Apple CEO Tim Cook (Image: CNET/CBS Interactive) Apple CEO Tim Cook has said he remains enthusiastic about business opportunity in China, the world’s largest smartphone market, despite the company’s Greater China sales falling 14 percent year-on-year to $10.7 billion in the quarter ended April 1, from $12.5 billion in the same period last year. This […]
Apple’s plan to push iPhone sales into positive territory for 2017 has stalled, with sales taking a surprise dip. Must read: iPhone 8: Here’s what we think we know about Apple’s 10th-anniversary iPhone iPhone sales of 50.8 million means a 1 percent unit drop year-on-year, and a whopping 35 percent drop compared to the previous […]
There will be an awful lot of people in the market for a new iPhone come September. Must read: iPhone 8: Here’s what we think we know about Apple’s 10th-anniversary iPhone According to data released by analytics firm Localytics, Apple’s next iPhone could benefit from a massive upgrade wave as owners of the hugely popular […]
One of the most commonly used barometers of how well Apple is doing as a company is hardware sales. With Q2 2017 results due out next week, predictions from analysts are flooding in. Must read: Apple’s big $1,000+ iPhone gamble But before we make predictions about the last quarter, let’s take a look at Apple […]
Apple is selling outdated 32-bit iOS apps in its app store while simultaneously warning users that the apps may slow down devices and not work with future versions of iOS. Must read: Top tech fitness gadgets to help you get fit and healthy Apple’s made no secret of the fact that it’s shifting from 32-bit […]
No matter how many exciting and interesting Android smartphones I test, my SIM keeps finding its way back into the Apple iPhone 7 Plus on a regular basis. For the first time in a while, the Apple iPhone fell off the top of my biannual best 10 smartphones list, but later this year Apple may […]
After attending the Samsung Galaxy S8 launch event, I put together my best 10 smartphones post for the first part of 2017. The Samsung Galaxy S8 and S8 Plus was selected for the top spot. Next week the S8 and S8 Plus arrive into the hands of buyers. Reports from Samsung indicate it has already […]
Qualcomm argues it was muzzled about Apple choosing not to use certain high-performance features of the Qualcomm chipsets for the iPhone 7. Image: CNET Qualcomm has accused Apple of attempting to bully it into not revealing that Qualcomm LTE chips were deliberately hobbled to match slower Intel chips in some iPhone 7 models. The claim […]
Apple’s iOS 10.3 update will be the end of the line for a lot of old and obsolete iPhone and iPad apps that have been forgotten by their developers. Here’s how to find out if your apps are affected. Must read: Apple’s desperate Mac damage control message hints at a divided company For some time […]
The Who’s In app comes with with common social events but there’s also a custom ‘create your own’ option. Image: Microsoft Microsoft is expanding its support of Apple’s iOS beyond Office with a new free social-planning app called Who’s In, designed just for Apple’s iMessage. Who’s In aims to make life easier for iPhone users […]