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Apple Loses to Android as Smartphone Market Recovers
Apple Loses to Android as Smartphone Market Recovers
November 27, 2024  |  Apple

New research shows the smartphone market recovering in 2024 following two years of sharp declines. However, Apple’s iPhone played just a small part in that...

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Smartphone Sales Climb Thanks to Markdowns and AI
Smartphone Sales Climb Thanks to Markdowns and AI
July 15, 2024  |  Retail

iPhone sales stabilized in the second quarter amid growth in the broader smartphone market. New data released Monday (July 15) by IDC shows a 6.5%...

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Apple Reportedly Still Seeking ‘Killer App’ for Vision Pro
Apple Reportedly Still Seeking ‘Killer App’ for Vision Pro
July 14, 2024  |  Apple

Months after Apple debuted the iPad, the tablet had more than 20,000 apps. The company’s Vision Pro headset, now five months old, has a tenth...

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Apple Computer Shipments Jump 20% Amid Higher PC Sales
Apple Computer Shipments Jump 20% Amid Higher PC Sales
July 10, 2024  |  Technology

After seven straight quarters of decline, the PC market is turning around. That’s according to new research from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly...

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Apple Dethroned by Samsung as Smartphone Market Recovers
Apple Dethroned by Samsung as Smartphone Market Recovers
April 15, 2024  |  Mobile

Apple’s reign as the world’s top smartphone maker was short-lived. The iPhone maker supplanted Samsung late last year as the number-one seller of the devices,...

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Apple Becomes China’s Top Smartphone as Shipments Dip
Apple Becomes China’s Top Smartphone as Shipments Dip
January 25, 2024  |  Apple

Apple’s troubles in China haven’t kept it from becoming the country’s smartphone leader. The iPhone was the most popular phone among Chinese consumers in 2023, even as the...

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

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...

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PC Shipments Suffer ‘Precipitous Drop’ in Q1
PC Shipments Suffer ‘Precipitous Drop’ in Q1
April 10, 2023  |  Retail

Shipments of personal computers fell earlier this year amid the economic downturn. That’s according to a report issued Sunday (April 9) by market research firm...

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Report: Global Smartphone Sales See Largest Drop Ever
Report: Global Smartphone Sales See Largest Drop Ever
January 29, 2023  |  Consumer Insights

Smartphone sales fell worldwide last year as consumers grew more cautious in their spending. That’s according to a recent report by market research firm IDC, which...

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