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SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

Google unveiled Chromecast with Google TV at its annual hardware event Wednesday (Sept. Last December, Google introduced a new tool to allow users to add TV shows and movies to categories for things they’ve watched and want to watch. 30), the company announced in a blog post. Users can also ask Google to search for movies and TV shows.

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2018

In terms of product categories, 94 percent of the company’s sales were generated by mining hardware products. Beyond the hardware business, Bitmain has 11 mining firms, as well as the BTC.com and Antpool. Last year, the company’s revenues were $2.5 billion for the entire year. percent share.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

8) the launch of its new Business Gold Card, which comes with four times Membership Rewards points on the top two categories that the business spends the most on each month. purchases made directly from select technology providers of computer hardware, software and cloud solutions; U.S. American Express announced on Thursday (Nov.

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OCTOBER 21, 2019

The new phone does pack less powerful hardware built around a Qualcomm Snapdragon 435 processor. The differentiator is that it includes a hardware wallet and can run a “full Bitcoin node,” which HTC says is a first for a smartphone. For the smartphone category to grow again, we need more adoption of crypto-phones.”.

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2019

The company is said to have had difficulty getting a foothold in the category of smartwatches as Samsung Electronics Co and Apple Inc. The news comes as Fitbit has debuted a $10 monthly premium subscription service in a shift away from hardware and toward content.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 19, 2018

.” According to IDC, software will be the largest and fastest-growing category through the forecast period, accounting for around 40 percent of all cognitive and AI spending. Hardware will be the second biggest spending category until late in the forecast period, when IT support and business services will surpass it, predicted IDC.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 9, 2019

His job will involve the new “Alexa Gadget” category. When he worked at Disney, Laughlin oversaw apps and hardware for Lucasfilm and Disney games. As long as there are existence proofs in each of the categories,” he said, consumers will figure it out.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 8, 2020

Diving deep into that topic, the April 2020 Buy Now Pay Later Tracker® , done in collaboration with Afterpay , documents how fitness is shaping up to be a strong BNPL category. It is for these reasons that we see buy now, pay later solutions being so rapidly adopted across the fitness market and almost all retail categories.”.

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PYMNTS

MAY 19, 2020

To bring about the next generation of service-oriented and software-defined automobiles, computing solutions provider GuardKnox has rolled out a new category on the worldwide vehicle supply chain called the Cybertech Tier. In 2019, GuardKnox announced that it had notched $21 million in a Series A funding round.

Technology 52

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2019

million USD) in 36 hours for the premium smartphone brands category. Flipkart, owned by Walmart, said all major categories — including beauty, baby care, private labels and furniture — saw double-digit sales growth from a year ago in the first day. The sales launched on Saturday (Sept. 28) and will end on Oct. billion rupees ($7.07

Entertainment 40

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 4, 2017

Ace Hardware , looking to level up its eCommerce game, has announced news that it acquired a majority stake in The Grommet. Ace [Hardware] has been doing it for 93 years, and we’ve been doing it for just under nine years,” said Jules Pieri, who co-founded The Grommet with Joanne Domeniconi. in a statement.

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FEBRUARY 27, 2020

CompuCom sells IT services to small and mid-sized businesses (SMB), and helps them procure, install and manage the hardware and software. . Planned capital investment for this year wasn’t mentioned, but Smith said Office Depot’s growth strategy includes moving its product categories beyond paper and ink cartridges.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 4, 2019

The potential product is a high priority for the company and its Lab126 hardware division, according to Bloomberg’s sources. Earbuds are one of the fastest-growing category of wearables , with 12.5 They will look like AirPods, but Amazon is reportedly aiming for better audio quality. They will be available in either black or gray.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 29, 2019

The company’s solutions deal with both the hardware and software components of IoT security, leaving clients free to innovate by placing the responsibility of halting a breach on BlackBerry. The solution relies on the Gemalto “eSim,” tying security to the hardware of the device.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 13, 2019

Businesses can access services developed by Amazon as well as other third-party service providers across 13 categories, including accounting and tax, inventory management, eCommerce solution services and others. Reports in the Economic Times of India on Monday (Aug.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 29, 2020

Other than the iPhone miss, notably, much of the rest of Apple’s hardware came in ahead of expectations. Apple does not break out specific figures for the Apple Watch, but its category of Wearable, Home and Accessories saw sales tick up 20 percent year-on-year. That came in above analyst estimates of $7.93

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 20, 2016

While details are hazy, some are speculating the delay has to do with an upcoming Niantic hardware development: its own wearable tech device called Evolution. Niantic’s first wearable hardware model is slated to contain the augmented reality offering called Ingress, the game on which Pokemon Go is based.

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JUNE 19, 2020

Hardware, home improvement and gardening supply retailers are among those benefiting from consumer spending during the pandemic. Lowe’s witnessed an uptick in almost every category, with customers tackling old projects they never finished or beginning entirely new ones, according to Lowe’s CEO Marvin Ellison.

