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The upgraded iPhone Pro smartphones will have three cameras on the back, with the lower-end phones maintaining two cameras. Such changes will have a similar look to 2018’s iPad Pro. Apple is also looking to put 3-D capabilities on the high-end phones as well, similar to those of iPad Pro, introduced in March.

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The conversation came against the backdrop where i2c announced a partnership with TAG, to launch a super app that provides instant payments capability to Pakistan’s unbanked adult population, which at present numbers about 100 million individuals. To that end, Amir Wain , CEO of i2c Inc. It will happen.”.

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FEBRUARY 11, 2019

According to a report in Bloomberg citing IDC, the smartphone market in China contracted 9.7 The price tag of Apple’s latest iPhones, combined with an economic slowdown and extending smartphone replacement cycles, were named by IDC as the culprits behind the dive in sales at the Cupertino, California handset maker.

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FEBRUARY 14, 2019

Citing IDC, Bloomberg reported the smartphone market in China contracted 9.7 The hefty price tag of Apple’s newest iPhones, coupled with an economic slowdown and extending smartphone replacement cycles in China has been hurting the smartphone maker.

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FEBRUARY 20, 2019

20) launched its Galaxy Fold , a device designed to act as a smartphone or small tablet depending on consumer need. The phone’s release comes at a tough time for smartphone makers, which are facing increasing challenges in getting consumers to upgrade their devices. The smartphone market in China reportedly contracted 9.7

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MARCH 5, 2019

The specification works between all NFC-enabled devices , including smartphones, readers and tags. With almost two billion NFC-enabled devices in use today, the majority of smartphone users around the world have NFC technology as a standard feature in the palm of their hand.”.

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DECEMBER 4, 2019

Smartphones, in one case, accounted for 35.6 The feature is available via just-added stickers in Instagram Stories and tags in a person’s feed and can be set with details such as product details and the date. The outlet also noted that a jumpsuit that consumers could also purchase on SerenaWilliams.com. 2 per Adobe Analytics. .

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JULY 2, 2019

Demand has been slumping in China for Apple products in part because of the hefty price tag. Chinese competitors are cramming the same technology as Apple in their smartphones but are charging a fraction of the cost. Additionally, the smartphone market is getting saturated.

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APRIL 1, 2019

Demand has been slumping in China for Apple products in part because of the hefty price tag. Chinese competitors are cramming the same technology as Apple in their smartphones but are charging a fraction of the cost. Additionally, the smartphone market is getting saturated.

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NOVEMBER 25, 2019

Business Insider reported on Friday that as early as 2015, Facebook created a facial recognition smartphone app. Photo tagging used to be a default feature, but now it is something users have to opt into. This isn’t the first time Facebook was questioned about using facial recognition.

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FEBRUARY 17, 2019

Apple’s HomePod voice activated speakers haven’t resonated with consumers partly because of the hefty price tag. With its iPhone market facing saturation as consumers hold on to their smartphones for longer, Apple is making a big bet on voice as one of its growth engines.

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DECEMBER 12, 2018

Consumers are tethered to their smartphones, and their affinity for connected devices extends into commerce – they are using these tools when they go shopping, even as they peruse the aisles of their local brick-and-mortar stores. For shoppers who rely on smartphones, the “face” of the modern retailer is becoming its mobile website and app.

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JUNE 4, 2018

The bag that tags along, you might call it. The maker of the bag that tags along? The tech behind the luggage is the Robot Operating System (ROS), which houses a GPS tied to apps on iOS and Android smartphones. Flush with cash. The suitcase itself is known as autonomous luggage — as it follows its owner.

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APRIL 23, 2018

The high-end device has a hefty price tag of $999, which shut a lot of buyers out of the market. Meanwhile, OTR Global said sales of the iPhone were worsening in China for the second quarter of this year, in large part because of competition from local smartphone vendors.

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OCTOBER 31, 2017

Vendors in China have slashed the price of Apple’s iPhone 8 by up to a fifth off the usual cost of the smartphones due to low demand in advance of this week’s iPhone X launch. Apple has countered any investor uncertainty with last week’s announcement that smartphone sales for the iPhone X are already “off the charts.”

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NOVEMBER 12, 2018

Apple , the Cupertino, California iPhone maker, has identified issues that are negatively impacting some iPhone X smartphones and 13-inch MacBook Pro products, which the company said it will fix for free. The iPhone X, which was launched in the fall of 2017, has an OLED display and a price tag that starts at $999.

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OCTOBER 28, 2016

The jackets use the owner’s smartphone to connect with smart NFC and QR tags hidden in the left sleeve, with serialized codes connecting to data profiles in EVRYTHNG’s IoT cloud. In December, New York-based brand Rochambeau is debuting 15 exclusive Bright BMBR jackets powered by Avery Dennison’s Janela platform.

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APRIL 15, 2016

According to a recent article by Re/code , Project September is an app and website that will give users the ability to tag images from Instagram with product details that help to make products more discoverable and (as Maybank and her team hope) drive purchases from the platform.

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MARCH 21, 2019

A combination of a high price tag , a saturated smartphone market and low-cost competitors has created pressure for the company. Needham raised its price target for Apple’s stock to $225 a share from $180 a share. The call comes as Apple has been seeing sluggish sales of its iPhone, particularly in China.

