Turns out the iPhone X isn’t too pricey after all. That’s one major takeaway from Apple’s earnings report Tuesday. The company, which many feared would report dismal iPhone sales and offer a soft sales forecast for the current quarter, ended up surprising just about everybody — even Apple executives. iPhone unit sales, while not soaring, …
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After the iPhone 6 battery brouhaha, Apple dropped the price of its battery replacement for selected models from $80 to $30 (that’s about £80 to £30 or AU$120 to AU$40). Then it waived a policy that required iPhones pass a test to qualify for the upgrade. However, getting that upgrade may still not be so easy. Now playing: Watch this: Best options to …
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Apple’s slice of the global smartphone market grew in the first quarter of 2018 despite an industry seeing cooling demand for handsets. Global shipments in the quarter fell 2 percent year-over-year to 345 million units, market researcher Strategy Analytics reported Tuesday. Samsung held on the smartphone sales crown by shipping 78.2 million units, a decline of 2 percent year-over-year, giving …
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The iPhone boom times may be officially over. And Apple may have the iPhone X to thank for that. This fiscal year was supposed to be a blowout for Apple. The company redesigned its popular iPhone for the first time in three years and touted the iPhone X as “the future” of mobile. Analysts declared it would drive a “supercycle” that …
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Apple CEO Tim Cook on Tuesday pulled a rabbit out of his hat. Analysts and investors have worried that the iPhone’s best days are behind it — a problem, since the phone is Apple’s biggest moneymaker — and that the company would report weak results in the June quarter. But iPhone sales didn’t fall off a cliff as feared, and Apple’s projections …
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Fitbit announced today it will begin using Google’s new Cloud Healthcare API to help you and your doctors better manage your healthcare. The relationship between Google and Fitbit will eventually let users connect results from Fitbit’s fitness wearables, such as its Versa smartwatch, to your electronic medical records. Fitbit will also use Google’s services along with services from Twine Health, which Fitbit recently …
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Jan Koum is moving on. The WhatsApp co-founder said in a Facebook post Monday that he plans to leave his messaging company, which Facebook bought four years ago for $19 billion. Koum, who reportedly will also be leaving his position on Facebook‘s board, said “it is time for me to move on.” He said he’s taking time off to pursue hobbies like …
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Apple will share its second quarter earnings — that’s January through March 2018 — on May 1, but tough times for the iPhone X are already predicted. What will become of the iPhone X? Sarah Tew/CNET Late 2017 was supposed to be the iPhone “supercycle,” with Apple enjoying bumper sales from its latest iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus alongside the dramatically redesigned iPhone …
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Apple CEO Tim Cook has nothing but praise for augmented reality, saying it’s a technology that’s potentially as important as the iPhone. It turns out he may have big plans for virtual reality too. The company is working on a headset capable of running both AR and VR technology, according to a person familiar with Apple’s plans. Plans so far …
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