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Chinese iPhone sellers reportedly cut prices following sales warning

iPhone sellers in China are reportedly cutting prices after Apple’s sales warning to investors, whkch blamed the country’s decelerating economy. Retailers like Suning and JD.com are slashing prices by up to $118 on the iPhone XR, according to Reuters and Yahoo Finance. Suning will start selling the 64GB iPhone XR for 5,699 yuan (around $845/£660/AU$1,170), …

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Apple reportedly plans to launch three iPhones in 2019

Apple will reportedly launch a trio of new iPhones in 2019, despite a recent sales warning to investors and hints of production cuts for its 2018 models The 2019 models will include a successor to the well-received iPhone XR and new camera features, The Wall Street Journal reported Friday, citing unnamed sources. The highest-end model will have a triple rear …

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Apple reportedly cuts iPhone production by 10 percent for first quarter

A week after issuing a sales warning, Apple reportedly slashed its iPhone production for January to March by 10 percent. More on Apple Apple CEO Tim Cook teases ‘new services’ for 2019 Tim Cook says Apple’s long-term health ‘has never looked better’ Apple CEO Tim Cook made $15 million in 2018 The Cupertino, California, company asked suppliers to make fewer …

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Apple CEO Tim Cook teases ‘new services’ for 2019

Apple plans to expand its growing stable of services this year with “material” new additions, Apple CEO Tim Cook said Tuesday during an interview on CNBC. “You will see us announce new services this year. There will more things coming,” Cook told CNBC’s Jim Cramer. “I believe they’ll be material over time. I’m not going to forecast.” Apple has been …

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Apple’s rare sales warning sparks iPhone fatigue fears

Apple’s new lineup of iPhones didn’t have a happy holiday. And a rare sales forecast slash may bode poorly for the rest of the year. In a letter to investors on Wednesday, Apple CEO Tim Cook warned that the company’s fiscal first-quarter revenue would be weaker than previously expected. It now sees sales of $84 billion, well below the range …

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Trump says Apple will be ‘fine,’ should still move iPhone production to US

President Donald Trump is chiming in on Apple’s sales warning from earlier this week, an announcement that prompted a quick drop in the iPhone maker’s stock price. “They’re gonna be fine,” Trump said Friday at a White House news conference. “Apple is a great company.” In a letter to investors Wednesday, Apple CEO Tim Cook said revenue in the company’s fiscal first quarter would …

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Apple suspends some iPhone sales in Germany as Qualcomm ponies up

Apple is pausing sales of some older iPhones in Germany during a patent fight with chipmaker Qualcomm. On Dec. 20, the District Court of Munich found that Apple infringed Qualcomm’s technology for power savings in smartphones and ruled that the iPhone maker must halt sales of the device in Germany, according to Qualcomm’s release. Apple said in a statement at …

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Wonderscope’s Apple AR app unfurls new trick: ‘Spatial storytelling’ with bunnies

Wonderscope wants to take you down a new rabbit hole.  Wonderscope, an augmented reality app for Apple devices, has added a new story to its library of immersive, interactive digital miniplays. Called “Wonder’s Land Ringmaster Wanted,” the story makes the user a central character interacting with an exasperated white bunny known as Wonder. The app and the new story are free.  The …

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Apple saw more government requests for user data in the first half of 2018

Apple’s getting more government requests for data. The tech company is making it easier to see where and what kind of data is being demanded.  On Thursday, Apple released its biannual transparency report, which details how frequently governments and private parties request customer data. With more than 1.3 billion devices active around the world, governments are increasingly looking to Apple …

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Apple’s 2019 must

The biggest innovations from Apple in 2019 likely won’t be its devices. Instead, it’ll be the services that run on them. iPhone sales just aren’t soaring like they used to, and it’s getting harder to make smartphones flashier each year. Apple’s ability to woo users increasingly may come from the software and services — like Apple Music and the upcoming …

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