| Today's Top 3 Stories | | #1 | Apple Preparing Smart-Home Initiative | | | Apple is readying a new software platform that would turn the iPhone into a remote control for lights, security systems and other household appliances, as part of a move into the "internet of things". (Financial Times)
Why This Is Important: Apple's initiative will bring greater awareness to mass-market home-automation market, which is already growing. Makers of appliances and other home systems, however, might be wary of committing because of Apple's penchant to change technologies and make previous products, such as iPod/iPhone speaker docks with 30-pin connectors, obsolete.
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| | #2 | Psst! Wanna Buy A Windows Tablet For $199?
| | | If you think Windows tablets are too darn expensive, Toshiba wants a word with you. The company's latest tablets, called Encore 2, run full Windows 8.1 and start at just $199. (Mashable)
Why This Is Important: The tablets are able to hit their low prices by being loaded with the Microsoft Bing OS, rather than Windows.
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| | #3 | Lenovo: Only We Can Challenge Apple, Samsung In Smartphones
| | | With its acquisition of Motorola's cellphone business pending, Lenovo contends that it will have the scale to compete with Apple and Samsung in the smartphone market. The Motorola acquisition will also give Lenovo a footprint in the North America and Western Europe markets, where it lacks a presence. (Gulf News)
Why This Is Important: If successful in challenging Apple and Samsung, carriers will gain leverage in handset negotiations to either increase their own profit margins or reduce prices to consumers.
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"The reason people want to work with Apple in the first place is it's all about quality and being officially sanctioned. That's a very established model at Apple." -- Jan Dawson, tech analyst with Jackdaw
| | | Blog Post of The Day | Quiz: Match the Celebrity To Their Headphones
By Kelsey Pommer
Musicians, TV stars and athletes alike have all produced or endorsed different brands of headphones. Many of these celebs have even made appearances at the International CES in Las Vegas! With the recent rumors of an acquisition of Beats by Dre by Apple, celebrity brand headphones are in the news more than ever. Can you match the brand to the celebrity? More » |
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