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LeEco CEO: Apple is 'outdated' and has 'fallen behind' the competition

LeEco CEO: Apple is 'outdated' and has 'fallen behind' the competition

Apple Store, Xidan Joy City, Beijing, China Apple is “outdated” and losing momentum in China, claims billionaire and LeEco CEO entrepreneur Jia Yueting. Speaking with CNBC, Jia said that the iPhone has “fallen behind” the competition in recent years, pointing to declining sales momentum in China. “In China you can see that Apple has already […]

iPhone SE gaining traction in four countries (and the US is not one of them)

iPhone SE gaining traction in four countries (and the US is not one of them)

After almost a month on sale, Apple’s new iPhone SE is making relatively slow progress and in that time has managed to capture only 0.4 percent of the market, claims a report by mobile engagement platform Localytics. This figure, according to the report, is lower than previous Apple models, such as the iPhone 5S had […]

10 best smartphones of 2016 so far

10 best smartphones of 2016 so far

Now that the HTC 10 has been revealed in all its glory and we aren’t likely to hear of any other new major phone releases until the end of the summer, it’s time to announce my picks for the ten best smartphones to start 2016. While we’ve seen some great offerings in the $400 or […]

iPhone sales take a massive dive, claims report

iPhone sales take a massive dive, claims report

iPhone sales have had a really bad quarter, claims a report by market intelligence provider TrendForce. According to the report, sales of the iPhone have fallen by 43.8 percent, down from 75 million units for the previous quarter to just 42 million units in this quarter. Part of this decline is being put down to […]

Apple has literally extracted a ton of gold from recycling old hardware

Apple has literally extracted a ton of gold from recycling old hardware

Apple’s Liam robots are primed to pull apart 1.2 million old iPhones this year. Image: Apple Apple says it recovered more than a ton of gold from recycling discarded iPhones, iPads, computers, and probably a few Android handsets, too. Apple revealed in its 2015 annual environment report that through its take-back initiatives it recovered over […]

Need a secure smartphone? Answer is simple, experts say

Need a secure smartphone? Answer is simple, experts say

(Image: CNET/CBS Interactive) Nothing in this world is secure. If you’re finding this out for the first time now, well — sorry. Not your bank account, your house, or a stock exchange’s vast network of computers. Even military units are not safe from hackers. The one thing we all have tucked away in our pockets […]