mobile phones

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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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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Who Will Power the GenAI Operating System?
Who Will Power the GenAI Operating System?
November 27, 2023  |  artificial intelligence

Silicon Valley’s 72-hour OpenAI drama was quelled last week with the return of Sam Altman as CEO to the firm he co-founded in 2015.  The...

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Apple iPhone Sales Trailing Historical Trends Amid Lower Upgrade Rates
Apple iPhone Sales Trailing Historical Trends Amid Lower Upgrade Rates
November 21, 2023  |  Apple

Apple’s sales of iPhones are reportedly running lower than historical trends, while store inventories are up. Among the devices, there has been healthy demand for...

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iPhone Producer Foxconn Forecasts Weakening Device Demand
iPhone Producer Foxconn Forecasts Weakening Device Demand
March 15, 2023  |  Apple

Apple’s chief iPhone supplier will increase investments outside of China as consumer electronic demand weakens. Foxconn, the world’s largest contract electronics manufacturer, released earnings Wednesday (Mar. 15)...

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Weak Appetite for iPhone 14 Prompts Apple to Reel in Factory Output 
Weak Appetite for iPhone 14 Prompts Apple to Reel in Factory Output 
September 28, 2022  |  Apple

A weak appetite for the latest iPhone has prompted Apple to reel in factory output despite earlier projections that demand would be much higher. Production...

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US iPhone Users Top Android for First Time Ever
US iPhone Users Top Android for First Time Ever
September 02, 2022  |  Apple

For the first time since Apple launched the iPhone 2G in 2007, more smartphone users in the U.S. are now carrying iOS devices instead of...

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Walmart Mexico Plans to Double Its 2 Million Mobile Phone Users in 2022
Walmart Mexico Plans to Double Its 2 Million Mobile Phone Users in 2022
March 15, 2022  |  Walmart

Walmart’s Mexico unit is looking at doubling the number of people connected to its mobile phone service this year, Reuters reported Tuesday (March 15). The...

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Apple Makes New Moves to Turn iPhones into Payment Terminals
Apple Makes New Moves to Turn iPhones into Payment Terminals
January 27, 2022  |  Apple

Small businesses will soon be able to take payments on iPhones without additional hardware, a feature Apple started developing in 2020 with its $100 million...

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