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Apple loses exclusive rights to “iPhone” trademark name in China

Well, this is a bit awkward. In a strange turn of events, Apple has lost exclusive rights to the “iPhone” name in China thanks to losing a trademark suit against a Chinese company which now holds the right to make and sell handbags and other leather products branded “IPHONE.” The Beijing Municipal High People’s Court […]

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Apple adds 2008-2009 Macs, other hardware to “vintage and obsolete” list

It’s not the easiest news to hear, especially if your product is in the list, but Apple on Tuesday updated its official list of “vintage and obsolete” hardware. This list is used to determine whether or not the company will repair or otherwise support any hardware problems. Under Apple definitions, “vintage” products have been out […]

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Hardware News Processors

Apple supplier advantage studied, analyzed

There’s been some astonishment as to the new iPhone and its A9 processor that people are trying to get to the bottom of. Namely, the iPhone 6s and its 3D Touch screen, which has been commented as feeling “like magic” and outsiders realizing that Apple as a platform company is so far above the competition […]

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Finance iPhone News

Report shows Apple taking 92% of smartphone industry profits on 20% market share

There’s market share and there’s profits. And Apple seems to be gobbling up 92 percent of the latter. A report released by Canaccord Genuity indicate that Apple takes 92 percent of the profits for the entire smartphone industry despite accounting for only 20% of sales.

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Analyst predicts Apple will ship less than 15 million Apple Watch units by September, cites supply chain issues, softening demand

The Apple Watch’s supply chain could remain constricted for some time to come. Releasing a revised forecast note to investors, respected industry analyst Ming-Chi Kuo of KGI Securities stated that the Apple Watch is likely to see less than 15 million units shipped through the end of September. In the note, he said that Apple […]