Sentences with phrase «apple playing catch»

I like the screen and think it's probably among the best out there right now, but it's also Apple playing catch - up in a big way.

It used to be that Android was playing catch up, but lately Samsung and Google have been innovating ahead of Apple with Apple playing catch up.

IDC analyst James Wester said the move is in some ways Apple playing catch up to Google Wallet, but that the system uses Apple's fingerprint technology is a plus.

While it's true that the new iPhone 5 may help Apple play catch - up, one has to equally remember that Samsung will be entering the Windows 8 smartphone arena this holiday season which is likely to either assist them maintain or expand their 2 - to - 1 ratio over Apple's iPhone shipments in Q4.

Not exact matches

Apple paid $ 3 billion for Beats Electronics in hopes of playing catch - up in the shift away from downloading music, said a leading venture capitalist.

Apple paid $ 3 billion for headphone and streaming music company Beats Electronics to try to play catch - up in the shift away from downloading music, said a leading Silicon Valley venture capitalist.

As an example, almost every major retailer (except Apple and maybe Starbucks) is playing catch - up on in - store mobile payments because they are captives of old POS systems.

To be clear, Apple is playing catch - up.

When it comes to mobile devices, Apple and Google are constantly playing catch - up with one another.

Apple finds itself playing catch - up with Android smartphones when it comes to design and camera quality

There are millions of iPhone 5 and iPhone 6 owners who want something worth upgrading to, and despite an embarrassing worldwide recall of the Galaxy Note 7, Apple finds itself playing catch - up with Samsung when it comes to design and camera quality.

Fruit is quite good though, as the person on the GamePad plays as a thief trying to nab apples and not be caught out by everyone else watching on the TV.

Fortunately for those who missed the chance to catch up with Mercy, the central character, they can still do so via the Ice and Fire app, available at the Apple App Store and the Google Play Store.

Apple may be playing catch up, but that's all they did (failing to innovate further than Android already has).

Apple may be playing catch - up, issuing its first oversize tablet, but the iPad Pro cuts no corners: It's a fittingly luxurious take on the form.

Experience — While Apple always wishes to see itself as an innovative company having a forward vision and with others only playing a catch up game, HP too has made its intentions clear in matching up to Apple in this aspect.

Now, with the iPad 2 being announced next week, Apple is the one that needs to play catch - up to others.

Apple is already playing catch up, and they missed the mark.

But when it comes to designing tablets, Apple is without peer and the new iPad mini that debuted Tuesday makes it clear that every other company is still playing catch - up to the company that first put tablets on the map.

Both Apple and Amazon's respective applications stores already offer magazines and audiobooks, so in this sense Google is playing catch - up with its peers.

While Android has been playing catch up to Apple's App store, it looks like the Google camp has just secretly welcomed their milestone 200,000 apps; Apple's App store is reported to offer 300,000 apps and growing.

While Android has been playing catch up to Apple's App store, it looks like the Google camp has just secretly...

APPS This is the biggest area where all Apple rivals are playing catch - up, as iOS has the largest selection and arguably highest quality of apps.

«The success of low - priced tablets running custom Android versions (like the Kindle Fire and Nook Color and Nook Tablet) will make life increasingly difficult for pure - play Android tablet vendors that are caught between Apple's high - end dominance and these products» capture of the low end,» Mainelli wrote in a report released this month.

RIM would be playing catch up with Apple's iPad, which went on sale in the spring.

Apple never has (and never will) have the same market dominance as Microsoft in terms of their OS's sales in the business and home sectors, but they didn't become a larger company overnight, nor did they do so by playing catch - up.

As a result, the few new digital magazines now being released into the Apple App Store have caught on to the games that need to be played.

Of course, by the time the PlayBook arrives, Apple may have launched their second - gen iPad, and RIM will be left playing catch - up with the rumored PlayBook 2 in the second half of 2011.

There is a pressing urgency to clear this kit as RIM readies a 3G version with more functionality but it is playing catch - up with Apple — the third - gen iPad is expected to be released early next year.

Andrew: If this is true, it's pretty obvious Sony is still trying to play catch up with Nintendo (or even Apple at this point).

Battery life is an area where Apple really needed to play catch up, so it's disappointing to find that the iPhone 8 has an even smaller battery than its predecessor at 1,821 mAh.

Since the company was playing catch - up to some extent with Amazon's Kindle — at least in the e-reader department — it came up with a way of getting the major publishing houses on its side: instead of the wholesale - pricing approach that existed prior to Apple's entry into the market, which gave retailers (including Amazon) the ability to set book prices wherever they wanted, the agency model would allow publishers to set the price.

And if it's right, Apple could be playing catch - up for years to come.

Yes, Apple is playing catch - up here.

I'm wondering how Apple gets the best phone nod, when they seem to be playing catch up to Android these days.

But it's worth noting that Apple — home of industrial - design legend Jony Ive, creator of unbelievably thin and elegant devices — will again look like it's playing catch - up to a smartphone - design trend.

Analysts also noted that Microsoft's Windows Store has yet to catch up with Android's Google Play Store and Apple's App Store before it captures a sizeable chunk of the small - screen market.

However, in the time since Apple's announcement, both Amazon and Google have released their own premium smart speakers with high quality audio, which puts Apple in the awkward position of having to play catch - up.

When Google issues an Android update, the changes are usually all over the place — fixing issues, adding functionality, playing catch - up with the latest thing Apple added to iOS.

Apple's streaming service has grown to 17 million subscribers, and it's had a recent string of successful album exclusives, however, it's still playing catch up to Spotify in popularity.

Google's playing catch - up this week in releasing the Google Home Mini and Google Home Max, and Apple hasn't even entered the ring yet (its HomePod smart speaker has a loose December 2017 release window).

Are you impressed with the iPhone 8 features you've heard so far or do you think Apple would be playing catch up with its competitors like Samsung?

iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus comes with the best LCD displays, but display experts have rated Galaxy Note 7's OLED display as the «Best Performing Display Ever», so Apple needs to play catch up with Samsung's phones when it comes to display technology.

Now others a rushing to play catch - up, including Google with its own Home device, and, if rumors are true, Apple has a product brewing that will use Siri to control a home's lights, appliances, and other connected products.

Apple will be playing catch up (not the first time) to many features already available in last year's flagship Galaxy phones.

Spotify has offered something similar for ages so Apple is playing catch up here.

The Lumia 950 and Lumia 950 XL will both run Windows 10 and support universal apps, which Microsoft is hoping will help the company catch up to Apple's iOS App Store and Google's Play Store when it comes to application numbers and availability.

But in all of the post-WWDC coverage, there's been a common thread that's both representative and a problem for Apple right now: It's of a company playing catch - up.

But Apple is playing a bit of catch up, too.

Smart speakers and digital assistants have exploded in the past two years, and Apple's been left to play catch - up with Amazon and Google on this round.