• China forces Apple to remove WhatsApp, Threads

    The Cyberspace Administration of China demanded Apple remove the WhatsApp and Threads apps from its online store in China due national security concerns, Reuters reported.

  • Apple may have halted production of its maligned FineWoven accessories

    Back when it introduced FineWoven in September last year, Apple said the material was designed with the Earth in mind. It's made from 68% post-consumer recycled content and significantly reduces carbon emissions compared to leather.Read Entire Article

  • Apple Aims Assembling iPhone Cameras In India, Cut Off China

    NEW DELHI, (IANS) – As Apple continues to minimize its dependence on China, the iPhone maker is increasing investments in India and is reportedly in advanced talks with Tata Group’s Titan Company and Murugappa Group to assemble sub-components for phone camera modules, and the country […]

  • Apple may have cut Vision Pro production due to low demand

    Apple has cut production of its Vision Pro mixed reality headset due to low demand, according to a fresh report. Sales of the Apple Vision Pro haven't been what the company predicted, claims established industry analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, prompting Apple to cut its 2024 shipment prediction to between 400,000 and 450,000 units. The market consensus was that the new VR device would shift 700,000 to 800,000 units this year. As Kuo point out, this means that Apple made the decision to cut Vision...

  • Apple quiet about its iPhone 'spyware attack' warnings — but the mystery may be solved

    A new report appears to have explained the reason behind the spyware iPhone notification.

  • Titan, Murugappa may make iPhone camera parts to keep China out

    Apple is in advanced discussions with Murugappa Group and Tata group’s Titan Company to assemble — and, possibly, manufacture — sub-components for iPhone camera modules, people aware of the matter told ET.If talks fructify, the Indian supplier ecosystem will deepen for the Cupertino company as it shifts more of its operations away from China.At present, Apple does not have Indian suppliers for the camera module embedded in its iconic phones, several models of which are now assembled in India....

  • Future Apple Pencil may work on iPhone and never need charging

    Apple is looking at technology to entirely remove the need to charge a future Apple Pencil without removing features, and whether that will help it be used on an iPhone. A battery-less Apple Pencil could be made to work with an iPhone First, Apple made you stick it in an iPad to charge, then it had you magnetically attach it to the side of an iPad. Most recently it's switched to a hidden USB-C connector. Now it wants to get rid of all of that. This is the central point of the...

  • Apple confirms May 7 event: We're expecting iPads and 2 other new products

    Apple is going to show off new iPads on early May, the company (basically) confirmed on Tuesday.

  • Apple's iPhone skid in China continues, with another big hit to start 2024

    Apple is having a tough quarter in China, with new research claiming that Apple's iPhone sales are down 19.1% year-over-year. Apple's iPhone 15 All smartphone sales have been in decline in China for some years, but recent reports had said the market was stabilizing. Other reports have said that iPhone sales in the country dropped 56% between January 2024 and February 2024, though this is traditionally when Apple's sales are lowest. Now new figures from Counterpoint Research have...

  • Apple Faces Worst iPhone Slump Since Covid As China Rivals Rise

    (Bloomberg) -- Apple Inc.’s iPhone shipments slid a worse-than-projected 10% in the March quarter, reflecting flagging sales in China despite a broader smartphone industry rebound..The company shipped 50.1 million iPhones in the first three months, according to market tracker IDC, falling shy of the 51.7 million average analyst estimate compiled by Bloomberg. The 9.6% year-on-year drop is the steepest for Apple since Covid lockdowns snarled supply chains in 2022, the researchers said..The...

  • Apple loses global leadership in phones to Samsung as iPhone shipments drop: report

    Apple's smartphone shipments dropped about 10% in the first quarter of 2024, hurt by intensifying competition by Android smartphone makers aiming for the top spot, data from research firm IDC showed on Sunday. Global smartphone shipments increased 7.8% to 289.4 million units during January-March, with Samsung, at 20.8% market share, clinching the top phone maker spot from Apple. The iPhone-maker's steep sales decline comes after its strong performance in the December quarter when it overtook...

  • European Commission to approve Apple's opening up of iPhone tap-to-pay to third parties in May

    iOS 17.4 came out last month with monumental changes for iPhone owners in the EU, including the ability to use third party app stores, and pay for apps and services outside of Apple's App Store. This was made possible by force - namely, the European Digital Markets Act made Apple allow these things, otherwise they never would have happened. A similar case of a 'walled garden' impenetrable to third parties has so far been the ability to pay for stuff using the iPhone's NFC functionality, which...