Attend an Argus Insights Webinar on Tuesday, October 7, 2014, about Q3 demand straight from the mouths of global consumers. Argus Insights CEO John Feland will share secrets pulled from the hearts and minds of millions of consumers that anticipate smartphone demand at a free webinar on how consumers are shaping the future of the smartphone […]
In the aftermath of Apple’s announcement, it’s easy to forget that there are indeed other electronic brands. Amazon is attempting to remind the public that they too have interesting gadgets to offer, as they released 6 new products. With these new devices, Amazon is showcasing what they do best: tablets. Amazon’s new tablets feature a range […]
The smartphone market seems to have paused in anticipation for Apple’s iPhone 6 launch. As has been the trend before with big Apple launches, consumers took a breath while awaiting what Apple had in store. The chart below maps consumer mindshare across different major brands in the smartphone market. It is clear that mindshare overall dropped about […]
Wearable technology is rapidly evolving. Everything from fitness bands to virtual reality glasses are hitting the market, so naturally Apple jumped into the mix with the announcement of its new AppleWatch on Tuesday, the 9th. It seems like every major smartphone manufacturer is creating a smartwatch, but as the options increase, consumer interest remains static. […]
Customer satisfaction is important for companies to drive sales, and that is why Argus has developed a slew of tools to track just that. According to the J.D. Power 2014 Appliance Retailer Satisfaction Study, HHGregg beat out Lowe’s, Best Buy, and other revered competitors to rank highest in appliance retail customer satisfaction. HHGregg amassed a […]
With the annual consumer electronics convention IFA right around the corner, tech companies are scrambling to catch consumer’s attention. Countless new product teasers are being released, but Lenovo’s teaser for its new Vibe X2 smartphone is creating quite a buzz. The image of a lollipop is a nod to the upcoming Android L (it’s rumored […]
Samsung is trying to get into the Home Automation business the old fashion way, by buying their way in. This is a very different strategy than Samsung has used in other consumer markets, preferring in the past to carpet bomb consumers with a mix of marketing and blitz of products until there is only mindshare […]
Amazon’s Fire Phone lit into the hands of users late last week. As typical Amazon customers, early Fire users were not shy about sharing their views with others. But unlike Kindle Fire Tablet customers, Fire Phone users are not ablaze with desire for more of their new handsets. Bad fire puns aside, new users flamed […]
Though it hasn’t been the main thrust of our business at Argus Insights, every quarter we round up our mobile data to see who is winning the battle for hearts, minds and wallets. Since we use public data mined by listening to consumers themselves, we’re able to judge the quarter almost immediately after it closes. […]
Apple seems to have made a habit of shocking Wall Street at the gaps between guidance and reality of late. After a slow holiday season, Apple suggested that Q2 was going to be very low and went on to sell more iPhones than any other quarter. I knew weeks before the street did. I knew […]
I don’t know about you but my inbox has been awash with ads from Apple and others with first class tickets for a guilt trip if I don’t get my mom (or my wife) an iPaxly Fire tablet or Next S5 Dash 8 smartphone for Mother’s Day next weekend. The gadget blogs have all been […]
Although Samsung’s most recent quarter has investors concerned as to their growth prospects in smartphones, the recent launch of the Galaxy S5 portends a brighter future for Samsung and their suppliers, including Qualcomm and Synaptics. The S5 is the best launch Samsung has seen in over a year. Unlike the launch of the S4, which […]
