Rather than compete head-on with its larger, more established rivals, Chegg is trying to become a site where students will buy everything they need for school and, in the process, share information that Chegg can sell to marketers. The company has made five acquisitions, companies like Cramster (for homework help) and CourseRank (for picking courses), […]
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Ever since the Iphone took the world by storm in 2007, the Smartphone race has been well and truly initiated. While Apple faced little competition during its initial years, HTC became its biggest competitor after launching the extremely popular, Desire HD. Samsung have also complied by churning out the Galaxy SII but definitely their Galaxy […]
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(Reuters) – Research in Motion’s Thorsten Heins plans to waste no time in his new job. The BlackBerry maker’s chief executive said he will present the board with his plan for company’s future in just a matter of weeks. The German-born executive, who took over from two longstanding co-CEOs on Saturday, said his plans for […]
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By now, it’s well understood that the iPhone is a double-edged sword for the wireless carriers. On one side, Apple’s smartphone is a pricey device to carry, requiring an unusually high subsidy that carriers must pay to keep it affordable enough for the masses. On the other, it leads to more loyal customers who pay […]
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The demand for the iPhone is staggering. Verizon, for instance, said on Tuesday it activated 4.3 million iPhones, or more than half of the smartphones sold in the period. Most of those activations came from existing customers; Verizon added 1.2 million net new contract customers. All of that came at a cost. After taking out […]
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The start of the New Year for Apple means new rumours on its products and keeping the company’s history in sight, it always has a surprise in the bag. The most awaited among Apple’s line-up of devices, iPhone is the most discussed. There have been new developments in the news regarding the smartphone and a […]
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In addition to gossips related to the screen, there has been a buzz created around the device regarding its specifications. These rumours actually root out from the demands the users have for the next device that hits the shelves. As the market is overpopulated with 4G-LTE smartphones, the iPhone still has the older 3G technology […]
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Apple’s products expectations were always high but without the figure of Steve Jobs, analysts have had doubts about whether Apple would exceed sales or not. But Apple has returned to destroy all the odds as they ended the first quarter of the fiscal year on a high with 117% rise in profit, up to 13.061 […]
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Motorola Mobility Inc did not violate Apple’s patented technology in making its Droid, Cliq, BackFlip and other smartphones, a judge at the U.S. International Trade Commission said in a preliminary decision issued on Friday. The full ITC will issue a final decision in March. Apple had filed a complaint with the ITC in October of […]
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Apple is running a seemingly never-ending hot streak of success for the past two to three years. Despite attracting opprobrium from technology experts on the release of its devices and some of the decision it made in the past couple of years, Apple’s profits keep soaring up like crazy. The iPhone 4S, successor in the […]
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As expected, the iPhone was the star of Apple’s quarter, with the company having sold 37.04 million units. That’s well above the 30 million analysts were expecting. This is the first quarter to include sales of the iPhone 4S, which hit shelves in mid-October and had stronger launch sales numbers than any previous iPhone model. […]
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During its conference call with investors following the release of its financials, Apple fielded questions about its rivals, including Amazon and its Kindle Fire tablet, as well as how it stacks up against competitors in the smartphone field. An analyst questioned whether Amazon’s $199 Kindle Fire tablet–and other low-cost iPad alternatives like it–might actually be […]
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