Editor's Pick: Consumers Balk at Premium Smartphone Prices

Consumers Balk at Premium Smartphone Prices

Peter Suciu Apr 26, 2019 5:00 AM PT
	Only a fraction of consumers are willing to pay $1,500 or more for a flagship Apple iPhone or Samsung Galaxy smartphone, suggests an informal ECT News Network survey conducted from April 15 to 22. Fewer than 2 percent of those who took part said they'd be willing to paying such a premium for a handset. New smartphones arrive with almost disturbing regularity. [More...]

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Is Your Business Ready for a 2019 Recession? For those of you who have an ear to the ground on American economic trends, you've probably heard the whispers of a recession heading our way, starting as early as this year. Everyone remembers how hard their finances were hit back in '08 -- no one better than small business owners, some of whom lost everything during that time. Even top economists cannot predict how big an impact the next recession will have. [More...]

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How Customer Expectations Contribute to Fraud and Losses
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Is Your Business Ready for a 2019 Recession?
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E-Commerce Branding in the Time of Amazon
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Consumers Balk at Premium Smartphone Prices
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FAA Greenlights Wing Aviation Drone Deliveries
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EU Gives Nod to 'Big Brother' Biometrics Database
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Samsung Applies Brakes to Galaxy Fold Launch
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Apple's Looming Nightmare
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What Social Can Learn From CRM
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The Morning After: The CIA joins Instagram

It's Friday, April 26, 2019. Hey, good morning! We’re going into Friday with some bad news for Sinemia, and the potential for one-day default Amazon Prime shipping. Also: turn the tables on the CIA and follow them on Instagram.   Nothing to see here.   iFixit pulls its Galaxy Fold teardown at Samsung's request   Remember iFixit’s teardown of a pre-release Samsung Galaxy Fold? Great, now forget it. Samsung requested -- via the “trusted partner” that provided the donor device -- that iFixit pull its teardown, and the site complied voluntarily. Of course, the Internet Archive is still there if you really want to see the Fold’s hinge undressed, or you could wait for a new release date so iFixit can grab a retail model and find out what, if anything, is different.   The PS4 is nearing 100 million sold.   PlayStation 4 sales slow down as Sony's new console nears   Sony’s earnings report warns it expects to make even less profit in the next year, as PlayStation 4 sales slow down, and it invests in its replacement. In the last year, 17.8 million consoles were sold, less than the 19 million sold in 2017.    It couldn’t outlast MoviePass.   Sinemia's theater subscription shuts down in the US   After quickly rushing through a series of plan changes and account terminations, the subscription movie-theater ticket service has announced it's shutting down. A note on the front page of Sinemia’s website confirms what subscribers have suspected, citing "unexpected legal proceedings" (including a patent lawsuit filed by MoviePass) and lack of capital. Instead, the company may pivot to building subscription services for theater owners. Sponsored Content by StackCommerce Get 120-plus hours of game design training for $60 Oh isn’t that convenient?   Amazon Prime shipping could shrink to just one-day   In a call to investors following Amazon's first quarterly earnings report, CFO Brian Olsavsky said the company is working on changing the two-day default to just one.  "We're currently working on evolving our Prime shipping program, which has historically been a two-day program, to a one-day shipping program," he said. "We'll be building most of this capacity through the year in 2019."   Finally, technology we can use.   Ford's futuristic shopping cart can brake on its own   If your kids use it as a skateboard, or one rolls away in the parking lot, a sensor can detect objects in the way and bring it to a smooth stop.   Time to follow them for a change.   The CIA is now on Instagram   In a bid for transparency that will probably only reveal how thirsty it is for likes, the CIA made its first Instagram post Thursday afternoon. There’s a wig disguise and a paper bag labeled "Top Secret Pulp". The caption is "I spy with my little eye...".   But wait, there's more... 1. 'Fortnite' lets you fight Thanos with Avengers weapons 2. Respawn spaces out 'Apex Legends' updates and pushes back 'Titanfall' to avoid crunch 3. Samsung's Galaxy S10 5G is available for pre-order at Verizon 4. Peloton users stuck with 'terrible tunes' following licensing lawsuit 5. How B-movies influenced 'Mortal Kombat 11' fatalities 6. Apple users: Review your iPad Pro 12.9! 7. Google Assistant's bedtime stories come to iOS and Android 8. Apple recalls older three-prong AC power adapters in Hong Kong, UK and Singapore 9. First laser radio paves the way for ultra-fast WiFi

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Editor's Pick: FAA Greenlights Wing Aviation Drone Deliveries

FAA Greenlights Wing Aviation Drone Deliveries

Richard Adhikari Apr 25, 2019 5:00 AM PT

The Federal Aviation Administration has given its first air drone delivery certification in the United States to Alphabet's Wing Aviation, paving the way for the service to begin commercial package delivery in Blacksburg, Virginia. "This is an important step forward for the safe testing and integration of drones into our economy," said U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao. [More...]

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E-Commerce Branding in the Time of Amazon I recently made two major additions to my life -- a second dog and a lake house. On weekends, I need to transport all my stuff and my two dogs to the lake, so I decided to upgrade my SUV to a larger model with an additional row of seats and more cargo space. When I began looking around at available models, I was stunned. The amount of competition in the SUV marketplace is astounding. [More...]

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