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Underwhelming Apple Event unveils new iPhone… and it’s not the 8

Underwhelming Apple Event unveils new iPhone… and it’s not the 8

Apple, Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) just finished their newest “Apple Event” and the iPhone 8 and 8 Plus are slated to be released next week complete with glass-backed design, 4.7-inch Retina HD display (5.5-inch for the 8s) and the brand-new App..

Sprint Launches New Leasing Program

Sprint Launches New Leasing Program

Sprint Corp. (NYSE: S) on Friday announced a new leasing option for customers who want to upgrade their smartphone every year.The new program is called Sprint Flex, which provides customers the opportunity to lease all phones provided by Sprint and ..

Samsung Expected to Surpass Apple in Sales

Samsung Expected to Surpass Apple in Sales

Samsung Electronics is projected to report their strongest quarterly operating profit, and for the first time to surpass Apple Inc (NASDAQ: AAPL). According to Reuters Samsung’s second quarter operating profit of 13.29 trillion Korean won ($11..

Samsung's South Korean Investment

Samsung's South Korean Investment

South Korean conglomerate Samsung Electronics Co has announced on July 4 its intention to invest about $18.6 billion to ensure that its lead in advanced smartphone displays and memory chips remain as it is. This investment is expected to generate ne..

Vantiv Buy’s Britain Worldpay

Vantiv Buy’s Britain Worldpay

Vantiv, Inc. (NYSE: VNTV)London-based Worldpay was set up in 1989 and has 4,500 employees processing around 31 million mobile, online, and in store transactions each day. They have gained quite a large market share as consumers adopted cashless tran..

Nokia and Xiaomi Signed Patent Agreement

Nokia and Xiaomi Signed Patent Agreement

Finland-based Nokia Oyj (NYSE: NOK) and Chinese smartphone marker Xiaomi on Wednesday announced that they signed a patent agreement to develop new technologies and explore opportunities.Under the deal, the two companies inked a cross license to each..

BlackBerry Tumbles as Revenue Missed Estimate

BlackBerry Tumbles as Revenue Missed Estimate

BlackBerry Ltd. (NASDAQ: BBRY)on Friday reported first-quarter revenue that fell short of analysts’ estimate, which raised investors’ concerns on the company’s ability to generate revenue from new business lines and sent the compan..