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China’s JD sold $15.67 million in iPhones in first two seconds of Singles’ Day sales
China’s JD sold a whopping $15.67 million in iPhones in first two seconds of the Singles’ Day, or Double 11, 11-day shopping event…
Alibaba sees $84.54 billion in orders over 11-day Singles’ Day sales event, up 14% YOY
Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba recorded 540.3 billion yuan ($84.54 billion) in orders over its 11-day Singles’ Day sales event, a 14%…
Apple’s iPhone 13 lineup is already showing strong early sales in China
Strong early sales are being seen in China as consumers are rushing to order more of Apple’s new iPhone 13 models vs. iPhone 12 last year…
Apple sees big sales as first post-virus Singles’ Day in China nears end
Alibaba said orders on its e-commerce platforms during the Singles’ Day shopping extravaganza in China had exceeded $70 billion by Wed…
First claimed looks at Apple’s iPhone 12 design surface
The first looks at what are claimed to be the exterior design of Apple’s “iPhone 12” have surfaced online…
Alibaba’s Singles’ Day sets record with over $38 billion in sales
Alibaba’s 24-hour shopping marathon hit more than 268 billion yuan ($38.3 billion) of purchases during its Singles’ Day sale, exceeding last year’s record…
Apple’s HomePod shipments surged 45% in holiday quarter
Smart speakers were the hottest consumer electronics product in 2018
Apple iPhone sales ‘explode’ following price cuts in China
“Apple is seeing improved iPhone sales in China following some recent price cuts…
China retailers slash iPhone prices
Several Chinese electronics retailers have slashed iPhone prices this week…
Apple’s iPhone was the top-selling smartphone on Alibaba platforms during Singles Day, beating Chinese rivals
Apple was the top-selling mobile phone brand during Alibaba’s record-breaking 24-hour Singles Day…
Google overtakes Amazon to lead in smart speaker market unit sales
Smart speakers continue to be the world’s fastest-growing consumer technology segment…
Apple’s HomePod makes a small dent in smart speaker market in debut quarter
Apple officially jumped into the smart speaker market in the first quarter with the HomePod…
Strategy Analytics: Apple shipped 600,000 HomePods in Q1 for 6% share of smart speaker market
Amazon and Google accounted for a dominant 70% share of global smart speaker shipments in Q1 2018 although their combined share has fallen from 84% in Q4 2017 and 94% in the year ago quarter…
iPhone X running iOS 11.2.1 successfully jailbroken
Security researchers at Alibaba’s Pandora Labs have successfully jailbroken…
Apple Pay a massive hit in China: Just one of 19 banks reports 3 million cards added in first 2 days
China this month became the fifth country where consumers can use smartphones to pay with Apple Pay, and Chinese shoppers quickly embraced the Apple Inc. payment system…
Apple Pay will help China’s mammoth state banks crush Alibaba offline
Apple Pay goes live in China today…
Should Apple buy Yahoo?
It looks like Yahoo is considering selling its core business…
Apple reaches agreement to bring Apple Pay to China, sources say
China UnionPay Co. and Apple Inc. have reached a preliminary agreement to introduce Apple Pay in China…
Intel have won significant presence in Apple’s iPhone 6s/Plus
Apple has been evaluating Intel’s model for a while. Intel will capture roughly 50% of Apple’s…
Cook says Apple in talks with Alibaba to bring Apple Pay to China
Apple Inc is in talks with Chinese banks and Alibaba Group Holding…
Apple Pay’s China rollout reportedly stalled
China’s central bank, UnionPay bank-card service and e-commerce giant Alibaba…
Google and Softcard tie-up benefits versus Apple Pay are overstated
Google Wallet is awkward to use. To the cashier, it looked like I was some jerk holding up the line…
Google in talks to scrape up beleaguered Apple Pay roadkill Softcard (née Isis)
Beleaguered Apple Pay wannabe Softcard earlier this month laid off about 60 employees…
CBS News: Apple Pay in the driver’s seat
In other good news for car-and-iPhone-6 owners…
PYMNTS: Is Apple Pay fizzling? No way man, it’s sizzling!
There are many ways to look at a new product launch especially one as multifaceted as Apple Pay…
Self-interested retailers continue to fight against Apple Pay and, ultimately, their own customers
We believe Apple’s Apple Pay represents significant progress for mobile-wallet penetration…
Apple Pay has strong momentum; took 1% of digital payments in November
Apple Pay has the ability to significantly transform the mobile payment space…
1.16 million more reasons why Apple Pay is the future: Staples’ security breach payment card debacle
Office-supply retailer Staples Inc. said about 1.16 million payment cards…
What happened when Marissa Mayer tried to be Steve Jobs
The Steve Jobs syndrome…
Dozens more companies sign up for Apple Pay
The list of companies working with Apple Pay continues to grow…
Alibaba’s Alipay adds Apple Touch ID support
Alibaba and Apple, whose bosses expressed an interest in marrying their respective…
Square to accept Apple Pay in 2015
The mobile payments company Square is planning to accept Apple Pay…
Note to CVS, Rite-Aid, Walmart: Apple Pay users spend big
Apple Pay iPhone users were three times more comfortable with spending…
Major retailers see Apple Pay wave
For years, tech companies have dreamed of a future in which people ditch their wallets…
In only 3 weeks, Apple Pay is changing how consumers pay
In October, Apple released their NFC-powered payment platform, Apple Pay…
You can now use Apple Pay for parking, rent and at more retail locations
Apple Pay launched in the United States last month with support…
Is it time to cut bait on banks excluded from Apple Pay?
The brutal fact is that Apple has enrolled 15 goliath financial institutions in Apple Pay…
RBC Poll: Apply may grab 20% of payments by 2019
Apple’s breakthrough Apple Pay payments platform will grab…
Apple’s breakthrough Apple Pay, new chip credit-card standard should help protect consumers
Counterfeiting of bank-issued credit and debit cards is likely to fall precipitously during the next few years…
Apple Pay vs. MCX’s CurrentC: Convenience vs. greed
Most critics of CurrentC (and there are plenty) are slamming it…
Regions Bank adds support for Apple Pay
Following a second round of banks adding support for the Apple Pay…
