Iphones news and trends

iPhone Market Share Sinks in China and the US
Apple // July 02, 2024

Apple’s aggressive discounting campaign in China apparently did not prevent it from losing market share. The tech giant ended May with 11% of the Chinese smartphone market, even as iPhone sales climbed 0.9% year over year, Seeking Alpha reported Monday (July 1), citing findings from investment firm UBS....

Report: Apple’s Device Longevity Makes AI More Important
Apple // June 30, 2024

Apple’s devices are lasting longer, so customers don’t trade up as often. And as Bloomberg News reported Sunday (June 30), that could make the tech giant’s artificial intelligence (AI) efforts all the more important. To be clear, the report said, Apple is trying to make...

China’s Huawei Mulls In-App Purchase Fees as it Challenges Apple
Mobile Applications // June 18, 2024

Chinese smartphone-maker Huawei is reportedly considering levying in-app purchase fees on its operating system. That’s according to a report Tuesday (June 18) by Bloomberg News, which dubbed this as a sign of the company’s rising confidence as it takes on Apple in the world’s biggest...

Apple Intelligence’s Predictive AI May Impact Shopping as We Know It
artificial intelligence // June 11, 2024

Apple’s foray into artificial intelligence (AI), unveiled at the Worldwide Developers Conference, aims to transform how consumers interact with their devices and, more importantly, how they shop. If Apple has its way,  your iPhone knows your shopping preferences and predicts your next purchase. Apple Intelligence...

Interviews & Exclusives
Will On-Device AI Processing Bring More Shoppers to Mobile Commerce?

April 16, 2024
Artificial intelligence (AI) is being embedded directly into devices, potentially boosting app speeds dramatically. As Apple reportedly gears up to introduce AI-powered features on the iPhone that rely on on-device processing rather than cloud servers, experts are considering the potential benefits of this approach for the future of mobile commerce. For mobile commerce applications, where speed […]

Top News In Payments: Goldman To Launch Robo Advisor; Regulators Want Monitoring Of Big Tech...

December 09, 2019
In today’s top news in payments, Goldman plans to launch a robo advisor for clients with lower investment capital than traditional customers, and Apple plans to offer 0 percent installment...

Quick Reads
Apple Reportedly Gains Observer Seat on OpenAI Board

July 03, 2024
Apple is reportedly taking an observer position on new artificial intelligence partner (AI) OpenAI’s board. This new role came as part of last month’s deal between the two tech companies to integrate OpenAI’s ChatGPT into Apple products, the Financial Times (FT) reported Tuesday (July 3). Phil Schiller, the head of Apple’s App Store and longtime […]

iPhone Market Share Sinks in China and the US

July 02, 2024
Apple’s aggressive discounting campaign in China apparently did not prevent it from losing market share. The tech giant ended May with 11% of the Chinese smartphone market, even as iPhone sales climbed 0.9%...

Report: Apple’s Device Longevity Makes AI More Important

June 30, 2024
Apple’s devices are lasting longer, so customers don’t trade up as often. And as Bloomberg News reported Sunday (June 30), that could make the tech giant’s artificial intelligence (AI) efforts...

China’s Huawei Mulls In-App Purchase Fees as it Challenges Apple

June 18, 2024
Chinese smartphone-maker Huawei is reportedly considering levying in-app purchase fees on its operating system. That’s according to a report Tuesday (June 18) by Bloomberg News, which dubbed this as a...