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Apple hints at lower iPhone prices outside US after sales drop
Apple has suggested that it could lower iPhone prices in response to falling sales. Speaking after publishing the company’s latest financial results, which showed that iPhone revenue was down 15% on last year, chief executive Tim Cook said Apple is starting to adjust its pricing in some countries in response to currency valuation changes around…
Apple revenue and profits down as iPhone sales hit. Could handset prices fall?
Apple has reported a decline in both revenue and profits in its latest quarterly financial results, as the company feels the pinch from slowing demand for its star product, the iPhone. The results showed a 15% fall in sales of the iPhone in the three months ending to December 29, diving from 61.1 billion dollars…
Apple takes Group FaceTime offline after ‘eavesdropping’ glitch
Apple has taken its Group FaceTime feature offline following the discovery of a bug which reportedly allowed users to eavesdrop on others through the firm’s video calling app. The software glitch reportedly allows a caller to hear audio – and in some cases see video – from a target device before they either pick up…
Privacy search engine DuckDuckGo adds Apple Maps
Privacy protecting search engine DuckDuckGo is now using Apple Maps to display location information, as the company aims to offer people more online services that do not keep their data. DuckDuckGo, which says it does not profile users like other search engines, has taken on Apple’s offerings to provide “a valuable combination of mapping and…
Apple’s Tim Cook hints at ‘health care services’ in CNBC interview
Apple boss Tim Cook has revealed the iPhone maker will launch new services later this year. The chief executive remained tight-lipped about the exact nature of the company’s plans, but did put a lot of emphasis on healthcare in an interview with CNBC. “On services, you will see us announce new services this year. There…
News of the iPhone’s death greatly exaggerated, say analysts
Apple’s iPhone is not nearing its end despite the company cutting sales forecasts, industry analysts have said. The technology giant saw its share price on the US stock market plummet by 10% on Thursday after telling shareholders it was lowering its revenue expectations for the quarter because of an economic slowdown in China affecting sales.…
Apple sees significant slump in iPhone sales over festive season
Apple has acknowledged demand for iPhones is waning, fulfilling the worst fears of investors concerned the company’s most profitable product has lost some of its lustre. The reckoning came in the form of a warning that Apple CEO Tim Cook delivered to the company’s shareholders in a letter released after the stock market closed on…
Apple boss defends taking billions from Google to use its search engine
Apple recently added the iPhone XS, XS Max and XR to its line-up (Kirsty O’Connor/PA) Apple chief executive Tim Cook has defended the company accepting billions from Google to make its search engine the iPhone default, despite its commitment to privacy. The boss of the world’s first trillion dollar company…
Kevin Lynch Q+A: Author of Steve Jobs A Biographic Portrait
Chris Price talks to former Tech Digest contributor Kevin Lynch about his latest book on Apple Founder Steve Jobs... What was the most interesting thing you found out about Steve Jobs while researching this book? That Jobs should primarily be regarded as a design hero rather than perhaps a business hero. So many of the…
Apple iPhone XR, XS, XS Max, Apple Watch launch – what the industry experts have to say
We asked four industry experts and commentators for their views on yesterday's Apple iPhone and Apple Watch launch.... Apple iPhone XS and XS Max Ben Wood, Chief of Research at CCS Insight: "The iPhone XS Max is undoubtedly the star of the show. It builds on the success of the iPhone X and offers one…
