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Sonos Stock Slammed on News Apple Stores Drop the Line

October 7, 2020 by Ted 2 Comments

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Lost 7% of Value in After-Hours Trading

Bloomberg News reported late on Monday that Apple is dropping Sonos [NASDAQ: SONO] and other non-Apple branded products from their stores. The news of Sonos losing such a major customer caused their stock to derail in after hours trading, down almost 7% in value at one point. On Tuesday, Sonos stock price closed down 3.2% as Wall Street digested the news.

See why Apple stores are dropping Sonos…

[Read more…] about Sonos Stock Slammed on News Apple Stores Drop the Line

Filed Under: Brands, Financial, Management, News, Products, Retailers, Strategy, Tech Trends Tagged With: Apple, Apple Watch, B&O, B&W, Bang & Olufsen, Beats, Bowers & Wilkins, FitBit, Pioneer, Sonos

Appeals Court Rules Against Monster & Noel Lee; They Must Pay Beats $14+Mil

August 27, 2020 by Ted Leave a Comment

This long and complex series of intertwined legal actions between Monster LLC (and all other Monster related parties) and Beats Electronics LLC (and all other Beats related entities) seemed to be winding down. Back in 2016, I reported on the lower court ruling in favor of Beats who had filed several motions for summary judgment. It seemed as though this was the end, but in 2018, more actions ensued.

Now, 5 years in, have we reached the end?…

[Read more…] about Appeals Court Rules Against Monster & Noel Lee; They Must Pay Beats $14+Mil

Filed Under: Law, News Tagged With: Apple, Apple Music, Beats by Dr. Dre, Beats Music, Dr. Dre, Jimmy Iovine, Monster, Noel Lee

Small Headphone Specialist Koss Corp. Attempts to Slay Giants Apple, Bose & Others in Court

August 13, 2020 by Ted Leave a Comment

Milwaukee, WI based Koss Corporation (NASDAQ:KOSS) last month launched a significant litigation effort against several major industry brands in an effort to assert and protect its IP portfolio rights. On July 22, 2020, Koss filed lawsuits against each of Apple, Inc., Bose Corporation, PEAG LLC dba JLAB Audio, Plantronics, Inc., and Skullcandy, Inc. Each of these auspicious brands, Koss says, are infringing on their patents covering wireless headphones and speakers.

See more on this audacious move by Koss…

[Read more…] about Small Headphone Specialist Koss Corp. Attempts to Slay Giants Apple, Bose & Others in Court

Filed Under: Brands, Law, Products, Technology Tagged With: Apple, Apple Inc, Bose, Bose Corporation, JLAB Audio, Koss, Koss Corporation, Plantronics, Skullcandy

LG Adds Apple AirPlay 2 & HomeKit to Select TVs

July 24, 2019 by Ted Leave a Comment

Says It’s the First Global TV Maker to Support HomeKit

LG adds Apple AirPlay 2 and HomeKit to Thinq AI TVs

LG Electronics announced today that starting tomorrow Apple AirPlay and HomeKit will be available on its 2019 Thinq AI TV line. The company says this makes them the first global television manufacturer to support HomeKit.

See more on LG offering Apple HomeKit on its TVs…

[Read more…] about LG Adds Apple AirPlay 2 & HomeKit to Select TVs

Filed Under: Manufacturers, News, Products, Tech Trends Tagged With: AirPlay 2, Apple, HomeKit, LG, OLED, smart home

Foxconn Cuts 50,000 Jobs as iPhone Pain Continues

January 23, 2019 by Ted Leave a Comment

Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., the Apple, Inc. primary supplier better know as Foxconn, has cut more than 50,000 jobs as the pain from the dramatic drop in iPhone sales is taking its toll on the company. Not only that, but the company has fallen short of hiring goals to which it previously committed to the State of Wisconsin – losing major tax credits for this year.

Worse yet, the outlook for the near future, doesn’t look to improve any time soon.

