Iphone news and trends

Apple’s $1 Billion Offer to Indonesia Fails to Remove iPhone Ban
Apple // January 08, 2025

Apple’s latest iPhone is reportedly still banned in Indonesia over the country’s content requirements. The tech giant had proposed a $1 billion investment in local manufacturing, although Indonesia’s government said that isn’t enough to meet a regulation requiring 40% of all content in devices to...

Report: Next iPhone Part of Larger Wave of Apple Product Launches 
Apple // January 05, 2025

Apple reportedly could release 20-plus products this year, even as services continue to lead growth. The new products include a new MacBook Air that could arrive sometime this month, along with the latest version of the iPhone, Seeking Alpha reported Sunday (Jan. 5). “The most...

Apple Seeks Dismissal of US Smartphone Monopoly Case
Apple // November 20, 2024

Apple wants the dismissal of a case accusing it of illegally dominating the smartphone sector. The company was set to go to court asking a federal judge to throw out the U.S. Department of Justice’s (DOJ) antitrust suit, Reuters reported Wednesday (Nov. 20). The DOJ...

AI App Race Intensifies as Tech Giants Vie for Consumer Attention
artificial intelligence // November 15, 2024

Google’s quiet global rollout of its Gemini iPhone app on Thursday (Nov. 14) marks the latest move by tech companies to capture mainstream users seeking AI tools for everyday tasks on their phones. The accelerating competition in consumer AI apps signals a high-stakes battle for...

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
iPhone’s AI Limits in China Fuel 5% Sales Dip

January 13, 2025
Apple’s iPhone sales reportedly dropped 5% late last year amid stronger competition from Chinese rivals. Much of this decline can be attributed to the lack of Apple’s artificial intelligence (AI) features on phones sold in China, the company’s biggest market beyond the U.S., Bloomberg News reported Monday (Jan. 13). The report, citing Counterpoint Research data […]

Apple’s $1 Billion Offer to Indonesia Fails to Remove iPhone Ban

January 08, 2025
Apple’s latest iPhone is reportedly still banned in Indonesia over the country’s content requirements. The tech giant had proposed a $1 billion investment in local manufacturing, although Indonesia’s government said...

Report: Next iPhone Part of Larger Wave of Apple Product Launches 

January 05, 2025
Apple reportedly could release 20-plus products this year, even as services continue to lead growth. The new products include a new MacBook Air that could arrive sometime this month, along...

Apple Seeks Dismissal of US Smartphone Monopoly Case

November 20, 2024
Apple wants the dismissal of a case accusing it of illegally dominating the smartphone sector. The company was set to go to court asking a federal judge to throw out...