The most significant gap in Apple’s AI rollout has been its China strategy, which remained on hold pending Beijing’s approval of a Chinese…
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Eight-year-old spends £8,500 via Apple’s App Store on her iPhone
Our eight-year-old daughter has, unbeknown to us, managed to spend over £8,500 over 90 days on the Apple App Store. We did not…
IDC predicts worldwide smartphone market to grow 2.3% in 2025
Worldwide smartphone shipments are forecast to grow 2.3% year-over-year in 2025 to 1.26 billion units, according to IDC’s Worldwide…
Apple set to launch new lower-cost iPhone
Apple is preparing to unveil its newest budget iPhone model this Wednesday, aiming to capture a larger slice of the mid-range smartphone…
Shipments of foreign-branded phones in China up slightly YoY in December
Foreign-branded smartphone shipments in China, including Apple’s iPhone, increased by 0.6% year-over-year in December, according…
iPhone upgraders are now trading in ‘younger’ iPhones – CIRP
Over the long term, iPhone users have been keeping their devices for longer periods. Since CIRP started tracking this data in 2014, the…
Apple exec: Upcoming iPhones will be the most ambitious in the product’s history
Apple’s John Ternus — the executive ultimately responsible for new iPhone hardware — recently told his division that the upcoming models…
Apple iPhone leads China Q424 smartphone market share – IDC
According to preliminary data from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker, China’s…
Skyworks stock plummets as Apple turns to competitor
Skyworks Solutions, a supplier of wireless communications chips for Apple, experienced a nearly 25% decline in its stock price on Thursday…
Apple releases ‘Apple Invites’ app for iPhone
Apple on Tuesday introduced Apple Invites, a new app for iPhone that helps users create custom invitations to gather friends and family…
Apple disapproves of first porn app on iPhone under EU rules
On Monday, Apple criticized a new pornography app available on iPhones in the European Union, stating that the EU’s digital policies are…
Apple teams up with T-Mobile and SpaceX to support Elon Musk’s Starlink on iPhones
In 2022, Apple made its initial venture into satellite technology with the introduction of Emergency SOS on the iPhone 14…
Apple CEO Cook sees ‘a lot of innovation’ ahead for iPhone
On Thursday, during Apple’s quarterly earnings call for the first fiscal quarter of 2025, CEO Tim Cook expressed a particularly optimistic view…
Apple’s iPhones to support SpaceX’s Starlink direct-to-cell coverage in America
Apple’s iPhone devices are now eligible to participate in testing SpaceX-owned Starlink’s direct-to-cell capability, which offers coverage…
Now on by default, here’s how to turn off Apple Intelligence
Apple Intelligence is the personal intelligence system integrated into iOS 18. It merges the capabilities of generative models with insights…
76% of modern iPhones are now running iOS 18
Currently, 76% of modern iPhones – those released within the last four years – and 68% of all iPhones are running iOS 18…
Tata Electronics buys 60% stake in Pegatron India for Apple iPhone factory
On Friday, Tata Electronics announced that it has acquired a 60% stake in Pegatron’s Indian subsidiary, which manages an iPhone factory…
Apple’s China and iPhone ‘concerns’ are overdone – Wedbush
Concerns over Apple’s challenges regrading iPhone sales in China persisted on Thursday as the AAPL’s difficult beginning to 2025 intensified…
iPhone shipments in China fell 17% to 42.9 million in 2024; Apple stock swoons
According to research firm Canalys, Apple’s iPhone lost its leading position in the Chinese smartphone market in 2024, falling to third…
Apple’s iPhone tops worldwide smartphone market in 2024 – Canalys
Apple showcased strong performance during its traditional new launch season, securing the top spot with a 23% market share…
Argus hikes Apple target price to $280 on ‘positive signs for iPhone sales’
Argus analyst Jim Kelleher on Monday raised his Apple price target from $250 to $280, citing increased fiscal 2025 earnings estimates…
