If Google can coax enough third - party app makers to bring their wares to the new set - top box, not only will it be able to differentiate it from Chromecast but potentially edge ahead
of its key rivals in the process.
HomePod was set to present a real challenge to the Amazon Echo and Google Home — particularly the Echo Plus and Home Max, which are the more music - focused versions of the smart speakers — this holiday season, and its absence could mean consumer cash is redirected to one
of these key rivals.
The additional thickness does make it feel a little like a flagship phone from a few years ago, too — while it's great to see Sony pushing new design boundaries, the Xperia XZ2 still doesn't boast the refinement
of its key rivals.
But even in its latest version, the Android interface lacks some of the polish and pizzazz found in two
of its key rivals: Apple's iPhone OS and Palm's webOS.
Kobo has clearly been careful not to miss out on any important features
of its key rivals — it's an aggressive and carefully - specced product.
Sharp looks, an efficient diesel engine and generous standard equipment are key to its appeal, but unlike Hyundais of old, it's no longer a budget choice and costs around the same as most
of its key rivals in the large family - car class.
The 316 hp T6 feels less accelerative than most
of its key rivals too and despite a claimed competitive 0 - 60 mph time of 6.1 - seconds it just never feels as strong as the numbers suggest.
The downside to the Clio is its weak residual values compared to
those of its key rivals, so expect it to have lost a good proportion of its value when it comes to selling it.
The platform was developed by the Japanese automaker in collaboration with General Motors which is why the MU - X shares its underpinnings with the Chevrolet Trailblazer, one
of its key rivals in India.
By way of comparison, the Volkswagen Polo has 280 litres, the Ford Fiesta has 276 litres and the Skoda Fabia has 330 litres, so it trails plenty
of key rivals in this respect.
Meanwhile, the XE's resale values aren't as strong as
some of its key rivals, such as the Audi A4.
Like
all of its key rivals — the BMW X1, Mercedes - Benz GLA, and Lexus NX — the Audi Q3 is powered by a 2.0 - liter, turbocharged four - cylinder engine.
> Prices, specs and rivals - The Swift Sport undercuts
all of its key rivals for price, offering more bang for your buck and punching above its weight.
Prising Willian from Chelsea will not be straightforward, however, due to the complications posed by the London club selling to one
of their key rivals.
Based on big data analysis, the exchange earned the highest 11.5 million points in four rating categories, almost double that
of its key rivals — Upbit with 6.28 million points and CoinOne with 5.1 million points.
Not exact matches
The California - based toy maker on Tuesday confirmed it won the
key toy license for the Jurassic World property beginning in the summer
of 2017, taking over a business that had previously been owned by
rival Hasbro (has).
While Uber has grown to become the most valuable private tech company, its reputation has been tarnished by a slew
of controversies, ranging from sexism within its ranks to allegations from
rival Google that it stole
key self - driving technology.
Reuters reported earlier this month that the Justice Department believed the merger would raise costs for
rival entertainment distributors and stifle innovation and could allow AT&T to withhold
key content from HBO, CNN or other
of its channels from competitors.
Mattel is kicking off 2016 with a clear disadvantage: the maker
of Barbie and Hot Wheels will lose 7 %
of the company's annual sales, roughly $ 440 million, after ceding a
key license to a top
rival.
Her neck - and - neck
rival Bernie Sanders has made Wall Street greed and breaking up the big banks a
key point
of his campaign.
Samsung is Apple's single largest parts supplier, selling its
rival a number
of key components for both the iPhone and iPad.
Over the course
of six seasons, viewers have watched the firm's partners battle for business, come to blows, grow big, get acquired, fall apart, relaunch as a start - up, lose
key clients, gain even better clients — and most recently, merge with a
rival.
Unlike
rival Netflix Inc, a standalone Internet TV service, Amazon's Prime video service comes bundled with the Internet retailer's two - day delivery for items purchased on the site, which costs $ 99 a year, a
key driver
of revenue for the company.
WOODSIDE Petroleum may have slipped through Royal Dutch - Shell's fingertips but arguably it had already lost one
of the
key reasons for its takeover bid — shutting out a
rival technology from Asia.
