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Apple Wearables a Holiday Hit With Consumers

[ad_1] The holiday shopping season was very good for Apple’s wearables business, according to a leading analyst of the company’s operations. Ming-Chi Kuo of TFI Asset Management reported over the weekend that Apple sold 90 million AirPods during the final quarter of 2021, including 27 million of the latest version of the earbuds released in September. The burst in sales will contribute to what Kuo estimates to be a 20 percent increase in revenue for wearables sold by Apple in 2021

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This is the Coolest Stuff From CES 2022

[ad_1] This year I did not go to CES again because of the pandemic. I was less worried about being in Las Vegas than I was about the travel to and from the event because the infection rate where I live is a bit off the charts. As a result, I rarely leave home. In any case, much of the event is streamed, and I was able to find several things that caught my eye at the show. Let’s cover those things this week — and we’ll close with my product of the week, which appropriately enough is

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Apple Mixed Reality Specs Will Shun Metaverse: Report

[ad_1] Although Apple is expected to launch a mixed reality product sometime this year, don’t expect it to lead its users into the metaverse, according to a prominent watcher of the company. The watcher, Mark Gurman, who writes the Power On newsletter for Bloomberg, wrote in the latest edition of the publication that the metaverse will be “off-limits” for Apple alternative reality products. “I’ve been told pretty directly that the idea of a completely virtual world where users can

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AI-Powered Searches Turn E-Commerce Queries Into Conversions

[ad_1] It’s a common refrain from both technologists and laypeople alike, but the past two years have reshaped the digital landscape. While many people are probably a bit tired of hearing this phrase — and other similar phrases — it is particularly important for companies with e-commerce platforms. There are many ways companies can stay relevant as we enter a new era of e-commerce. It is safe to say that all e-commerce platforms should feature trendy product offerings, crawlable

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