• Teens Love iPhone and Apple Watch, But Not Apple Music and Apple TV+

    The iPhone continues to be overwhelmingly popular with teens, according to Piper Sandler's biannual teen survey. 85 percent of U.S. teens surveyed own an ‌iPhone‌, and 86 percent plan to purchase an ‌iPhone‌ as their next smartphone. While the ‌iPhone‌ is still the most popular smartphone among teens, ownership is down from the October 2023 survey where 87 percent of teens owned an ‌iPhone‌ and 88 percent planned to purchase one.Both the 85% iPhone ownership and 86% intention to purchase an...

  • iPhone SE 4: It reportedly borrows features from iPhone 13, iPhone XR

    Whether it's based on the iPhone 13, 14, or even XR, it seems like the new iPhone SE will be a big departure form the 2022 model.

  • Tim Cook Sells Nearly 200,000 Apple Shares

    Apple's CEO Tim Cook this week sold 196,410 shares of the company's stock, which had a total value of approximately $33.2 million based on the average sale price of the transactions, according to a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filing. After taxes, Cook netted nearly $16.4 million from the sales. Cook received all of the shares that he sold this week as a performance-based stock award. Like other senior executives at Apple, he has a predetermined trading plan to sell company stock...

  • Tesla settles lawsuit over fatal Model X crash that killed an Apple engineer

    Back in 2019, the family of Apple engineer Wei Lun Huang (aka Walter Huang) sued Tesla a year after he was killed when his Model X crashed into a median in Mountain View while Autopilot was engaged. That case is officially closed, now that the automaker has settled the lawsuit on the very day jury selection was supposed to take place. According to CNBC and The New York Times, Tesla's lawyers asked the court to seal the settlement agreement so that the exact amount the company paid wouldn't be...

  • Samsung replaces Apple as the largest smartphone vendor, iPhone shipments fall nearly 10%

    According to data from IDC, Apple shipped 50.1 million iPhones in the first quarter of 2024, giving it a 17.3 percent market share. During the same three months, Samsung shipped 60.1 million handsets, grabbing a 20.8 percent market share.Read Entire Article

  • JP Morgan drops Apple target price over questions on when AI iPhone will launch

    Investment firm JP Morgan predicts that Apple will introduce AI with the 2025 iPhone 17 Pro, and has dropped its current price target to $210 partly as a result. Apple CEO Tim Cook JP Morgan trimmed its Apple price target from $225 to $215 in February 2024, citing declining iPhone demand in China. Part of the new drop to $210, announced in a note seen by AppleInsider, is around the best time to get back into Apple stock ahead of the expected AI iPhone. The investment firm thinks that...

  • Apple joins tech exodus to Florida— iPhone maker plans a 45,000 square foot office near Miami

    The company joins other tech firms including Amazon and Microsoft in venturing south.

  • Apple has a solution to ghost touch issue on Apple Watch models

    Apple has expanded its investigation into the "ghost touch" issue on the Apple Watch and is now acknowledging more models are affected by the bug. Apple has a solution for the Apple Watch ghost touch issue Apple Watch ghost touch is a serious issue, referring to unintended touches or swipes on the screen that the device registers. Apple is not taking these reports lightly and has launched a thorough investigation to identify the cause and find a solution. Ghost touch was initially...

  • From iPhones to Apple Watch, Apple fans keep showing broad device adoption

    A considerable segment of Apple's customer base own more than one of the company's products, and their loyalty is a better indicator of the company's success than just numbers. Apple device adoption holds steady among US consumers Apple's hardware ecosystem is expansive and diverse, encapsulating a range of devices from iPhones to Mac computers, each with its dedicated user base. However, when analyzing the penetration of these devices among US consumers, the numbers reveal more than...

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    Apple Watch X: Biggest Changes I Want to See on Apple's Next Watch

    Commentary: A fresh design and smarter health insights could go a long way in breathing new life into Apple's smartwatch.

  • Apple Watch Series 9 Now Available on Apple's Refurbished Store in Select Countries

    The Apple Watch Series 9 is now available in Apple's refurbished store in Australia and New Zealand for the first time since the device launched in September. These are the first countries where Apple offers refurbished Series 9 models. Availability will likely extend to Japan and the UK soon, as Apple recently added a grayed-out Apple Watch Series 9 search filter to its refurbished store in those countries. The search filter is only visible on these pages in a desktop browser, and it is...

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    Apple will let you repair your iPhone using genuine used parts, starting with iPhone 15

    Apple has relaxed its repair policy and will soon let customers and independent repair shops use genuine used parts to repair iPhones. At launch, it will be available only to the iPhone 15 series.