By Todd Haselton |
Apple’s stock has been tanking for the past several weeks, perhaps adjusting to market conditions. Here’s a trivial explanation for why a stock price might fall even when a company appears to be performing well: sometimes in a weaker market a firm’s stock price will…
By Todd Haselton |
A report recently surfaced suggesting that Apple was paying 20 percent more for processors provided by Samsung because it couldn’t find another firm in time to replace the Korea tech giant. That’s not the full story, Samsung says. In fact, The Hankyoreh cited an unnamed…
By Todd Haselton |
Samsung has allegedly increased the price of the mobile processor that it sells Apple for use in its iOS-based products, including the iPhone, iPad and iPod touch. Korea news outlet Chosun Ilbo said Monday that Samsung asked for a 20% increase in the price Apple typically…
By Todd Haselton |
The European Commission is reportedly ready to an accept an offer from eBook publishers and Apple to end an antitrust probe, Reuters said Tuesday. The investigation began after other retailers, such as Amazon, were unable to compete with eBook prices set by Apple and its publishing…
By Brandon Russell |
When Apple takes the stage during next week’s event, the company will allegedly announce a minimum $329 price point for the base iPad mini model. According to sources speaking with 9to5Mac, the entry price is being aligned to fall in between Apple’s latest iPod touch…
By Todd Haselton |
Well, it looks like Microsoft won’t be participating in the $200 tablet wars after all. The company recently accidentally leaked the pricing for its Surface RT tablets and they’re a bit pricier than we first expected. The 32GB option, without a touch cover, costs $499.…
By Todd Haselton |
Sprint just announced that it will begin selling Samsung’s Galaxy Note II beginning on Oct. 25 for $299.99 with a new two-year contract. The device will launch in marble white or titanium gray and sports a massive 5.5-inch 720p HD Super AMOLED display, Android 4.1.1…
By Killian Bell |
Apple’s share price has been steadily rising for weeks in anticipation of the iPhone 5, and some analysts were confident it would hit $700 per share before October. It did that in after-hours trading on Monday, breaking yet another record for the Cupertino company, and…
By Todd Haselton |
Apple revealed that its brand new iPod touch, which will launch in a variety of colors and include Siri support, a brand new 5-megapixel camera and much more, will be available in October. Two models will be sold, including a $299 32GB option and a…
By Todd Haselton |
Apple just announced that the new iPhone 5 will cost $199 for the 16GB model, $299 for the 32GB model and $399 for the 64GB option. The 8GB iPhone 4 is now free (not discontinued), and the iPhone 4S will cost $99. All with a…
By Maximum PC |
If you ever want to experience true elation, try swapping out a fragmented hard disk drive (HDD) that’s bogging down performance from an otherwise well equipped PC for a performance oriented solid state drive (SSD). The difference can be night and day, depending on how…
By Joey Davidson |
The Nintendo 3DS was one of the most poorly priced gaming systems to launch in years. The handheld hit the US market at $250 (and around the world at the same relative price). Consumers spoke with their wallets, and Nintendo found out the hard way…
By Todd Haselton |
Microsoft recently unveiled its new Windows RT and Windows 8 Pro Surface tablets during a press event in Los Angeles. Unfortunately, everyone walked away without any idea as to how much the tablets are going to cost. A number of analysts pegged a $600 starting…
By Killian Bell |
Research in Motion unveiled its next-generation BlackBerry operating system during its BlackBerry World event in Orlando, Florida, earlier this week. And if you’re a BlackBerry fan, it was a rather bittersweet event. BlackBerry 10 looks like it’s going to be a very promising release —…
By Joey Davidson |
Yesterday, Nintendo released their financial forecast for 2013. They also performed a financial results briefing for the fiscal year that wrapped up in March of this year. In that briefing the company went over what they’d be bringing to E3. Of course, a major focus for Nintendo’s…
By Todd Haselton |
T-Mobile may increase the prices of its 5GB and 10GB monthly data plans beginning on April 4th. A screenshot obtained by TmoNews suggests that T-Mobile will begin offering both plans for $5 more than it currently does. Current T-Mobile USA subscribers need not fear, however. TmoNews said…
By Joey Davidson |
Okay, seriously, will you be buying a PlayStation 3 now? Sony just announced during its Gamescom presser in Cologne, Germany that, starting today, the PlayStation 3′s base model is dropping in price by $50. The 160GB model is moving from $299 to $249, and the…
By Joey Davidson |
Gamasutra has reported on the hardware sales in Japan over the course of time since the Nintendo 3DS price cut announcement from Nintendo. The original charts came courtesy of a post on NeoGAF. The data represented below comes from the week ending in July 31st…
By Killian Bell |
Following disappointing sales figures since the device launched earlier this year, Nintendo announced yesterday that it is set to slash the price of its Nintendo 3DS handheld console in a bid to spark interest in the device. However, its reductions are so generous that the…
By Jack McGrath |
Though there is much speculation surrounding the service, nobody knows for sure what Apple has in store for us on Monday when the company introduces us to iCloud. Will it absorb MobileMe, Apple’s current synchronization service, or will it stand on its own? Does Apple…
By Joey Davidson |
Man, I am sick and tired of hearing this nonsensical argument that John Doe prefers mobile games to official handheld console games because they are cheaper. You know what I’m talking about; the guy or gal on Twitter, message boards, Facebook or comment sections yelling…
By Joey Davidson |
The Xperia Play by Sony Ericsson is Sony’s best answer for the PlayStation Phone pleas. The device features Android 2.3, a slide design, a 4 inch 854 x 480 multitouch LCD screen, two gesture-based joypads, PlayStation-esque buttons and much more. There are a whole slew…
By Joey Davidson |
EEDAR, the Electronic Entertainment Design and Research group, has projected that Sony’s NGP will cost somewhere between $299 and $349 at launch. While my wallet may not like the price, my ego does. I’ve cautiously weighed in with the same price parameters myself last week.…
By Joey Davidson |
While official pricing details for Sony’s NGP have not been announced, SCEE head Andy House has given gamers a little bit to nibble on regarding affordablity. He spoke with Eurogamer in order to divulge some of Sony’s insight. I can’t put a ballpark on it…
