COMPANIES

More news

BlackBerry Relaunches BBM for Android, iPhone

Troubled Canadian phone maker BlackBerry released on Monday the BlackBerry Messenger apps for iPhone and Android users. The release is almost a month delayed because of problems.

86% of Aussie Parents Play Video Games With Their Kids

Playing video games is one of the favourite things Australians do to while away time. The findings of the Digital Australia 2014 report commissioned by the Interactive Games & Entertainment Association released on Monday found that 70 per cent of the respondents play video games and 86 per cent of Aussie parents play it with their kids.

iPad vs iPhone 2013 Sales Growth: What Can Apple Expect from their iPad 5 and iPad Mini 2?

Apple will be hosting a press event on Tuesday, October 22. As reports indicate, Apple will be launching a series of products like the 2013 MacBook Pro, iPad 5 and iPad Mini. As the market waits for one of the biggest names in tech to release its products, there are concerns whether Apple can still deliver sales and reception like it used to. A look at the growth sales of iPads and iPhones can help shed sight of what lies ahead for the tech giant.

5 Things to Know About Flexible Displays on Smartphones

As the two South Korean tech giants race to get a sizeable part of the flexible phone market, it become an opportunity for phone users to learn more about new features of smartphone that were not available commercially a few years ago.

2 Reasons Why the iPhone 5C Deserves to Fail

Several reports came out over the weekend of the poor sales of Apple's iPhone 5C, placing more doubts on the accuracy of the Cupertino-based tech giant's claim that it sold 9 million units of the 5S and 5C combined. Besides the dubious sales of the device, there are also reports of Apple slashing the production of the 5C and prices in the grey market dropping to almost half of recommended retail price.

Wall Street Journal Takes Back The iPhone 5c Supply Chain Cuts Story

On October 16, the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) initially released the article "Apple Cuts iPhone 5C Orders," authored by Ian Sherr, Lorraine Luk and Eva Dou. The report conveyed supplier cuts less than one-third from the Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. and 20 percent from the Pegatron Corp.

Apple Inc Co-Founder Steve Jobs Right All Along as Buyers Prefer Premium iPhone 5S

Apple Inc co-founder Steve Jobs may just have been proven right with his strong emphasis on Apple to focus on high-end consumer gadgets over cheaper ones.Three surveys that came out in the last two weeks suggest that the iPhone 5S outsells the iPhone 5C at least 2 to 1. Brokerage firm KGI Securities Co. has announced it was cutting its estimates for the quarterly sales of Apple's iPhone 5C by a third.

Rod Drury Wins New Zealand Entrepreneur of the Year 2013, Xero Stock Price Climbs 30%

Rod Drury of Xero, who will also represent New Zealand in the Global Entrepreneur of the Year Awards won the top prize and was crowned Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year 2013. It's been a string of positive news for Mr Drury and his online accounting software company, Xero. The company's shares had climbed to 30 per cent or at $25.20 per share as of Oct. 17. The Xero stock spike came after news of a $180 million investment as new capital for the company.

Google Smartwatch Soon Expected

The time has come when Smartwatches will take over. They are surely the much talked about gadget at the moment. And with Sony and Samsung already in the combat can we expect Google to stay away?

iPhone 5 iOS Series: Apple Cuts Production Orders of iPhone 5c as Market Verdict is Out

Seems like no one wants an Apple iPhone cheap or at least it looks like, even a cheap Apple iPhone is way too expensive. Experts had feared that iPhone 5c would eat into the market share of the premium model iPhone 5s. For all its promise to offer customers, unable to afford the premium variety, the iPhone experience, the iPhone 5c has failed to impress

Chinese Phonemaker Xiaomi Sells 100,000 MiPhone 3 in 83 Seconds

A relatively new Chinese phone firm, Xiaomi, appears to have broken global record in smartphone sales after it sold the first batch of 100,000 MiPhone 3 smartphones and 3,000 MiTV sets on Wednesday noon at its Web site. The phones were snapped in just 83 seconds, while the TVs in 118 seconds.

Pages