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...
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...
The head of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police said information was received that 'prompted us to open an investigation' into possible election interference by Chinese agents.
After Apple opened the gates for emulators in the App Store, the popular Android emulator PPSSPP is officially targeting its App Store debut this year. It still needs Apple's help to launch it.
Investment firm Wedbush says it is sticking to its $250 Apple price target and that issues such as declining sales in China will be short term because of pent-up demand for the iPhone 16 range. Tim Cook at a game tournament in Apple Taikoo Li, Chengdu Wedbush first raised its Apple price target to $250 in December 2023, just ahead of the peak holiday season. The company described Apple then as resilient, and in March 2024 said it was keeping its price target despite recognizing that...
In another blow to Apple, iPhone shipments fell nearly 10% in the first three months of the year, even as global smartphone shipments increased.South Korea-based Samsung beat its American counterpart by 10 million units in the first quarter, according to a report released on Monday by market researcher International Data Corporation. Samsung regained its top spot as the smartphone maker with the highest shipments, a title it lost in the last three months of 2023.iPhone shipments are a closely...
Mother Nature seems irked. First, a surprise earthquake in New York. Then, a total eclipse of the sun. And, due up at the end of April, a trillion cicadas. The New York Times reports that for the first time since Thomas Jefferson was in the White House, two different cicada broods will be awaken at the same time. — Read the rest
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...
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.
Apple's ecosystem of component makers and suppliers could collectively employ around five lakh people in India directly in the next three years — marking an over three-fold increase — as the iconic phone-maker moves at least half of its existing supply chain from China to India, top officials aware of the matter told ET.The Cupertino-based company, which is looking to increasingly decouple from China, also aims to increase local value addition from its Indian suppliers in line with the approach...
A Colombian woman has been reunited with her family after she was kidnapped 52 years ago.
Jamie Rock, 47, parked near a hospital in Liverpool for a medical appointment in 2021, only to find the car park's machine was broken.