Best Buy and Walmart are slashing prices of Apple’s iPhone 5C in effort to encourage customers to buy this model, because analysts speculated that model 5C wouldn’t do as well as high-end Apple 5S (costs $200 with a contract). When iPhone 5C went on sale almost three weeks ago it cost $100. Best Buy is selling 5C for $50 only if you sign a two-year wireless contract and the deal lasts only through October 7^th. Continue reading »

According to BGR, the new Apple’s smartphone iPhone 6 will have 4.8-inch screen. Their source is Peter Misek, analyst at Jefferies & Co. and he is currently among the top analysts covering Apple, because he has had a few good calls in the past regarding unreleased Apple products. After Misek’s report Apple stocks jumped more than 1%. There have already been early reports from The Wall Street Journal and KIG Securities analyst Ming-chi Kuo. Continue reading »

Samsung’s vice chairman Lee Jae-yong has recently met with senior executives at Best Buy and discussed pending business issues. These two companys already work together (at Best Buy stores are new Samsung Experience Shops), but Jae-yong didn’t say what kind of business issues they discussed. Continue reading »

At the Bluetooth certification page has shown up new unknown Samsung device. We have only the information that this mysterious is named S-Cirle and product number is EI-AM900A. Because it’s a part of S-Band family, it would probably feature sensors that would measure factors like heart rate. Continue reading »

Google buys start-up that develops gesture-recognition software. There are speculations that Google will integrate this technology into its Chromebook laptops and Nexus devices, because Flutter’s technology detects simple hand signals via webcam.Gesture-recognition is used in some gaming consoled (Nintendo Wii, Microsoft Xbox Kinect), some smart Tvs and in Samsung Galaxy 4 smartphone. This technology could be very useful for older people or people with disabilities, according to Richard Picking from Glyndwr University. The deal was announced on Flutter’s website by its co-founder Navneet Dalal. Continue reading »

BlackBerry asked for preliminary expressions of interest from potential strategic buyers. This buyers can buy the whole company or parts of it, which would be alternative to the preliminary agreement reached weeks ago with a group, led by Fairfax Financial Holdings (BlackBerry’s biggest shareholder), to take the company private for ca. $4,7 billion. Potential strategic buyers are Cisco, Google, Intel, LG, SAP and Samsung. The potential buyers have been especially interested in BlackBerry’s secure server network and patent portfolio. Analysts are saying that BlackBerry’s assets include well-regarded services business that powers its security-focues messaging system worth $3 bn – $4,5 bn; a collection of patents worth $2 bn – $3 bn and $3,1 bn in cash and investments. BlackBerry has a special committee with the assistance of independent financial and legal advisors, which is conducting review of strategic alternatives. Financial advice is providing JPMorgan Chase and RBC Capital Markets. Legal advice is providing Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP and Torys LLP. Continue reading »