See more on Foxconn’s trouble…

[Read more…] about Foxconn Cuts 50,000 Jobs as iPhone Pain Continues

Filed Under: Financial, Manufacturers, News, People Tagged With: Apple, employment, Foxconn, Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., iPhone, Terry Gou

Apple Supplier Foxconn Hit Hard by iPhone Sales Drop

January 16, 2019 by Ted Leave a Comment

Taiwan’s GDP Declines Due to Apple Cuts

Photo: Nikkei

We have followed Foxconn for years now, first picking up on them in 2012 when news had emerged that a significant Apple supplier was having problems with employees committing suicide – eventually forcing the company to install ‘suicide nets’ on their taller factories and offices to help thwart further suicide attempts. Foxconn has continued on to become one of Apple, Inc.’s largest iPhone supplier of parts and assembly.

Foxconn rode the rising iPhone wave, but what about now?…

[Read more…] about Apple Supplier Foxconn Hit Hard by iPhone Sales Drop

Filed Under: Asian Connection, Brands, Financial, Management, Manufacturers, News, Pivot Point, Tech Trends Tagged With: Apple, Foxconn, Hon Hai Precision Industry Co.

Polls: Facebook Faces a Major Trust Crisis

March 29, 2018 by Ted Leave a Comment

Stunning Reversal for Once-Loved FANG Brand

Facebook finds themselves square in the middle of a political and public relations fire storm, as news of the firms connection to Cambridge Analytica and the harvesting of the personal data on at least 50 million Facebook users, including perhaps you and I, have recently received a lot of news coverage. Now word comes via two new polls that the company’s brand has taken a serious hit in the eyes of their users and former fans.

See more on these latest polls about Facebook from Reuters/Ipsos… [Read more…] about Polls: Facebook Faces a Major Trust Crisis

Filed Under: Brands, Consumer Trends, Crime, Law, News, Pivot Point, Research, Survey Tagged With: Amazon, Apple, Cambridge Analytica, Facebook, Google, Mark Zuckerberg, Microsoft, Yahoo

Apple & Google Brands Drop Big in Latest Survey

March 22, 2018 by Ted Leave a Comment

A Drop So Surprising that Reuters Deems it Newsworthy
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Reuters is reporting that the Apple and Google brands both saw precipitous drops in their brand reputation in the latest version of an annual survey conducted by the respected Harris Poll. At the same time, and perhaps offering a dire warning, Amazon came in at number one (again!) and Tesla saw a big jump in their brand reputation.

See more on the somewhat surprising results of this latest brand survey… [Read more…] about Apple & Google Brands Drop Big in Latest Survey

Filed Under: Brands, Statistics, Survey Tagged With: Amazon, Amazon.com, Apple, Google

Far From Legally Dead, Monster Slugs Back at Beats

March 21, 2018 by Ted Leave a Comment

Beats Gets More Awarded; But Monster Wins a Key Ruling Too

Photo of Noel LeeWhen we last visited this legal clash of the titans, a jury had just found that Monster must pay Beats nearly $8 million to reimburse them for the legal expenses in fighting the lawsuit that Monster had brought against them in 2015. Now, we have learned that the judge in that case has increased the judgment with an additional “directed” verdict. And in the matter of a separate case, Beats vs. Monster filed late last year, Monster has filed a countersuit and won a key ruling.

This Beats and Monster slugfest goes on… [Read more…] about Far From Legally Dead, Monster Slugs Back at Beats

Filed Under: Law, Management, Manufacturers, News, People Tagged With: Apple, Beats, Beats by Dr. Dre, Jimmy Iovine, lawsuit, litigation, Monster, Noel Lee

Samsung Display Plans to Build the World’s Largest OLED Factory

July 5, 2017 by Ted Leave a Comment

Samsung2CES2-8-12In news out of Korea, we learn that Samsung Display is planning to build the world’s largest OLED manufacturing facility in a bid to hold off Chinese competition in the increasingly popular technology. Samsung’s board of directors are expected to meet this month to approve the plans and the investment.

See more on this major move on OLED by Samsung… [Read more…] about Samsung Display Plans to Build the World’s Largest OLED Factory

Filed Under: Asian Connection, Manufacturers, News, Pivot Point, Strategy, Tech Trends Tagged With: Apple, China, Korea, Samsung, Samsung Display, South Korea

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