Here is a recap of the HOBI blog for the week of 8/28-9/1 Apple announces annual iPhone event date Apple announced the official date of its annual September event earlier today, September 12. The event will be the first to take place at Apple’s revamped Cupertino, CA headquarters in the Steve Jobs Theater HOBI International,…
Apple announced the official date of its annual September event earlier today, September 12. The event will be the first to take place at Apple’s revamped Cupertino, CA headquarters in the Steve Jobs Theater. The main device anticipated to be revealed at the September event is Apple’s newest smartphone, the iPhone 8. This device marks…
Dallas Business Journal released their annual list of the largest north Texas women-owned businesses this week. HOBI International, Inc. ranked third overall, a three-spot increase from 2016’s ranking of sixth place. HOBI has been a Women’s Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC) certified Women’s Business Enterprise (WBE) for more than 20 years, and continues to support…
Samsung’s Galaxy Note 7 fiasco resulted in the recall of 2.5 million smartphones, and many Samsung users forfeiting their devices. While the recall was an inconvenience for Galaxy Note 7 users, Samsung is now offering a discount on their newest device for customers who purchased a Galaxy Note 7 last year. Samsung is offering a…
Here is a recap of the HOBI blog for the week of 8/21-8/25 Samsung reveals Galaxy Note 8 Samsung revealed the highly anticipated Galaxy Note 8 device at a conference yesterday. The device’s predecessor, the Galaxy Note 7, experienced a public failure after all devices were recalled due to combusting batteries. Certain e-scrap metals excluded…
Samsung revealed the highly anticipated Galaxy Note 8 device at a conference yesterday. The device’s predecessor, the Galaxy Note 7, experienced a public failure after all devices were recalled due to combusting batteries. The new device has four color options, black, blue, gray and gold, and features an edge-to-edge display, an improved stylus and a…
Last month, Chinese officials alerted the World Trade Organization (WTO) of plans to ban the import of certain waste materials, including common scrap metals and plastics, as part of an initiative against “foreign garbage.” China’s Ministry of Environmental Protection (MEP) indicated China will still import certain kinds of steel and nonferrous scrap. The MEP published…
A report from Cascade Asset Management indicates the used device market has grown within the past two years. The firm reviewed device resale prices for desktop computers and laptops between 2015 and 2017. The firm discovered prices for both laptop and desktop machines increased between 2015 and 2017. The average laptop resale price increased from…
The number of connected things, from smart cars to household items, is projected to reach 50.1 billion by the year 2020, growing at an overall CAGR of 23.1 percent. Connected device adoption is not only growing among consumers, but in the enterprise as well. More enterprise IT leaders are choosing to incorporate IoT in the…
Gartner predicts global cybersecurity spending will exceed $80 billion during 2017. The firm predicts cyber security spending will experience seven percent year-over-year growth, projected to reach $86.4 billion by the end of the year. Cybersecurity spending includes any cyber security product or service. Gartner cites increasing numbers of data breaches, app security testing and the…
A U.S and Norwegian partnership, Kolos, is reportedly constructing the world’s largest data center. The center, also to be called Kolos, will be built in the Norwegian town of Ballangen in the Arctic Circle. The data center is estimated to measure 600,000 square feet, and draw on a record-breaking 1000 megawatts for power. The firm…
LinkedIn recently decided to abandon all efforts in Russia, due to Russian laws requiring the company to store citizens’ data on servers within the country. The site has since been blocked countrywide after a Russian court sided with the government’s ruling. LinkedIn’s issues with Russian data storage mark an emerging trend of companies facing data…
A survey conducted by Creative Strategies indicates users are most concerned about data privacy and security when using a smartphone device. The survey interviewed 800 U.S. consumers about the importance of data security and privacy when using various devices and services. According to the firm’s findings, 60 percent of interviewees indicated security matters the most…
IDC reports 341.6 million smartphones were shipped during the second quarter of 2017. Overall shipments decreased 1.3 percent from second quarter 2016, but major OEMs including Samsung and Apple maintained their number of shipments, or saw positive shipment growth. Samsung led last quarter’s shipments, shipping 79.8 million units, with Apple following behind, having shipped 41.0…
iPad shipments have finally increased after a three-year decline. A reported 11.5 million iPads were shipped during last quarter, a 2.5 million increase from the 9 million devices shipped during the same quarter last year. Pricing changes and overall device improvements are two contributing factors for the sudden increase in iPad sales. Apple decreased the…