Michael Simon, staff writer for PC World, discusses Apple's 11.3 iOS announcement, as well as the HomePod which is now available for pre-order. He also explores what China's first ever annual decline in phone shipments could mean.
Simon says iOS 11.3 will finally allow users to check the health of their batteries, a growing issue for customers. The iOS 11.3 will also offer new Animojis. Apple says the update is due out this spring.
Simon also discusses Apple's new HomePod, now available for pre-order. While the company has a loyal following of people who will definitely purchase the product, he doesn't see most people paying $349 when Amazon's Echo is just $99. Concerning China's decline in phone shipments, Simon says Americans will always buy new phones for new features, but China is a different market and Apple will need to learn how to adjust.
Slack beat expectations in its second quarter earnings report, posting $145 million in sales after the bell on Wednesday. The company was expected to report $141.25 million in sales.
The terms of the settlement between YouTube-parent Google and the FTC and the New York state attorney general were announced on Wednesday. Google and YouTube will pay $136 million to the federal government and another $34 million to New York.
The new funds will help Elliptic develop its offerings as it prepares to add more digital assets and address more types of risk for new and different types of customers, mainly in banking and financial services, CEO James Smith told Cheddar.
Fact or Fiction: search engine optimization has lost its value thanks to podcasts, video, and social media. Brian Fanzo, founder of iSocialFanz, joins Cheddar to break down this myth and help entrepreneurs grow their business.
These are the headlines you Need 2 Know for Friday, Aug. 30, 2019.
According to the survey from Hub Entertainment Research, Disney+ seems to be entering U.S. households at the perfect time, as more and more viewers consider cutting the cord.
The exercise media and equipment company reported that it had made $915 million in revenues in the past fiscal year, but saw net losses of about $196 million, in its filing to go public.
These are the headlines you Need 2 Know for Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2019.
Elon Musk says SpaceX will again attempt to launch its Starhopper prototype rocket around 5 p.m. ET today, 24 hours after engineers were forced to scrub the launch with one second remaining on the countdown clock.
On the back of a groundbreaking partnership with data heavyweights Deloitte and Nielsen, cannabis industry intelligence company Headset on Monday announced the launch of its real time analytics tool in the province of Alberta, marking its official debut in the Canadian market. Stakeholders anticipate the data Headset Insights generates ー first in Alberta, and eventually across all of Canada ー will serve as a road map for companies outside of cannabis looking to penetrate the industry, and for Canadian cannabis companies as the market grows more diverse and competitive.
