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These 3 startups aim to make travel simple, stress-free and more fun
Travel can be fun, but if you travel too much, you can get sick of packing and unpacking, struggle to keep track of itineraries or simply get tired of doing the same old activities. These three startups want to help you out. From making sure you never have to pack a suitcase again to uncovering ...
3 must-have Apple Watch games to train your brain
Keeping your brain active, improving your cognitive skills and ultimately training your brain has never been easier. There are varieties of popular trivia and puzzle games that have made the move over to the Apple Watch, ensuring that you can train your brain directly from your wrist and avoid using your iPhone. These must-have Apple ...
Rumor: 12.9-inch iPad Pro is real, will come with stylus, Force Touch, NFC and more
A new report seemingly confirms that Apple is working on a 12-inch plus iPad that will boast a feature set aimed at professional users, including a pressure-sensitive Bluetooth stylus, Force Touch input technology, a USB-C connector and more. Rumors of a larger-screen iPad, dubbed the iPad Pro or iPad Air Plus, have been doing the ...
Apple, IBM, Japan Post join forces to supply iPads and healthcare apps to millions of elderly people
Apple, IBM and Japan Post Group on Thursday announced a joint initiative that will provide millions of Japan’s elderly population with iPads. This initiative is the latest step in the existing partnership between Apple and IBM that was set up last year. The iPads will come pre-loaded with messaging apps like iMessage and Facetime so ...
Apple Watch Sport teardown reveals Apple’s most profitable device
During Apple’s quarterly earnings call on Monday company executives highlighted that profit margins on the new Apple Watch are likely to be lower than the company average. Now a cost analysis released Thursday indicates that parts and manufacturing costs of the Apple Watch make up a smaller share of the retail price than other Apple ...
Report: Apple Watch delays may be due to faulty taptic engine
Within minutes of online pre-orders opening for Apple’s the new wearable, some customers were informed that their Apple Watch won’t ship until June – a delay of five to six weeks over the advertised shipping date of April 24. A new report from The Wall Street Journal appears to explain why Apple experienced Apple Watch ...
Samsung stages comeback as world’s largest smartphone maker
Research released Tuesday by Strategy Analytics shows that worldwide smartphone shipments increased 21 percent from a year ago to 345 million units shipped in the first quarter (Q1) of 2015, down from the 33 percent increase the firm saw a year ago. Samsung Electronics Co, Ltd., after losing the number one spot to Apple in ...
Yelp posts Q1 loss as user growth slows
Yelp on Wednesday announced financial results for the first quarter (Q1) ended March 31, 2015. The company lost money for the first time in four quarters and the outlook for the remainder of 2015 is less than rosy as new user acquisition slows down. Average monthly unique visitors increased 8 percent to 143 million in ...
Apple’s Mac sales beats market, while iPad sales slump to all-time low
When it reported its fiscal 2015 second quarter (Q2 2015) revenues yesterday, Apple revealed that it sold only 12.6 million iPads for the quarter ending March 28. That is 29 percent fewer iPads than it sold in the same period a year ago. Most notably, though, the company earned more revenue from Mac than iPad ...
Apple Watch may go on sale in more countries by June, says Tim Cook
Apple yesterday reported its highest second quarter revenue ever, with a 27 percent revenue growth year over year. The growth in revenue was largely due to increased demand for Apple’s iPhone. iPhone saw revenue growth of 55 percent year on year, with particularly high growth in emerging markets, where units sales were up 63 percent ...