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Samsung Loses Smartphone Crown to Apple as Sales Hit 10-Year Low
January 16, 2024

Samsung’s decade-plus reign as the king of the smartphone market is over. “The last time a company not named Samsung was at the top of the smartphone market was 2010, and for 2023 it is now Apple,” research group IDC said Monday (Jan. 15) in...

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Apple Vision Pro to Support 3D Movies, Streaming Services, Shareable Content
January 16, 2024

Apple has announced new entertainment experiences that will be available upon the Feb. 2 release of its mixed-reality headset, Apple Vision Pro. The device will “turn any space into the ultimate personal theater,” the company said in a Tuesday (Jan. 16) press release. The Apple Vision Pro has...

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Report: Apple Alters Disputed Smartwatches, Avoids US Ban
January 15, 2024

Apple has reportedly made a strategic move to avoid a U.S. ban on some of its smartwatches. Facing a ban resulting from a patent dispute with global medical technology firm Masimo, Apple has decided to remove a blood oxygen feature from its Series 9 and Ultra 2...

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Apple Marks Down iPhones in China Amid Waning Demand
January 15, 2024

Apple is offering Chinese customers discounts of as much as $70 on its latest iPhones. The three-day sale was announced on the company’s Chinese website Monday (Jan. 15) and comes as the tech giant is facing slowing demand for its flagship product. A report by Bloomberg News called...

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Apple Promotes ‘Spatial Computing’ With Feb. 2 Vision Pro Launch
January 08, 2024

Apple says its Vision Pro mixed reality headset will be available Feb. 2 Pre-orders for the long-awaited $3,500 product begin Jan. 19, Apple said in a news release Monday (Jan. 8). “The era of spatial computing has arrived,” Apple CEO Tim Cook said in the announcement. “Apple Vision Pro is...

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iPhone Shipments in China Projected to Fall by Double Digits
January 08, 2024

Apple is reportedly in danger of losing significant ground to Chinese smartphone maker Huawei. Sales of the company’s iPhone in China fell by 30% for the first week of the year, Reuters reported Monday (Jan. 8), citing a note by Jefferies analysts. According to the report, the drop in Apple’s sales...

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Report: Apple Reaches Settlement Terms on Gift Card Scam Lawsuit
January 03, 2024

Apple has reportedly agreed to settle a lawsuit that accused the company of allowing scammers to exploit its gift cards and retaining stolen funds. The settlement was reached after Apple and the plaintiffs agreed on material settlement terms with the assistance of a mediator, and it...

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iPhone’s Softer Demand Leads Barclays to Downgrade Apple
January 02, 2024

Analysts at Barclays are forecasting continued weak demand for Apple’s iPhone. That forecast, and the downgrade that came with it, caused Apple’s stock to drop 3.6% Tuesday (Jan. 2), the largest one-day percentage drop in months, wiping out more than $107 billion in market value, Bloomberg News reported.  “We expect reversion...

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Apple Wins Legal Victory as Court Lifts Watch Ban
December 27, 2023

Apple can resume selling its latest smartwatches in spite of a recent import ban. A federal appeals court on Wednesday (Dec. 27) paused that ban, CNBC reported, allowing the tech giant to once again sell its Series 9 and Ultra 2 watches. The ban went into place...