Apple’s headquarters includes inspirational quotes from co-founder Steve Jobs. Shara Tibken/CNET Apple has a lot to do to top 2014. This year, Apple introduced larger screen iPhones, showed off its first wearable and launched a mobile-payments service. That was on top of updates to its Mac and tablet lines and improvements in its mobile and …
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Enlarge ImageApple has shuttered its online store in Russia for the time being. The site displays a “We’ll be back” message. Screenshot by Shara Tibken/CNET Russian customers waiting for Apple’s iPhone 6 will have to wait longer. The Cupertino, Calif., electronics giant on Tuesday temporarily shuttered its online store in the Eastern European country because of the instability of Russia’s …
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Taesoon Jun, Samsung’s chief architect on Tizen, explains the benefits of the operating system last week during Samsung’s developer conference in San Francisco. Shara Tibken/CNET In February 2013, a group of heavy-hitting companies led by Samsung held a glitzy evening event in Barcelona. Complete with freshly shucked oysters and made-to-order crepes, the event marked the debut of the Tizen mobile …
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The new Jawbone Up3 next to the older, larger Up24, may not sell as well in 2015 because of new smartwatches. Sarah Tew/CNET Apple Watch won’t launch until early 2015, but it’s already expected to hurt rivals. The number of fitness wearables shipped next year will drop to 68.1 million units from 70.2 million units in 2014, according to Gartner. …
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Samsung’s second annual developers conference, held at the Moscone Center in San Francisco, includes sessions on virtual reality, smart home and digital health. James Martin/CNET SAN FRANCISCO — Samsung on Wednesday detailed its latest tools for developers — including a new sensor-filled wearable reference design — to get them excited about making apps customized for its devices. “We believe in …
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Samsung’s devices tend to look alike, including the variants of its Galaxy S5 line. Josh Miller/CNET It’s time for a little change in Samsung’s mobile business. The South Korean company on Wednesday reported its lowest operating profits since the second quarter of 2011 and said third-quarter income in its mobile business tumbled 74 percent from the previous year. It also …
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Samsung released its newest phablet, the Note 4, in mid-October. CNET Samsung’s third-quarter results were just as bad as the company warned, as tougher competition caused profits to tumble 74 percent year-over-year in its mobile business. Overall, the South Korean electronics giant on Wednesday reported a 60 percent drop in company-wide operating profit — its fourth consecutive decline and its …
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Greg Joswiak, Apple vice president of iPhone, iPod and iOS product marketing (right), chats with Walt Mossberg (center) and Ina Fried at the Recode mobile conference. Shara Tibken/CNET HALF MOON BAY, Calif. — The Apple Watch hasn’t even launched yet, but it’s going to be “huge” when it does, predicted an Apple marketing executive. Greg Joswiak, vice president of iPhone, …
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Motorola Mobility President Rick Osterloh (right), in a chat with columnist Walt Mossberg, says “You’re going to see our share really rebound.” Shara Tibken/CNET HALF MOON BAY, Calif. — Motorola President and Chief Operating Officer Rick Osterloh isn’t afraid to invite comparisons between his company and Apple. But it’s not with any of their competing products. Instead, he thinks Motorola …
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The iPad Air 2 and iPad Mini won’t have lines like this, for the iPhone 6 in San Francisco. James Martin/CNET Say goodbye to long lines for the newest iPads. There’s no official retail launch date for Apple’s newest tablets, the iPad Air 2 and iPad Mini 3, which means people won’t be lining up for days. Instead, the devices …
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