iPhone supplier TDK rolls out new batteries to support mobile AI
TDK Corp., a key supplier of iPhone batteries to Apple, will launch an upgraded version of its most advanced battery technology this year…
Foreign smartphone sales sink in China for 4th straight month
November shipments of foreign-branded smartphones, including Apple’s iPhones, to China dropped 47.4% year-on-year, marking the…
Apple stock drops on iPhone discounts in China
Apple stock fell sharply Thursday on news reports that the consumer electronics giant cut iPhone prices in China due to increased…
Apple discounts iPhone in China amid intense competition
To combat increasing competition from domestic brands like Huawei, Apple is offering limited-time discounts of up to 500 yuan…
73% of iPhone users not sold on Apple Intelligence
73% of iPhone users say Apple Intelligence features add little to no value and, even worse, and 87% of users of phones made by Samsung…
Apple leads smartphone sales in 2024 with 27.7% global market share
Apple, for two successive years, is the biggest supplier of smartphones worldwide with its seminal iPhone lineup, with 27.7% market share…
How to use Apple Intelligence and ChatGPT with Siri on iPhone
Siri is iPhone’s intelligent assistant that simplifies and accelerates everyday tasks. With the capabilities of Apple Intelligence, your…
How to use ChatGPT with Apple Intelligence on iPhone
With the release of iOS 18.2 this week, you can now use ChatGPT with Apple Intelligence on your iPhone. If you choose to allow your…
United Airlines integrates Apple’s new Share Item Location feature for AirTag
United Airlines today announces the integration of Apple’s new Share Item Location feature for AirTag into its mobile app, a move that’s…
Apple’s iPhone, other foreign smartphone sales in China drop 44.25% YoY in October
Sales of foreign-branded smartphones, including Apple’s iPhone, plummeted by 44.25% year-over-year in the Chinese market during…
Apple said to delete iPhone’s SIM card tray in more countries next year
Apple is reportedly considering removing the physical SIM card tray from iPhones in more countries next year…
India rejects Apple request to put antitrust report on hold
India’s antitrust regulator has rejected Apple’s request to halt an investigation into potential antitrust violations, according to…
Apple to urge judge to end U.S. smartphone monopoly case
Apple will argue for the dismissal of the U.S. DOJ’s antitrust lawsuit on Wednesday. The lawsuit accuses Apple of abusing its so-called…
Apple offers $100 million to cancel Indonesia’s iPhone 16 ban
Apple has increased its offer to invest in Indonesia by almost tenfold in the company’s latest bid to persuade the government to lift its…
Google brings AI chatbot assistant ‘Gemini’ to Apple’s iPhone
Alphabet subsidiary Google on Thursday released “Google Gemini,” an iPhone app for its artificial intelligence chatbot on Apple’s App Store…
FBI investigating possible Chinese hack of U.S. presidential campaign officials’ iPhones
The FBI has been notified of evidence of hacking on the iPhones of two senior officials at one of the presidential campaigns…
Apple is ‘seriously considering’ Vision headset powered by your iPhone
Apple is exploring the development of a more affordable Vision Pro device. This new headset would rely on the iPhone for its processing power…
Russian government purchases of Apple iPhones rise
The Russian government significantly increased its iPhone purchases in the first nine months of 2024, acquiring four times more devices…
Apple’s new iPhone sales in China surge 20% in first 3 weeks – Counterpoint
Apple’s new iPhone sales surged 20% in China during initial three weeks year over year, research firm Counterpoint reports…
Apple hits record-high third-quarter iPhone shipment volume
Global smartphone shipments grew 5% year on year in Q3 2024, with Apple hitting record-high third-quarter iPhone shipment volume…
India’s Tata partially resumes production at iPhone factory hit by fire
Tata Electronics has it has partially restart operations at its fire-damaged plant in Tamil Nadu, India. The plant manufactures components…
