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Apple’s BatteryGate Replacement Could Hurt iPhone Sales
January 04, 2018

Apple’s move to offer replacement batteries for older iPhones at a discount could impact sales of its new iPhone 8 and iPhone X. According to a Reuters report, Barclays analyst Mark Moskowitz warned that the replacement battery deal could impact sales of the newer models,...

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Debit Card Scammer Steals $350K In Apple Products
January 04, 2018

A Sacramento man has pleaded guilty to stealing $350,000 worth of Apple devices from stores across the U.S. According to Cult of Mac, 33-year-old Marcus Israel Butler committed debit card fraud in Apple Stores in Sacramento, Modesto, New York, Baltimore, Chicago, North Carolina and Alaska....

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Analyst Says iPhone X Estimates Are Inflated
January 03, 2018

Wall Street firm CLSA warned that, despite rumors of a recent correction to its first quarter numbers, Apple iPhone X volume expectations are likely still too high. According to news from a report in Taiwan’s Economic Daily, Apple will slash its sales forecast for the iPhone X in its...

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Apple’s Retail Flagship’s Winter Weather Woes
December 29, 2017

Apple‘s Chicago flagship store in Chicago has often been praised as a marvel of design.  It even has a MacBook-shaped roof. It does, however, have one small issue. Its design might not be best suited for a city with a deep, cold, wet winter, and...

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Apple Offers Apology For “BatteryGate”
December 29, 2017

Apple has released a statement addressing “Battery Gate,” the company’s controversial decision to slow down older phones in order to protect battery stability. The statement included the following, as reported by CNBC: “We know that some of you feel Apple has let you down. We apologize....

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Apple Tops Holiday Device Activation Numbers
December 28, 2017

New data shows that Apple won the 2017 smartphone holiday season, with iPhones and iPads making up 44 percent of devices activated from December 19 to December 25. “Similar to last year, 44 percent of new phone and tablet activations were Apple devices,” Flurry Analytics...

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Shares In Apple’s Asian Suppliers Fall Due To Low iPhone X Demand
December 27, 2017

Shares in several of Apple’s Asian suppliers fell for a second straight day after a report said that iPhone X demand could come in below expectations in the first quarter. CNBC reported that, according to Taiwan’s Economic Daily, Apple will slash its sales forecast for...

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Apple Says It Slows Down Older iPhones; Gets Sued
December 26, 2017

Apple’s acknowledgment that it slows down older versions of its iPhone has prompted a lawsuit against the Cupertino, California company. According to a report in CNBC citing a court filing, shortly after Apple said it has an algorithm in place that slows down older iPhones...

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Estimates Show Apple iPhone X Sales Are Less Than Stellar
December 26, 2017

Despite the hype leading up to the release of the iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus and iPhone X, customers are buying these new offerings at about the same rate as models released in the past two years. According to The Wall Street Journal, a survey of...