Snap shares fell 4% and closed at a record low on Tuesday at $13.10, but it wasn’t just because of the dreaded lockup expiration, which allowed some insiders to finally sell shares. Snap faced another devastating blow when it was revealed that the company won’t make it into the S&P 500, a popular stock market index. The way Snap has divided up its classes of stock have made… Read More Snap hits record low after getting rejected from the S&P ...This entry was posted in Social and tagged snapchat on August 1, 2017 by Katie Roof
Apple Watch sales are up over 50% since last year, according to Apple CEO Tim Cook. He mentioned this when discussing Apple’s strong third quarter results on the investor call Tuesday. Overall, Apple beat analyst expectations with $1.67 per share, versus the anticipated $1.57 per share. Revenue was $45.4 billion, when Wall Street forecast $44.89 billion. Shares were quickly up 5% in… Read More Apple Watch sales up over 50% since last yearThis entry was posted in apple tv Apple Watch Earnings Finance Gadgets TC and tagged apple on August 1, 2017 by Katie Roof
Apple had a semi-blowout quarter, sending the stock to an all-time high. The big jump means Apple is now a company worth more than $800 billion. It seemed not too long ago that Google might have a fair shot at being a bigger company than Apple wh... Apple hits an all-time high and is seemingly in striking ...This entry was posted in Apps Earnings Finance Mobile TC and tagged apple on August 1, 2017 by Matthew Lynley
Apple set its expectations for the fourth quarter above what Wall Street was looking for today in its earnings report — just in time for a huge iPhone launch coming up soon. Apple said it expected to generate between $49-52 billion in Q4. The midpoint of that falls above what Wall Street expected, and it alludes to a big quarter where Apple has traditionally unveiled a new iPhone. Read More Apple is signaling a huge fourth quarter and Wall Street ...This entry was posted in Apps Earnings Finance Mobile TC and tagged apple on August 1, 2017 by Matthew Lynley
The shelf life of a Kickstarter-backed smartphone really isn’t something you’d expect to last forever, but warranty support on Nextbit’s Robin phone is over as of today, the company announced on Twitter this morning. Read More Nextbit ends support for Robin smartphoneThis entry was posted in Mobile smartphones TC on August 1, 2017 by Lucas Matney
Remember the third party controller your sibling/cousin/friend made you use when you visited his or her house in the NES days? Remember the pain you felt when the joystick wasn’t quite right and they were hosing you on Mortal Kombat while you were busy trying to figure out why your character kept kicking? Well the All Controller isn’t like that at all. The All Controller is a… Read More The All Controller controls all your consolesThis entry was posted in Gadgets playstation TC xbox on August 1, 2017 by John Biggs
Facebook is reportedly working on dedicated video chat hardware, per a new report by Bloomberg. The device is said to be the inaugural major product from Facebook’s hardware-focused Building 8 product development lab, and will include a notebook-sized display. It’s intended to make video chat participants separated geographically feel like they’re together in the same space,… Read More Facebook said to be working on dedicated video chat deviceThis entry was posted in Gadgets hardware photo sharing Social software TC world wide web and tagged facebook social media on August 1, 2017 by Darrell Etherington
Microsoft has redesigned the USB dongle used to connect your Xbox One controller to your Windows 10 laptop, and thank goodness for that. The formerly hulking black slab is now a much more modestly sized black slab, which is roughly the size of most flash drives, and won’t stick out like a sore, incredibly huge thumb on your notebook or PC. The new adapter is $24.99 and ships starting… Read More New Xbox Wireless Adapter for Windows 10 is actually reasonably ...This entry was posted in Gadgets Gaming hardware Microsoft TC xbox on August 1, 2017 by Darrell Etherington
Nintendo’s next hot retro console, the SNES Classic, is going to be available for pre-order late in August at a number of retailers, the company confirmed today. It’s good news for people left wondering when the console pre-orders would arrive – including the many disappointed fans who thought they’d secured one from Walmart last week only to have their order canceled.… Read More Nintendo will offer SNES Classic pre-orders in the U.S. in ...This entry was posted in Gadgets Gaming hardware Nintendo TC on August 1, 2017 by Darrell Etherington
We’ve written several times about Kuri, a self-driving robot that responds to voice commands. But there’s a big question that still hasn’t been answered. As Chris Matthews, vice president of marketing at Mayfield Robotics put it: “What does Kuri do?” In other words, we know that Kuri is cute and fun, but why would someone pay $799 for it? The answer — at least… Read More Cute robot Kuri will also work as your family videographerThis entry was posted in Apps Gadgets Mobile Startups TC on August 1, 2017 by Anthony Ha