Retail 60

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JANUARY 3, 2019

Consider the fact that Cook shone the spotlight, specifically, on iPhone sales tied to China, along with other hardware. In fact, categories outside of iPhone (Services, Mac, iPad, Wearables/Home/Accessories) combined to grow almost 19 percent year-over-year. and the signs have been there for a while.

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PYMNTS

MAY 10, 2017

New data that has rolled out over the past few weeks indicates that, across categories such as home improvement and tools and outdoor, home appliances and sporting goods, U.S. Though often seen as an Amazon-proof industry, the old-fashioned American hardware store is not untouchable,” said Nathan Rigby, VP, One Click Retail.

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MARCH 28, 2017

Items sold by vendors on Apollo Box’s marketplace span categories from jewelry and apparel, home décor, toys, gizmos and more. The goal is to have 25 percent of its total product inventory, particularly in its lifestyle and home décor categories, available to view in AR within the next six months.

Retail 46

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PYMNTS

APRIL 4, 2016

However, other categories that might have once been considered insulated from the spread of eCommerce are now its biggest sellers. According to data from comScore obtained by Re/code , clothing was the top-selling product category for three out of the four quarters in 2015. billion at that. billion at that. billion, $11.8

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 14, 2018

As reported, Apple’s roughly $10 billion services business (that’s a quarterly rate) depends on the base that has been among the enthusiastic adopters of hardware, and would ostensibly be among the enthusiastic software/service users. The installed base, as noted in this space early last month, tops 1.3

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AUGUST 14, 2020

Years of evolution in hardware and broadband have compounded the current problems of movie chains that have been shuttered for months. As a bellwether of the category, AMC is being closely monitored by market watchers. theater locations” by Sept. theater locations” by Sept. The Plot Thickens.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 6, 2020

PYMNTS annually tracks the sign-up processes offered by digital subscription service providers in more than 10 verticals, from publishing and entertainment to consumer goods and eCommerce, to the Internet of Things, hardware and beyond. A higher score indicates a smoother checkout process that a consumer is more likely to complete.

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SEPTEMBER 11, 2019

While we experienced sales declines across a number of our categories during the quarter, these trends are consistent with what we have historically observed towards the end of a hardware cycle,” CFO Jim Bell said about the dip. Shares in the company fell 15 percent on Tuesday (Sept. 10) after the company reported the losses.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 6, 2016

Webster noted that there could be a trend afoot in terms of hardware. percent year over year, across all retail categories. The baskets either had more goods than last year,” said Chhabra, “or they held more expensive goods” across those categories. That category as a group has 30 percent [of sales] online.”

eCommerce 72

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 13, 2016

The company, which debuted as a hardware manufacturer making computer mice, keyboards and the like before recently adding a software division, announced a new fund of $30 million for tech startups. Razer is making some changes to its businesses model. The PYMNTS.com®

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JANUARY 11, 2017

.” Last month, Fitbit acquired Pebble’s key personal and intellectual property related to software and firmware development, but the acquisition excluded the company’s hardware products. Pebble’s hardware will cease to exist with the deal.

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APRIL 13, 2020

A world that was trending toward digital-first has now implanted itself into a nearly digital-only world, as consumers are shifting their spend online across categories. Additionally, clothing and accessories, electronics and hardware and building materials all saw jumps of between 4 percent and 8 percent. According to the data, 58.4

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2019

CFO Jim Bell said about the dip, “While we experienced sales declines across a number of our categories during the quarter, these trends are consistent with what we have historically observed toward the end of a hardware cycle.”. To keep tabs on the latest retail trends, check next week’s Retail Pulse.

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OCTOBER 26, 2018

Outside of ad, the Google Other segment got a bit of attention this time around — the catch-all category includes its cloud-computing platform, hardware sales such as the Pixel phones and Google Home speakers, as well as revenue from its Play Store. Collectively, Other brought in $4.64 billion, up from $3.59 billion.

Advertising 72

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SEPTEMBER 2, 2016

Apple, Samsung, and LG have maintained a strong footing in the phablet category. Google’s new offerings — Daydream and Project Tango — may allow for enhanced cases and experiences related to hardware. The cross between a tablet and phone, the phablet, has already gained traction over the past two years.

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FEBRUARY 2, 2022

Going forward, the network of participants and the number of use cases could continue to see rapid growth, giving cryptocurrencies in this category plenty of further upside. Categories include smart contract platforms , media and entertainment (metaverse) , DeFi , and infrastructure applications. .

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 7, 2019

In Q3 we continued to make good progress shifting our business towards the faster growing smartwatch category with the introduction of Versa 2, expanding Fitbit Health Solutions, and deepening our relationship with consumers with the launch of Premium,” said James Park, Fitbit co-founder and CEO.

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NOVEMBER 2, 2020

Amazon’s own “other revenue” category, which includes advertising, leapt by 51 percent. Apple is looking increasingly toward bundling and content to move the needle on its transition away from the vagaries of hardware. The sellers certainly have demand to satisfy — and plenty of it.

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MARCH 6, 2018

Products will include everything from kitchen, dining and entertaining to bed and bath textiles, room décor, stationery and hardware. The new Anthropologie Home collection will be available starting March 19.

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