This week, at its August Unpacked event, Samsung launched its foldable smartphones: Galaxy Z Flip4 and Galaxy Z Fold4, together with two new smartwatches, the Galaxy Watch 5 and the Galaxy Watch 5 Pro, and the new Galaxy Buds Pro 2. While the smartwatches and earbuds are exciting upgrades, the show’
I have been thinking even more than usual about chipmakers lately. Between ongoing global supply chain constraints, our growing reliance on microchips to power everything from our phones to our thermostats and our vehicles, and the likelihood that inflationary pressures will impact discretionary spe
No, I did not get the events confused, this was Apple’s WWDC and not Google i/o, but the mantra we have been hearing from Google about its software and devices coming together to deliver a better experience to its users was actually delivered on the keynote stage by Apple. What is interesting to me
M2 Debut: Next Generation of Apple Silicon With heavy anticipation, Apple’s next-generation silicon design for the Mac was unveiled. Unsurprisingly called the M2, new details were shared by Apple, which sets the stage for this year’s Apple Silicon platform to push the Mac forward. I always paid part
There is little doubt that augmented reality, specifically computing products that blend the physical world with the digital world, is going to be the next frontier of computing. Most of the conversations we are having with the broader tech industry have circled around the core technologies themselv
My fascination with the Chinese market started at the beginning of the smartphone era. The market itself, and the Chinese consumer, represent one of the largest economic opportunities for both companies local to China and global companies looking to provide goods and services to the Chinese people.
After focusing on the inflection point in purchase intent for hybrids and EVs among North American consumers, and EV adoption hurdles keeping the majority of young car buyers locked into gasoline-powered cars (for now), we turn our attention to the role that consumers’ relationship with technology p
The younger car buyers are, the less likely they are to make their next car a hybrid or EV One of the most interesting stories already emerging from our new automotive study is the contradiction between a high degree of consumer favorability towards hybrid vehicles and EVs and softness in near-term
Could Tesla be the most delightful automotive experience? Using our Delight Scale, we can make a strong case that Tesla provides the most delightful, mainstream automotive experience based on our product research. I point out mainstream automotive experience because I’m sure Ferrari, Porsche, Masera
We have just completed new research into consumer perceptions of the changes taking place in the automotive sector. The study, which focuses primarily on likely car buyers in North America, gathered insights from over 1200 adults 18 and up in the United States and Canada. Among the key themes that o
This week, PlayStation launched a new PlayStation Plus subscription, a simplified subscription service that brings together PlayStation Now and PlayStation Plus. Currently, the two subscription services combined have about 50 million subscribers, most of which subscribe to both services. In the past
As a part of our broad research into the hardware and software tools that make up critical parts of employee experiences in businesses, we also looked deeply into the opportunity for Macs in the enterprise. Apple has had an interesting relationship with the enterprise. Most, if not all, IT professio