LG’s weak mobile sales drag down profits again
Display sales are also way down, due again to a general malaise in smartphone, tablet and laptop markets. There’s no cheery news down the road in that division either, as Apple has reportedly cut orders for iPhone screens, and display prices are way down in general. However, that has actually helped LG’s home entertainment division, especially for premium models like UltraHD LED and OLED TVs. Thanks to lower panel prices,...
Chris Chibnall is in charge of ‘Doctor Who,’ and it’s British TV’s fault
Doctor Who is one of the biggest shows on international television, commanding the attention of around 70 million people worldwide. It is one of the most expensive shows on British TV, with an annual budget of anything up to £15 million ($21 million). It’s easy to forget that its executive producer doesn’t just manage the creative elements of the show. They’ve also got to control the mechanism that ensures that it...
Chris Chibnall is in charge of ‘Doctor Who,’ and it’s British TV’s fault
Doctor Who is one of the biggest shows on international television, commanding the attention of around 70 million people worldwide. It is one of the most expensive shows on British TV, with an annual budget of anything up to £15 million ($21 million). It’s easy to forget that its executive producer doesn’t just manage the creative elements of the show. They’ve also got to control the mechanism that ensures that it...
Record-Breaking Holiday Season for the App Store
CUPERTINO, California — January 6, 2016 — Apple® today announced that customers around the world made this holiday season the biggest ever for the App Store®, setting new records during the weeks of Christmas and New Year’s. In the two weeks ending January 3, customers spent over $1.1 billion on apps and in-app purchases, setting back-to-back weekly records for traffic and purchases. January 1, 2016 marked the biggest day in App Store...
OnePlus’ Icon earbuds are solid but overhyped
Reviewing anything requires a degree of transparency about the writer’s biases, so here are mine. I listen mostly to locally stored Spotify music (Extreme quality, natch) on an iPhone 6s Plus or a Nexus 6P without an amplifier. My go-tos: poppy electro acts like Capital Cities and Passion Pit, with a smattering of Muse and Silversun Pickups mixed in with Charles Mingus and Fitz and the Tantrums. Also, I’ve been using the...
