Apple reported an earnings beat despite weaker-than-expected iPhone sales. Some analysts believe that its strong services, revenue from other products, and potential for capital return helped offset iPhone numbers. Watch Apple’s stock price in real time here.
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Two Apple retail employees hospitalized following battery rupture at Hong Kong store
Two employees at a Hong Kong Apple Store were taken to hospital on Friday following another battery-related incident, according to reports, with the pair said to have inhaled smoke generated by an iPhone battery while undertaking an in-store repair of a …
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Apple, once again, has a bad case of the iPhone jitters
This Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2017, photo shows an Apple store in Pittsburgh. Apple Inc. reports earnings Thursday, Feb. 1, 2018. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar) SAN FRANCISCO – Apple is making more money than ever, but it still doesn’t seem to be enough to keep …
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Two Hong Kong Apple store staff taken to hospital after iPhone battery starts emitting smoke
Now that it’s taken over from Samsung at the top of the smartphone market, Apple probably hopes that the focus has shifted away from its battery problems. Unfortunately for the Cupertino company, reports have arrived of another battery fire in one of its …
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AppleInsider podcast talks ‘iOS 12’ features, pro filmmaking on an iPhone, and Apple earnings
“iOS 12” is said to put features on hold until 2019 (“iOS 13?”) and instead focus on stability. We get nostalgic and talk about Snow Leopard OS X 10.6. But… “iOS 12” / “macOS 10.14” is still rumored to run iPad apps on macOS, which doesn’t sound like a …
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Best UK iPhone deals including iPhone X, iPhone 8 and iPhone 7
WHETHER it’s the swanky iPhone X, the 8 or the 7, the recent generations of iPhones are ludicrously popular. Apple phones out-sold their Samsung competitors by a massive margin in 2017. And it’s not hard to see why, with the massive popularity of the …
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Apple Watch Series 3 Sales Up 100% Compared To Series 2 Last Year
When Apple first launched the Apple Watch, it’s safe to say that it wasn’t really what many were expecting and it did leave something to be desired. However to Apple’s credit, the subsequent iterations of the Apple Watch have seen vast improvements …
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Why are big apps quitting the Apple Watch?
Almost three years on from launch, the Apple Watch continues to be lauded as the number one smartwatch on the market. So why are apps jumping ship? Workplace chat service Slack has announced it will axe its standalone app for the Apple Watch. It follows in …
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Apple stock pops despite falling iPhone shipments and weak guidance
Revenue in China was $17.96 billion over the quarter ending in December, up 11 percent from a year ago. Other greenfield products, the Apple Watch and AirPods, have joined the Apple TV and Beats in Apple’s non-iPhone line-up. Revenue in that category grew …
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Apple earnings are coming after the bell
Other greenfield products, the Apple Watch and AirPods, have joined the Apple TV and Beats in Apple’s non-iPhone line-up. These products have enabled pushes like a new health record program, announced this month, and a heart study. Apple has also made …
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Is it the end of the line for the ‘i’ at Apple? Analyzing Apple’s naming scheme
But how can we explain the trend toward Apple [blank] products, like Apple TV and Apple Watch and Apple Music? It’s complicated. Apple is one of the world’s most recognized and appreciated brand names, so it makes sense for the company to take …
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February Apple Watch Activity Challenge rewards users with animated iMessage stickers
Apple will soon announce a new Activity Challenge for Apple Watch users, celebrating February as Heart Month. In this latest activity challenge, users must complete their exercise ring for seven days in a row, from February 8th to February 14th. In …
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February Apple Watch Challenge Promotes Heart Health With Valentine’s Week Challenge
Apple will offer a Valentine’s Week activity challenge for Apple Watch users to promote Heart Month. The heart health challenge will require users to close their Apple Watch’s exercise ring for seven days in a row during the period of February 8 to …
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Apple shares climb on signs of demand for priciest iPhone
and a growing interest in the Apple Watch due to recent models with cellular connectivity. This segment reported saw revenue jump 36 per cent, the largest year-over-year increase among Apple product divisions. In an interview with Bloomberg News …
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iOS 11.3 Brings Updates To ARKit Functionality
Although there are some major issues to iron out during the iOS 11.3 beta, there are a number of new features that have testers excited – one of those being an update to ARKit. iOS 11.3 will bring a number of new features, perhaps most notable being the …
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iOS 12 will delay new iPhone features
After we called IOS 11 the worst IOS we could ever remember … Their supply chain sources also say Apple has cut orders for components used in the iPhone 10 by 60%. Now those are just numbers, but they’re big ones, especially so early in the iPhone …
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iPhone 8 vs iPhone 7: Should you upgrade?
iPhone 7 vs iPhone 8 Design: What’s the difference? Apple played it safe with the iPhone 7 last year, deciding to keep the overall form-factor and size the same as both the iPhone 6S and 6. And again this time around there isn’t a whole lot different …
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