Apple’s (AAPL) long-awaited web TV service is expected to raise the bar for live streaming, thanks to its expected line-up of broadcast TV and sports, putting high demands on partners, such as Akamai Technologies. Some analysts have pushed back the arrival of Apple’s web TV service to the second-half of 2016. Apple’s focus on ensuring high quality streaming could be one reason for the delay as well as acquiring content rights. Dish Networks’
Samsung remained the leader in global smartphone shipments in the third quarter, but Apple (AAPL) showed a much stronger growth rate, boosted by new iPhone models. Manufacturers shipped 355.2 million smartphones in the third quarter, up 6.8% from the year-ago quarter, according to research firm IDC. Samsung shipped 84.5 million units for a 23.8% market share, unchanged from the year-ago period. Apple came in second with 48 million shipments but
For the second straight quarter, Apple (AAPL) declined to say how many smartwatches it sold when it delivered September quarter results late Tuesday. But Wall Street analysts did their best to divine the Apple Watch sales figure from the company’s grab-bag “Other Products” category. Apple CEO Tim Cook says the company won’t divulge Apple Watch sales for competitive reasons. It lumps the smartwatch in its “Other Products” line item along with Apple