partnership with Goldman Sachs and Mastercard. Make no mistake. Apple’s fintech move is significant. The Apple Card strategy is to lure millennials away from traditional credit card play, to new, exciting experiences in financial services, delivered on iPhone apps. Some key …
At its March 25 “Show Time” event, held at the Steve Jobs Theater in Cupertino, Apple showcased its new bet on digital subscriptions as a potential revenue driver across TV, Gaming, Finance, and News. The Apple announcements can, for the most parts, be termed incremental in nature, with Apple building and refining on the existing …
Yesterday, Apple announced the second generation, AirPods 2, the long-anticipated update to its first generation wireless headphones. The new AirPods 2 are part of Apple’s ongoing strategy shifts to diversify beyond the Apple iPhone, and shore up revenues from iPhone accessories in addition to its upcoming ‘services’ bouquet. Remember, the original AirPods were very successful …
At Day Zero of the MWC 2019 at Barcelona, there were some interesting contrasts: While Huawei made a bold bet on Foldable Smartphones, Nokia showcased its Computational Photography chops (in collaboration with Light Labs) with its five rear camera innovation. One key standout hit was Microsoft, who crashed the party, with a renewed pitch for …
As the second-largest smartphone manufacturer in the world, Huawei has come a long way, pushing technological boundaries, and bringing industry-leading features to the market. While some of the earlier Huawei phones were not so memorable, the recent offerings by Huawei have set a mark. With the Huawei Mate 20 Pro, Huawei has come up with …
Apple’s woes in India continue to grow and the latest being the iPhone shipments. The iPhone shipments are estimated to have shrunk to half as that of sales in 2017, worst since 2014. The company had recently cut production by 20 per cent due to decreasing sales globally. Reports from CyberMedia Research estimates Apple’s India …
The high cost of iPhones and the intense competition from Chinese smartphone makers is attributed as the reasons for Apple’s worst performance since 2014 in India – one of the fastest-growing smartphone market in the world, analysts have said. According to a report in the Economic Times, iPhone shipments in the country last year are estimated to …
While smartphones have become more powerful and feature rich than ever before, they now suffer from a sea of sameness, bordering on boredom. Technological innovations that enable devices to bend and fold are a new line of design thinking for the industry that are not just visually appealing, but make sense, as they give one …