Showing posts with label stores. Show all posts
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Tuesday, May 19, 2015
San Francisco Apple Stores iPhone 5s line wraps around the block
latimes
Three hours before the store is scheduled to open, a line of more that 150 hopeful iPhone buyers stretched down the street and around the block.
Some at the beginning of the line were huddled in blankets (above), having camped overnight for the device. New additions to the line joined every few minutes as the queue stretched down Powell Street and around the corner at OFarrell, in the otherwise quiet Union Square shopping district.
Similarly long lines have been reported in China, which was for the first time ever among the initial countries to participate in the first day of Apples launch, as well as London, Los Angeles, New York and other cities.
One reason the new iPhone is still generating lines at its seventh annual launch is that Apples supply of the iPhone 5s, particularly in the new gold finish, is reported to be in limited supply. Apple has instituted purchasing limits for line holders, restricting iPhone 5c models to ten units per person, while the more scarce iPhone 5s is limited to two devices.
In part, this scarcity is due to production challenges of meeting demand for the new Touch ID sensor. Apple faces the enormous task of building millions of the new devices to meet the anticipated demand over its initial launch weekend, products which must be flawless from day one.
That operational circus act comes just days after the mega-launch of iOS 7, which caused major ripples in the Internet as Apple rolled out the biggest, fastest mobile device upgrade ever.
This is the first time Apple (or anyone) has built such a Touch ID sensor, which improves upon previous, unsuccessful attempts to incorporate practical fingerprint-based authentication into a mobile device.
Apples design uses a new sapphire lens element to protect the fragile capacitive sensor, which industry expert Geppy Parziale had earlier predicted would not stand up to everyday use.
"Constant usage of the sensor starts to destroy the capacitors and over time, the fingerprint sensor stops to work," Parziale gravely warned early last month before Apple had demonstrated how its design worked.
Thousands of fans of Apples product design are ready to wait in line for the new device, expecting that the companys new product works as advertised. Initial product reviews have raved that it does.
Data source: via AppleInsider (By Daniel Eran Dilger)
Saturday, March 28, 2015
Three Asus ZenFone models hit Taiwan stores on Tuesday
TAIPEI, Taiwan -- Asustek (華碩電腦) today will launch a trio of the Intel-powered ZenFone 4-6 in Taipei, although the target market will be China and the direct competitor will be mainland-based rising smartphone star Xiaomi Technology.
According to local reports, high-ranking executives of Chunghwa Telecom (中華電信), Taiwan Mobile (台灣大哥大) and Far EasTone (遠傳) will appear at the product launch for ZenFones, showing support for the personal computer maker.Pricing for the local market has yet not been revealed.
Unveiled in January at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, Asusteks three new ZenFone models start at just US$99 and come in screen sizes of 4-6 inches to target mainstream buyers.
The Zenfone 4 was announced at US$99 for a 4-inch display and an Intel Atom Z2520 1.2GHz dual-core processor, while the ZenFone 5 will go for US$149 for its 5-inch IPS panel with a resolution of 1280x720, a dual-core processor and an 8-megapixel camera.
The relatively higher-end ZenFone 6 starts at US$199 and sports an advanced 6-inch touch screen and 13-megapixel camera, the company announced.
Despite the affordable cost of its new models, smartphones look likely to remain a drag on Asusteks business this year as the PC vendor struggles to reach its break-even shipment scale of 5 million units amid fierce competition, according to a recent report by CLSA Ltd.
The Hong Kong-based brokerage forecast Asustek will ship 3 million smartphones in 2014 with lingering losses and an operating margin of minus 7 percent. It gave the stock an “outperform” rating and set a price target of NT$324.
By Kathryn Chiu, The China Post
April 8, 2014, 12:15 am TWN
Asus ZenFone 5 out in stores today
SINGAPORE - The Asus ZenFone 5 goes on sale here today at a retail price of $249.
Telcos M1 and StarHub are also offering the 5-inch Android smartphone at a range of mobile price plans.
Customers who have pre-ordered the device can pick it up at IT retail chain Challengers Funan DigitaLife Mall outlet.
The ZenFone 5 is the first of the three ZenFone models - the other two being the ZenFone 4 and ZenFone 6 - to launch in Singapore.
It comes in five colours, but only the black and white versions are sold here.
Telcos M1 and StarHub are also offering the 5-inch Android smartphone at a range of mobile price plans.
Customers who have pre-ordered the device can pick it up at IT retail chain Challengers Funan DigitaLife Mall outlet.
The ZenFone 5 is the first of the three ZenFone models - the other two being the ZenFone 4 and ZenFone 6 - to launch in Singapore.
It comes in five colours, but only the black and white versions are sold here.
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