HTC’s profits plummeted 98% year-over-year in the first quarter of 2013 and chief executive Peter Chou’s future may depend on the success of the company’s new flagship smartphone. HTC was at one point the top-selling smartphone vendor in the United States, however the company’s lead vanished as rivals began innovating faster. Samsung and Apple now ship [...]
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The big question for Samsung: Will the Galaxy S IV press event top last year’s epic bombast?
March 8th, 2013
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One of the most fascinating things about Samsung’s (005930) product launches is how remarkably they contrast with its television marketing campaigns. Samsung’s TV ads, as I’m sure you’ve seen by now, like to portray the company as a scrappy, funny underdog trying to make a name for himself while fighting the humorless, tired old behemoth [...]
Despite reports of mass exodus, Instagram actually grew more than 10% last month
January 17th, 2013
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Previous reports have indicated that Instagram may have lost as many as 25% of its daily active users following its terms of service fiasco last month. The authenticity of the numbers came under question, however, and CEO Kevin Systrom eventually denied the report. Instagram on Thursday released its latest monthly stats for the first time ever. The photo sharing service [...]
