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New report sees China overtake U.S. in iOS game revenues

The Chinese app market is the world leader at this point in time, the U.S. coming in second and Japan rounding out third place. A few months ago, App Annie reported on China passing Japan in iOS game revenues, and the firm had predicted that China would jump over the US next. This has now […]

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Apple reports higher than expected demand for iPhone SE

Well, at least the iPhone SE is selling well. While Apple has yet to divulge official sales numbers for the new handset, company executives said that demand for the device was “very strong” and higher than expected during this week’s earnings call. As such, Apple CEO Tim Cook said the company is working hard to […]

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Apple Music subscriber base shows growth, now above 13 million

Even with Apple reporting lower Q2 revenue during its earnings call yesterday, the call signaling ts first revenue decline since 2003, there’s still some bright spots. The company has announced that its Apple Music subscriber base has jumped to 13 million, up from 11 million in February. This compares to about 30 million subscribers to […]

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Apple releases Q2 2016 numbers, reports $10.5 billion profit, but first decline in revenue in over a decade

The good news is that Apple made billions and billions of dollars in profits last quarter. The bad news is that this represents a lower profit than Q2 of 2015. For the first time ever, iPhone sales fell for the quarter. While this doesn’t include iPhone SE sales, Apple reported its first quarterly revenue decline […]

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Rumor: Second-gen Apple Watch will enter mass production in Q2 of 2016, Quanta cited as sole manufacturer

The source has a mixed track record, but the rumor is pretty interesting. A new rumor has it that the second-generation Apple Watch will go into mass production in the second quarter of 2016, with Quanta Computer remaining as the sole manufacturer. Apple had apparently considered placing some orders with Foxconn, its main manufacturing partner, […]