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The Cook Effect: keeping alive old products boosts bottom line

The Cook Effect: keeping alive old products boosts bottom line

Written by on November 3, 2017 in News with 0 Comments

(Reuters) – By delivering solid financial results that beat Wall Street’s expectations for both revenues and profits on Thursday, Apple Inc’s CEO Tim Cook put to rest concerns that the company’s flagship device, the iPhone X, wouldn’t be ready in time for the holiday shopping season. But beneath the headline revenue and profit figures, Cook […]

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Chinese media reports another bloated iPhone 8 battery case

Chinese media reports another bloated iPhone 8 battery case

Written by on October 6, 2017 in News with 0 Comments

BEIJING (Reuters) – A fresh case of Apple Inc’s new iPhone popping open due to a swollen battery has been reported in state media in China, the world’s biggest smartphone market where the U.S. firm is seeking to revive faltering sales. The incident comes as Apple investigates similar cases reported in Taiwan and Japan of […]

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EU draws up guidelines for value of patents – a thorny issue

EU draws up guidelines for value of patents – a thorny issue

Written by on October 3, 2017 in News with 0 Comments

BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union is drawing up guidelines on how much patent holders should charge for their technologies, a thorny issue that pits Apple and other users against Qualcomm and Ericsson. Trillions of dollars in sales are at stake as regulators ponder whether a fridge maker should pay a different rate for crucial […]

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Is the iPhone X and Face ID enough to put Apple back on top?

Is the iPhone X and Face ID enough to put Apple back on top?

Written by on October 2, 2017 in Guest Blog with 0 Comments

Face ID will make or break this device. I have long believed that this year’s iPhone offerings will not trigger a super cycle of replacement but with a lukewarm reception for the iPhone 8 is likely to mean that it is up to the iPhone X to drive Apple’s bottom line beyond expectations. When I look […]

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Will the iPhone X catapult Apple valuation above $1 trillion?

Will the iPhone X catapult Apple valuation above $1 trillion?

Written by on September 13, 2017 in News with 0 Comments

(Reuters) – At around $830 billion, Apple Inc’s stock market value on the day of its newest iPhone launch towers over its next-largest rival and has Wall Street asking: Will it be the first listed company to crack the Big T? If history is any guide, the unveiling on Tuesday of the iPhone X – […]

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Apple – how different will the 10 year anniversary iPhone be?

Apple – how different will the 10 year anniversary iPhone be?

Written by on September 12, 2017 in News with 0 Comments

CUPERTINO, Calif. (Reuters) – A decade after then-CEO Steve Jobs unveiled the first iPhone, Apple Inc is set to introduce a completely redesigned top-of-the-line iPhone along with two other new phones, as well as a big upgrade to the Apple Watch and a higher-definition Apple TV. The splashy launch event will take place at the […]

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Siri moves into the heart of the machine – for better or worse?

Siri moves into the heart of the machine – for better or worse?

Written by on September 6, 2017 in Guest Blog with 0 Comments

There are very good reasons to launch SiriKit. Apple has made some changes to executive responsibility for Siri that I see as a sign that things are not going very well and that changes are required. Given Siri’s weakness, I don’t see much downside for Apple in allowing third parties to implement the digital assistant in […]

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Google unveils AR tools for Android, challenges Apple

Google unveils AR tools for Android, challenges Apple

Written by on August 30, 2017 in News with 0 Comments

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Alphabet Inc’s Google on Wednesday unveiled tools to make augmented reality apps for mobile devices using the Android operating system, setting up its latest showdown with Apple Inc’s iPhone over next-generation smartphone features. Phone-based augmented reality (AR), in which digital objects are superimposed onto the real world on screen, got a […]

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Apple and why the Chinese market is so important to it

Apple and why the Chinese market is so important to it

Written by on August 3, 2017 in Features with 0 Comments

SHANGHAI/BEIJING (Reuters) – Apple Inc is binding itself more closely to China as its share of the world’s biggest smartphone market slips and it becomes more reliant on selling services which require government approval. A flurry of recent action by Cupertino-based Apple underlines its push to get on the right side of China’s notoriously tough tech […]

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Asian technology shares get boost from the Apple Effect

Asian technology shares get boost from the Apple Effect

Written by on August 2, 2017 in News with 0 Comments

TAIPEI (Reuters) – Asian tech shares rallied on Wednesday on the back of Apple’s robust earnings, with hopes the iPhone maker’s fortunes will help boost sales of the region’s hardware component suppliers ahead of the new iPhone launch. On Tuesday, Apple Inc delivered surprisingly strong fiscal third-quarter earnings and signaled that its upcoming 10th anniversary […]

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