iPhones

Chinese Smartphone Buyers Driving iPhone 12 Demand
Chinese Smartphone Buyers Driving iPhone 12 Demand
October 20, 2020  |  Apple

Chinese smartphone users are driving the record pre-orders of Apple’s new iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 Pro, CNBC reported on Tuesday (Oct. 20), citing data...

READ MORE >
Preorder Sales Sizzle For Apple iPhone 12, Surpassing iPhone 11
Preorder Sales Sizzle For Apple iPhone 12, Surpassing iPhone 11
October 19, 2020  |  Apple

Apple is reporting high demand for iPhone 12 preorders, surpassing last year’s iPhone 11 preorders, according to a report in CNBC on Monday (Oct. 19)....

READ MORE >
Apple’s Late To The Connectivity, Fitness And Services Parties – Will It Catch Up?
Apple’s Late To The Connectivity, Fitness And Services Parties – Will It Catch Up?
September 16, 2020  |  Apple

No iPhone 12 – but pretty much everything else. The question for Apple is: Will the slew of offerings announced this week be enough to bring...

READ MORE >
Big Tech Tracker: Apple Goes All In On 5G
Big Tech Tracker: Apple Goes All In On 5G
September 03, 2020  |  Retail

The “Big Four” – Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google – had one of those weeks that looked quiet on the surface, but contained some positive...

READ MORE >
The Big Tech Tracker: Facebook Battles Apple
The Big Tech Tracker: Facebook Battles Apple
August 27, 2020  |  Retail

The “big four” tech companies aren’t exactly playing nice with each other this week – and some of the issues they’re contesting will affect retailers....

READ MORE >
Apple iPhone Sales Could Plummet 30 Pct With WeChat Ban
Apple iPhone Sales Could Plummet 30 Pct With WeChat Ban
August 10, 2020  |  Retail

President Trump’s threatened bans on ByteDance’s TikTok and Tencent Holdings’ WeChat, both based in China, could significantly slash Apple’s sale of iPhones, per indications from a...

READ MORE >
Smartphone Demand Plummets In China By 16 Pct
Smartphone Demand Plummets In China By 16 Pct
July 13, 2020  |  Mobile

As China’s economy rebounds from COVID-19, smartphone sales have not been part of the recovery. Shipments of the devices in China fell 16 percent in...

READ MORE >
Today In Payments: PPP Loan Site Flatlines On Second Opening Day; Apple Cuts Back Production For New iPhones
Today In Payments: PPP Loan Site Flatlines On Second Opening Day; Apple Cuts Back Production...
April 28, 2020  |  News

In today’s top news, the PPP loan website collapsed after launching its second round of funding on Monday (April 27), and Apple is cutting back...

READ MORE >
Apple Delays Production Ramp-Up For New iPhones
Apple Delays Production Ramp-Up For New iPhones
April 27, 2020  |  Apple

Apple is still planning to launch new iPhone versions in mid-September but is curtailing the usual summer ramp-up in production by 20 percent, The Wall...

READ MORE >