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JUNE 13, 2019

Since we launched the first electric vehicle service you [can] access with your smartphone, we have pursued our mission of Electric Vehicles for Everyone, and showed cities that shared, electric mobility is a convenient, fun and affordable way for citizens to get where they need to go,” said Michael Keating, Scoot founder and president.

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OCTOBER 3, 2017

CNBC reports that the highlight of the event is expected to be the unveiling of two new Google smartphones : the Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL. Following similar events held by Apple and Amazon , Google is hosting its own major product event Wednesday in California, where the company is expected to unveil several new products.

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OCTOBER 27, 2017

Despite production woes and worries about demand, Apple announced that pre-orders for its newest smartphone, the iPhone X, are “off the charts.”. Apple has confirmed that it will have a stock of iPhone X smartphones in all of its retail locations — but that supplies will be somewhat limited. “We

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JULY 19, 2017

The consumer-presented solution will enable customers to pull up a QR code on their smartphone that can then be scanned by the merchant. From street vendors to luxury boutiques to international retail chains, giving consumers the option to pay by scanning a QR code can build on and complement investments in mobile payments.

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DECEMBER 8, 2016

Terms of the deal were not disclosed, but media reports last week pegged the price tag at anywhere from $35 million to $40 million. In a press release , Fitbit said it acquired Pebble’s key personal and intellectual property related to software and firmware development. The acquisition excludes the company’s hardware products.

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2019

The tariff hike of 15 percent that appeared earlier this month tags items that traditionally are big holiday sellers — smartwatches, drones, TVs, headphones and smart speakers. It is a trait they share with the items coming in the next expected round of tariffs, which include smartphones and video game consoles.

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OCTOBER 9, 2018

In sound-based payments (done in the modern age), sound waves transmit payments data and do not need to rely on the vagaries of the physical environment — such as smartphones or even electricity — that set the stage for other types of contactless transactions. Only 200 million of that tally, said Abhishek, have smartphones.

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AUGUST 29, 2019

Invitations were tagged “by innovation only” although Apple isn’t expected to change the basic iPhone design. Last year, the company missed expectations on waning smartphone demand, especially in China. Apple announced it will unveil its next generation of iPhones along with other products at a launch event scheduled for Sept.

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FEBRUARY 19, 2018

When a consumer or a company wants to send a payment, they can now do so instantly from their smartphone with services such as Apple Pay or Venmo. To purchase the items, a reader simply clicks on the links, which come in the form of shopping tag icons embedded in the photo. — A whopping 42.5

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MAY 10, 2018

The new design moves the company’s wordmark outside the giant yellow tag, making it a less noticeable part of the layout, The Verge reported. The stores are not as lucrative as they once were since the smartphone market’s maturation, The Wall Street Journal reported. Today, Best Buy has just over 1,000 stores in the U.S.

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MARCH 19, 2019

Checkout on Instagram, which will be available within posts and stories with shopping stickers and tags, enables Instagram users in the U.S. Busy consumers attached to their smartphones are used to scrolling past thousands of product images per day.

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DECEMBER 7, 2016

The Fidbox is like the physical equivalent of the HTML tag you can find on a website that helps eRetailers understand what shoppers are doing on their website,” said Magnan-Saurin. It’s completely anonymous, though we are able to see it’s the same smartphone in the checkout area that came through the entrance, for example.”.

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NOVEMBER 30, 2017

The company is among the first eCommerce retailers to utilize multi-surface switching, which allows users to hold a conversation on Google Home from a smartphone. “By It is currently examining ways to expand the partnership’s capabilities, including tapping into the Google devices’ multi-surface switching capability.

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JANUARY 9, 2017

As of now, customers must still manually scan their purchases before the system bags for them since not every item in the store has been fitted with an electronic pricing tag. Lawson said every item should have a tag by the end of February. The scale of the system looks ideal for handcart-sized grocery shopping trips.

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MAY 22, 2019

Inserts, packaging and leaflets can come with near-field communication (NFC) tags and quick-response (QR) codes to allow customers to sign as well as pay using their smartphones for their subscriptions. In Australia and the U.K., Their order information is subsequently transferred for processing to CDS Global.

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SEPTEMBER 26, 2017

It can even be washed just like a regular jean jacket, just be sure to remove the flexible snap tag from the sleeve first. But, for those who are always in a rush to try the latest and greatest tech, $350 doesn’t seem like too bad of a price tag. Also, like the Bose headphones, the application may be a bit niche. Friends Or Frenemies?

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JANUARY 3, 2019

A few short quarters ago in its fiscal year 2015, China was north of 20 percent of sales, and now the tally is at about 18 percent – and the drag this quarter, and presumably going forward, will be pronounced as smartphone sales are sliding several percentage points year over year and upgrade cycles are getting longer.

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DECEMBER 19, 2016

First, the app was only released on iOS devices, leaving out a majority of smartphone users worldwide. Whether gamers are turned off by the one-time price tag for use or they’ll play the free levels to gather if the game is worth the $9.99 (before eventually paying the fee for full access) is yet to be seen. But it’s not all good news.

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