iPhone most popular smartphone sold online in U.S., Amazon biggest phone retailer

With online sales now 13 percent of the domestic smartphone market, Apple had 8 percent of sales in the second quarter, although iPhones remain the most popular phones both online and off.

Stephen Silver 7 years ago 4

Back-to-school deals: $180 off 10.5" iPad Pro; $300-$400 off 2017 15" MacBook Pros

Back-to-school bargains are in full swing with instant savings on iPads and MacBook Pros. Pick up a 512GB 10.5" iPad Pro with cellular for $949 or save up to $400 on loaded 15" MacBook Pros.

Christine McKee 7 years ago 0

Apple's market capitalization is not $1 trillion - yet

Despite some erroneous reports on Thursday morning universally based on outdated data about the number of outstanding shares, Apple's valuation has not yet reached $1 trillion, but it is on its way.

Stephen Silver 7 years ago 16

Prime Day 2018 Deal Roundup: Here are the best bargains still left, including the lowest prices on Apple hardware [u]

Prime Day 2018 is here and retailers are knocking hundreds off electronics and accessories (including Apple devices) for the big event. We're rounding up a list of the best deals on and off Amazon — and updating it throughout the day.

Christine McKee 7 years ago 0

Take advantage of bonus coupon savings on iPad Pros and MacBook Pros, plus Amazon Prime Day deals going on now

Weekend deals have arrived, with bonus discounts in effect for AI readers on iPad Pros and MacBook Pros. Save up to $70 on 10.5-inch iPad Pro models and up to $350 on current MacBook Pro configs with our exclusive coupon. Amazon Prime Day deals have also started early with discounts on hardware and accessories going on now.

Christine McKee 7 years ago 0

Comparing the five major digital magazine subscription services

At Austin's SXSW festival in March, Apple announced the takeover of Texture, one of the preeminent magazine subscription services. It's hardly the only digital magazine service available though, so here's how some of the current options of Kindle Unlimited, Texture, Zinio, Magzter, and Readly stack up.

Roger Fingas 7 years ago 16

Podcast discusses Intel's modem woes, analyst predictions for 2018 iPhone, and marketing companies reading Gmail

This week on the AppleInsider PodcastVictor and Andrew talk about 5G, Intel losing Apple's modem business, and the prospect of humans reading your email.

Victor Marks 7 years ago 0

Apple peripherals and accessories to keep an eye on for Amazon Prime Day

Amazon's annual Prime Day sale is set for July 16, which despite its name will actually run for 36 hours starting at 3 p.m. Eastern time. Historically, Apple products themselves haven't gone on sale, but this can be a ripe opportunity for people with Prime memberships to pick up related accessories and peripherals.

Roger Fingas 7 years ago 3

Five reasons to not buy the Amazon Fire TV Cube

Amazon's new Fire TV Cube shows promise as a set-top box with hands-free voice controls, but after a short period of using the device, it is apparent there are some issues that need to be ironed out to make the Cube better.

Max Yuryev 7 years ago 26

Comparing Amazon's Fire TV Cube and the Apple TV 4K

Amazon's Fire TV Cube has just made its way onto the market, close to one year after the Apple TV 4K shipped, but which media streaming device is superior? Or, more importantly, which of the two is right for you?

Vadim Yuryev 7 years ago 20

Amazon's Alexa app for iOS gains voice control

Some five months after Android users gained the ability to control Amazon's Alexa voice assistant through a dedicated app, the e-commerce giant is bringing identical functionality to iOS, turning an iPhone or iPad into a handy Echo stand-in.

AppleInsider Staff 7 years ago 6

Review: Amazon's Fire TV Cube isn't that much better than older models

Amazon has started shipping the Fire TV Cube, a media player aiming at the Apple TV 4K. But, can it bring as much to the table as Apple's device does, for just a little bit less money?

Vadim Yuryev 7 years ago 19

Apple slips into second place in 2018 'Most Valuable U.S Brands' list

Apple clung on to second place in Brand Finance's "U.S. 500 2018," ranking the most valuable U.S. brands, but saw itself eclipsed by a new leader — Amazon.

Roger Fingas 7 years ago 15

Review: Amazon's Echo Spot is a cool device, but needs to do more with its screen

The Echo Spot is undeniably a cool product, but without YouTube it's hard to justify over a regular Echo, except for people with security cameras or those wanting the world's best alarm clock.

Roger Fingas 7 years ago 15

Hands on: Amazon's video-enabled Echo Spot

The Echo Spot is Amazon's second smartspeaker with a built-in screen and occupies a unique space in the Echo ecosystem, especially for people with an assortment of smarthome accessories.

Roger Fingas 7 years ago 22

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