Iphone news and trends

New Apple Intelligence Tools Aim at eCommerce
artificial intelligence // October 28, 2024

Apple’s launch of its artificial intelligence features on Monday (Oct. 28) marks more than just an upgrade to Siri. Industry experts say it could reshape how we shop online and in stores while challenging the notion that the tech giant has fallen behind in the...

Apple Pay’s 10-Year Journey and Its Next Decade of Decisions
Apple Pay // October 22, 2024

PYMNTS Intelligence published its annual report on the usage and adoption of Apple Pay yesterday (October 21). That report marked the ten-year milestone of Apple Pay’s launch, which was the mobile wallet shot heard round the world. Apple Pay wasn’t the world’s first digital wallet...

Apple Enthusiasm Among Teens Dips Despite AI Rollout
Apple // October 14, 2024

Have America’s teenagers soured on Apple’s flagship device? Not quite. But enthusiasm about the iPhone among young people appears to have dipped slightly, Seeking Alpha reported Sunday (Oct. 13), citing a survey by investment firm Piper Sandler. The survey of 13,500 teenagers found that 22%...

Apple Unveils iPhone 16 and Touts AI Features
Apple // September 09, 2024

Apple is trying to shake up the AI and smartphone landscapes with its new iPhone 16 lineup and a cautious rollout of Apple Intelligence, a suite of AI-powered features unveiled at an event on Monday (Sept. 9).  The iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Plus are...

Interviews & Exclusives
Apple Plays AI Catchup in Hopes of Creating New Mobile Commerce Frontier

August 26, 2024
Apple is gearing up to launch “Apple Intelligence,” a sweeping artificial intelligence (AI) initiative that experts say could rewrite the rules of digital commerce. The tech giant’s push comes as Silicon Valley wages an AI arms race. Google is integrating AI into its search engine, Microsoft is infusing it into Office, and Meta is implementing […]

Apple’s Services Segment Grows, But AI Still Remains a ‘Show Me’ Story

August 01, 2024
Apple’s latest quarter showed some resilience in services growth – and management noted the potential for artificial intelligence (AI) to help transform the company’s efforts to build out its ecosystem....

Apple Plays It Safe With Apple Intelligence Suite, OpenAI Partnership

June 10, 2024
Apple may have arrived late to the artificial intelligence party. Still, the tech giant is making a grand entrance with “Apple Intelligence,” a new suite of AI features that promise...

Apple’s Quarter Beat Muted Expectations, but China and AI Battlefields Loom Large 

May 02, 2024
The bar was, arguably, low coming into Apple’s latest earnings report. And the tech giant stepped over that bar, spurring investors to breathe a sigh of relief, sending shares up...

Quick Reads
Apple Enthusiasm Among Teens Dips Despite AI Rollout

October 14, 2024
Have America’s teenagers soured on Apple’s flagship device? Not quite. But enthusiasm about the iPhone among young people appears to have dipped slightly, Seeking Alpha reported Sunday (Oct. 13), citing a survey by investment firm Piper Sandler. The survey of 13,500 teenagers found that 22% planned to upgrade their phones to an iPhone 16 — […]

Apple’s Slow AI Rollout Threatens iPhone ‘Super Cycle’ Upgrade

September 08, 2024
The launch of Apple’s artificial intelligence (AI) features may take longer than planned. But even as the company staggers parts of its rollout, some analysts are hopeful that the AI...

Apple Moves iPhone 16 Rollout Up One Day

August 26, 2024
Apple has sent out invitations for its September event showcasing devices like the iPhone 16. As Bloomberg News reported Monday (Aug. 26), the company will host this event at the...

Google Unveils New Gemini Live AI-Powered Assistant for Mobile Devices

August 13, 2024
Google unveiled an artificial intelligence (AI)-powered assistant for use on mobile devices. The new Gemini Live became available in English to Gemini Advanced subscribers on Android phones on Tuesday (Aug. 13) and...