Broadcom has built a set-top box smaller than a deck of cards. Shara Tibken/CNET When the Super Bowl kicks off Sunday evening, most people will fire up their cable boxes to catch the big game. But what if your cable box were smaller than a deck of cards and hid behind your TV like a …
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Samsung expects its Note 4 device (pictured here) and upcoming Galaxy S6 to boost its profits. Sarah Tew/CNET Samsung on Wednesday posted its fifth consecutive year-over-year decline in quarterly operating profits. And a big reason for that drop was the poor performance of its mobile business. The South Korean company’s IT and mobile communications division recorded a 64 percent drop …
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The release of the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus smartphones pushed Apple to record revenue and profits. CNET The iPhone continues to be Apple’s biggest seller. That’s both good news and bad news. Apple’s flagship smartphone drove record sales and profits for the Cupertino, Calif., electronics maker in the final quarter of 2014. However, the heavy mix of iPhone sales …
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Apple CEO Tim Cook reported the company’s best quarter ever on Tuesday. James Martin/CNET Apple reported its biggest quarter ever on Tuesday, and CEO Tim Cook had a lot to be happy about during a call with analysts. Apple’s fiscal first quarter, which ended December 27, was an absolute blowout. Its earnings, revenue and margins smashed Wall Street expectations, and …
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Samsung’s new devices, including the Galaxy Note Edge, haven’t helped it bounce back yet. Sarah Tew/CNET It’s tough to be Samsung right now. The South Korean electronics giant on Wednesday reported a 36 percent drop in companywide operating profit from a year earlier, to 5.3 trillion won ($4.9 billion). The fifth consecutive quarterly decline in operating profit year over year …
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Apple has been benefiting from iPhone 6 sales. James Martin/CNET The iPhone 6 didn’t just supersize the phone’s screen size. It also supersized Apple’s financial results. The Cupertino, Calif., electronics giant on Tuesday reported the best sales quarter in its 38-year history, as demand for its newest smartphones, the 4.7-inch iPhone 6 and the 5.5-inch iPhone 6 Plus, soared beyond …
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Apple’s iPhone 6 and 6 Plus have helped it gain huge traction in China. CNET The iPhone 6’s big screen has pushed Apple to big results in China, with quarterly sales in the region topping $10 billion for the first time. Apple generated $16.1 billion in revenue in Greater China in the fiscal first quarter, up 70 percent from the …
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Shipments of the Apple Watch will begin in April. Pricing will start at $349. CNET Apple’s first wearable, the Apple Watch, will begin shipping in April, the company’s chief executive revealed Tuesday. CEO Tim Cook, speaking during a call with analysts following the company’s earnings announcement, said that “development for Apple Watch is right on schedule.” Previously, Apple had simply …
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The iPhone 6 and 6 Plus, which went on sale in September, have been helping boost Apple’s financial results. James Martin/CNET Just how jolly was Apple’s holiday quarter? If the latest Wall Street estimates are accurate, the answer is “very.” When it comes to the consumer electronics giant’s financials, all eyes will be on the iPhone. The Cupertino, Calif., company …
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Mickey Drexler (right), pictured with Martha Stewart, has served on Apple’s board since 1999. Getty Images Apple CEO Tim Cook now has another hole to fill on the company’s board. Millard “Mickey” Drexler, who has served as an Apple director since 1999, told the company last week that he plans to retire at the end of his current term in …
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