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Video: Apple Losing Cool Factor Among Young People

Apple (AAPL) may be losing its “cool” factor with a demographic that it can least afford to lose — U.S. college and high school students. Even worse, Cupertino, Calif.’s erstwhile king of must-have mobile gadgets seems to be surrendering its crown to tech giant rivals such as Google and Amazon, according to a just-out poll. Coming off a ballyhooed Tuesday rollout of Apple’s (AAPL) latest iPhone 6 models and a new smartwatch, a survey by online textbook rentals and sales provider Chegg (CHGG) found that only one in 10 college and high school students plans to purchase the Apple Watch. In another millennial snub, just one-third said that they plan to buy Apple’s latest iPhones. Chegg’s Student Buzz survey uncovered further psychic dents in Apple’s image among the younger set. While 71% of college and high school students rate Google (GOOGL) as “cool,” and 72% say the same for Amazon (AMZN)…

Amazon Takes Last-Minute Jab At Apple With Fire Sale

It’s a Fire sale. On Monday — just one day before Apple unveils its newest iPhone products — Amazon.com said that it’s offering its own Fire smartphone for less than $1. Amazon.com (AMZN), the world’s leading online retailer, is attempting a counterpunch against new iPhones that have built up big anticipation in the marketplace. Amazon will sell its Fire smartphone for 99 cents to users who also buy a two-year wireless services contract. Amazon

Tech blogger shows off iPhone 6, and it’s delicious

Apple’s (AAPL) fall product lineup has many people excited, including comedians who get a lot of mileage from jokes at the expense of the consumer electronics giant. Apple has scheduled a Sept. 9 media event presumably to show the world its big-screen iPhone 6 and perhaps a wearable device. The Cupertino, Calif.-based company also has new tablets coming, including a possible jumbo-sized iPad. Once Apple finally releases the iPhone 6, we’re sure to see a lot of tech websites posting unboxing videos and tests of the device. The Chicago improv group Second City Network got a jump on the competition this week with its in-depth examination of the iPhone 6, which looks suspiciously like a hot dog. Late-night comedians Conan O’Brien and Jimmy Kimmel also dinged Apple in their monologues recently. Other tech-related jokes by O’Brien, Kimmel and Jimmy Fallon were aimed at Adobe Systems (ADBE), Amazon.com (AMZN), Google (GOOGL)…