Xiaomi fails to impress with 2015 smartphone shipments
Xiaomi’s missed forecast points to the China market’s maturity and steps up pressure to build its business outside the Chinese market. “Chinese smartphone player...
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Xiaomi’s missed forecast points to the China market’s maturity and steps up pressure to build its business outside the Chinese market. “Chinese smartphone player...
Over a thousand residents of Raymondville, Texas have signed a petition asking Wal-Mart to spare their local store, which was one of 154 redundant...
The window of opportunity for aftermarket car audio suppliers is beginning to close, however slightly, now that automakers plan to add Android Auto to...
LG is accelerating the launch date of its next flagship to better compete with Samsung’s flagship introductions. Both companies will launch at February’s Mobile...
The iPhone 6s operates faster than any other phone, even though other phones boast of faster processors, because of the phone’s efficient design. “Benchmark...
Apple’s global inventories have been building as the compay misjudged demand. “Taiwan-based component suppliers are bracing for a drop in orders this quarter as...
The main culprit was disappointing sales of the Hero4 Session, an ice-cubed sized camera it launched in July. “GoPro Inc., struggling with tepid sales of...
Amazon excluded, pure-play e-tailers, once thought to be the death knell for traditional retail, are finding themselves on the ropes, and physical stores are...
Dealers should consider downsizing their stores before abandoning markets outright. “Sears Holdings closed nearly 600 stores in a one-year period. Yet sales at its...
LG routinely rotates its senior management. In the latest reorganization, home entertainment chief Kwon Bong-seok will directly oversee TV and convergence audio video (CAV)...
Extreme Reality claims to be the first to offer a software-based solution for motion detection and claims to be the only company to provide “full-body,...
Motorola’s phones have been well-received, but its flagships have lagged behind competitors’ flagships that offer fingerprint scanners. “Lenovo has confirmed the roadmap for Motorola,...
Three black women complained that Panasonic engaged in a “practice of disparate treatment, discrimination and retaliation against minority and female employees.” The case...
Amazon’s plans to extend its Echo franchise to include a portable model at a lower price will expand the market for DIY home automation...
Under new ownership and with a smaller collection of its best-performing stores, RadioShack is hoping that the seventh time’s a charm, although a dearth...
Consumer electronics makers LG and Samsung are turning to the automotive industries to build profits, supplying everything from display technologies to electric motors, batteries,...
Motorola plans to stress the new Moto and Vibe subbrands on its smartphones and packaging, but products and packaging will still include the Motorola...
The purchase of HD Radio developer iBiquity might lead to a change in momentum in HD Radio adoption by radio stations, CE suppliers, and...
Wall Street is questioning the long-term relevance of GameStop amid the growth of direct digital downloads from game makers, but the retailer begs to...
China’s e-commerce king is helping Costco, Macy’s, P&G and other U.S. businesses cut red tape and taxes to reach that country’s massive middle class. “Illustration...
According to a report in Korea IT News, Apple is finalizing contracts with Samsung and LG to provide flexible OLED for use in iPhones...
Wireless multiroom audio and soundbars are front and center in the product plans of LG and Samsung as a hedge against overreliance on TVs....
Don’t try this at home. “It’s clear that there are a lot of Star Wars fans these days, but one of them just took...
A refugee of Nazi Germany, Vernon built her quirky mail-order operation into a $300 million enterprise back when women weren’t supposed to run businesses....
With online orders soaring higher each holiday season, retailers are considering alternatives to overtaxed carriers to avoid delivery delays, such as ship-to-store or, in...
Carl Pei, co-founder of smartphone upstart OnePlus, said disruptive companies like his have triggered a death spiral for handset makers. “The co-founder of one...
More people have access to broadband than ever, but increasingly, it’s coming from mobile phones and less from a home’s broadband mode. “The percentage...
You Tube is complaining that T-Mobile’s Binge On program reduces the resolution of its videos even though YouTube is not participating in Binge On....
Rollable LED panels could make big-screen TVs “portable,” and they will certainely make it easier on people when they move to a new house....
A group representing HEVC-codec patent holders reduced its demands for royalty payments, keeping 4K video-streaming sites from switching to rival codecs, such as VP9....
Oppo, the Chinese maker of low-priced but highly-specced (and regarded) A/V devices, helped spawn OnePlus,its younger mobile equivalent. Now the two may become one....
Cook said people should be able to protect personal data on their smartphones, but should that right extend to known terrorists or suspected terrorists...
Major job cuts are coming to Toshiba’s PC, TV, and home appliance businesses in the wake of a major loss. The company earlier this...
Holding a cellphone conversation from a smart watch can be cumbersome, but with this technology, you will no longer have to choose between letting...
President Obama pushed the FCC to adopt net neutrality, and now his policy could turn out to be anti-consumer. In the end, T-Mobile might...
The Maker Movement has come to Netflix. The streaming service released a DIY tutorial for making socks that will automatically pause Netflix when you...
Greater production efficiencies and higher volumes are driving down costs – and profits – for LCD panel manufacturers in China, which is expected to...
Samsung is winning more support from banks for its Samsung Pay mobile-payment platform, but the technology is still available only to consumers who use...
Sony Computer Entertainment president/CEO Andrew House contends the success of PlayStation 4 has renewed the confidence of game developers in console platforms, encouraging developers...
Sharp continues to look for lifelines as part of its efforts to turn itself around. “TOKYO (Reuters) – Taiwan’s Hon Hai Precision Industry Co...
Well, just far enough to get them to the airport in their headquarters town of Minneapolis, where the tech-support team has set up a...
Amazon has added 4,000 gift items to its limited Prime Now assortment as a solution to last-minute shoppers with access to the 1- and...