Internet video viewed on TV sets is spreading like wildfire in U.S. homes. Led by Netflix (NFLX), it also is starting to have an impact on pay TV subscriptions, analysts say. About 49% of U.S. households have at least one television set connected to the Internet via a video game system, Blu-ray Disc player, smart TV set or stand-alone device like a Roku box, Apple’s (AAPL) Apple TV or Google (GOOGL) Chromecast, according to Leichtman Research
Apple’s anticipated big-screen iPhone 6 should sell well in China, where consumers prize “awkwardly large smartphones,” Cantor Fitzgerald analyst Brian White said in a research note Tuesday. White said that it is imperative for Apple (AAPL) to launch both the 4.7-inch and 5.5-inch iPhone 6 models before year-end or risk losing ground to other high-end smartphone vendors. Apple’s current iPhone 5 series phones have a 4-inch screen. “During our trips to China over the years, we began to notice a growing trend starting in early 2012 toward consumers purchasing ‘awkwardly’ large smartphones that were often
Apple’s anticipated big-screen iPhone 6 should sell well in China, where consumers prize “awkwardly large smartphones,” Cantor Fitzgerald analyst Brian White said in a research note Tuesday. White said that it is imperative for Apple (AAPL) to launch both the 4.7-inch and 5.5-inch iPhone 6 models before year-end or risk losing ground to other high-end smartphone vendors. Apple’s current iPhone 5 series phones have a 4-inch screen. “During our trips to China over the years, we began to notice a growing trend starting in early 2012 toward consumers purchasing ‘awkwardly’ large smartphones that were often