Rival Southwest Airlines forecast on Wednesday a further drop in a
key profitability metric for the current quarter due to delays and cancellations
of more than 2,000 flights after an outage hit its computer systems in July.
Jinri Toutiao, one
of China's most popular news feed apps and a
key Baidu
rival, is among the apps to have been punished by censors this year.
OlaThe talks about Ola's next fundraise have been getting louder in the past couple
of months as its
key rival Uber said it is looking to ramp up India business even as it gave up the fight in China.
Deloitte's Mr Harvey said during the past few years
rival wine companies such as Argentina and Chile had made strong gains in the
key US and UK markets at the expense
of Australian producers because their own currencies were so weak and their bottled wine prices were extremely competitive on the shelves
of liquor retailers in the US and Europe.
None
of its Australian competitors own ships and Wellard promoted the fleet as a
key advantage over
rivals.
Metcash needs to invest heavily to cut grocery prices but it is doing so in an environment
of deflation, rising utility costs and discounting in
key areas, such as fuel, by its
rivals.
While many Arsenal fans still don't want to lose him, they'll certainly hope he doesn't move to Man Utd having lost so many
key players to direct
rivals over the years including the likes
of Robin van Persie and a string
of stars to Man City, and based on these latest suggestions, perhaps it's highly unlikely.
The
key will be putting a good show against our
rivals, if we can gain a decent amount
of points then we should be there or there abouts.
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rivals have lost «
key» players for spells this season but can our dismal performances be explained by the injury
of Santi?
It was his sublime back - heel that set up Hazard's winner against
rivals Manchester United at the end
of May, which secured a
key victory over their
rivals.
So the signing
of these two brilliant and
key players should be sending out a clear message to our
rivals in the Premier League and Champions League.
This transfer news which is apparently going to be officially confirmed by the Arsenal board this week is a big boost for everyone connected with the club and suggests that our days
of losing
key players to big
rivals in the Premier League and Europe are well and truly over.
It's a
key clash for both side's with Mourinho's men five points ahead
of their second placed
rivals and could extend their lead to eight with a win at Stamford Bridge.
The 26 year old Argentine played a
key role in Real Madrid's Champions League triumph last season, putting in a Man
of the Match role in the final against local
rivals Atletico, and then greatly impressed at the World Cup finals.
Whether PSG end up signing Kante or Casemiro, it'll come as a big blow to either Madrid or Chelsea, with one
of the sides potentially about to lose one
of their
key players to a Champions League
rival.
The
key for Tony Pulis and his team will be trying to stem the tide
of rival attacks, because there's a trend that once City score their first goal, the floodgates inevitably open and they score lots more.
Spurs had been keen to make Democratic Republic
of Congo attacker Bolasie their fourth
key summer arrival, but their London
rivals are understood to want too much for their star man.
On the verge
of the Gunners facing our main
rivals for the Premier League, Chelsea, in the traditional curtain raiser to the season, Arsene Wenger is sending out a real message
of intent with the news reported on the Arsenal website that the two
key players Santi Cazorla and Theo Walcott have signed new long term contracts.
its that type
of naive thinking bearing in mind the media cynics that can turn one loss in to an end -
of - the - world biography and
rival fans that hang from their
key chains that like the book but haven't actually read it.
It's one thing seeing a European
rival target one
of your own
key players, but Juventus risk leaving Liverpool short as they want their reported preferred replacement too.
I rebuke you the gods
of injuries, why are you striking our
key players at this crucial moment, were you sent by our
rivals?
Arsenal have sold a number
of key players to the Citizens over the past decade, but I no longer believe we have such a need to sell to our big - spending
rivals, with the Emirates now paid off in full.
It must've been incredibly frustrating for the No. 3 Corvette, just watching
key rivals sneak ahead
of you to take victory while you can see the chequered flag.
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San Siro stadium in Milan, home
of the AC Milan soccer team, slowly fills with
keyed - up fans clad in the red and black
of their club as the long - awaited meeting between Milan and one
of its biggest
rivals, Napoli, nears.