Tag: apple
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Will Hong Kong continue to be the middle man when Apple releases the iPhone 8?
In front of Hysan Place mall that once bustled with trade in iPhones, a Hong Kong shopkeeper sits surrounded by dozens of boxes of Apple headsets, grumbling that business is grim – a domino effect of lack of demand from mainland China. Since 2008, hundreds of thousands of Apple devices were smuggled across the border…
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Apple Opens Store on Alibaba’s Tmall
In its latest attempt to boost China sales, Apple Inc. opened an official store on Tmall, a major online marketplace run by Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. Tmall, launched in 2008, is a shopping website that hosts more than 70,000 merchants, including global brands like Nike Inc. and Gap Inc.Apple’s new Tmall storefront…
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Google Expected to Launch its Own Stores in the US. When Are They Opening One in Hong Kong?
Once again Google is expected to compete with Apple by launching what they call “Google Stores” in major cities in the United States this year. They haven’t released any comments on when they are going to see a Google Store in Hong Kong, but rumors are that Google Stores are expected to open in Asia…
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The Next Battle is Coming: Choose the Winner: iPhone 5S vs Galaxy S4
While Samsung’s Galaxy S3 continues to be one of the world’s best-selling smartphones, anticipation is building for the next device in the Galaxy S line. We’ve seen a slew of Galaxy S4 rumors in recent months, but one of the latest suggests the smartphone could come with touchless, gesture-based technology. Its earlier version, the Galaxy S III,…
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Rumor: The New iPhone may be Named “iPhone Math” Instead of “iPhone 6”
Apple iPhone rumors are nothing new, but the latest report suggests that Cupertino has at least three iPhones up its sleeve for 2013, one of which has been dubbed the “iPhone Math.” Yes, the iPhone Math. According to Brightwire.com, which translated stories from the China Times and Taiwan-based Commercial Times, the iPhone Math would feature…
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Is Apple’s Dominance Coming to an End? Apple’s Share Price Falls to Lowest in Nearly a Year
I have recently pointed out in an article (“The Beginning of the End“) that Apple’s shares have been dropping during the past few months. Apple, the world’s most valuable company, became definitively less valuable on Monday after news the global tech giant halved its orders for screens for the iPhone 5. According to Japan’s Nikkei…
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New iPhone 5S Coming Out in June with More Color Variations
A new report adds weight to recent rumors suggesting Apple (AAPL) is preparing to launch one or more new iPhone models by mid-2013. In a note to investors on Monday, Canaccord Genuity analyst T. Michael Walkley told clients that Apple’s iPhone 5 saw “very strong” demand in the holiday quarter, likely pushing cumulative sales for fiscal 2013 above analysts’ consensus…
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Why is Apple Fading?
Apple stock closed at $523.90 a share today — that’s down another 1 percent, and rapidly approaching the stock’s lowest price since it began a months-long swoon back in September. So why is the once-unstoppable favorite suddenly in such a fix? Yes, Apple is up some 25 percent for the year. But it was only…
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iOS and Android get New Competitors: BlackBerry 10, Tizen OS, Firefox OS
BlackBerry 10 Another contender for third place behind Android and iOS is Research In Motion’s upcoming BlackBerry 10, set to make its final debut on January 30. At that time, RIM will announce pricing and availability for the first two BlackBerry 10 devices. The new version of RIM’s smartphone platform features a touch-centric, card interface…
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Chinese Court Demands Apple to Pay Fine to Local Writers
A Beijing court ordered yesterday that Apple pay 1.03 million yuan to a group of local writers who claim that the U.S. company sold copies of their books online without the proper license. According to state news agency Xinhua, the Intermediate People’s Court No. 2 Beijing ordered Apple to pay this money to eight writers…