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iPhone sales see boost in Chinese marketplace following price drops

When in doubt, drop the price a bit. This tactic seems to be working, according to online retailers Suning and Tmal, who’ve noted improved iPhone sales numbers in the Chinese marketplace following Apple’s price reductions on the handsets. Suning saw sales of Apple products rise 83 percent between Jan. 11 — when it instituted iPhone […]

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Apple thought to have sold 3.9 million Apple Watch units in Q3, strong LTE sales cited

At its most recent earnings call, Apple stated that its Apple Watch sales had grown 50 percent year-over-over, although the company has never revealed exact sales numbers. Estimates from Canalys suggest that unit sales almost hit 4 million for Apple Watch in the third quarter. Canalys stated that the cellular version of the Apple Watch […]

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Strategy Analytics: Apple Watch sales placed around 30 million units

While Apple has never released exact numbers as to how many Apple Watch units have been sold, Strategy Analytics puts the number around 30 million. This puts it behind Xiaomi in the wearables market, but definitely in respectable territory. “Apple shipped 2.8 million wearables worldwide in Q2 2017, growing 56 percent annually from 1.8 million […]

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Analyst: Apple may be developing its own power management chips, could be veering away from Dialog

Apple may be developing its own power management chips according to a report from German private bank Bankhaus Lampe. The report, which was released on Tuesday, precipitated a sharp drop in the share price of Dialog Semiconductor, which functions as Apple’s current supplier. Per analyst Karsten Iltgen: “The teams of both companies collaborate very closely […]

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Apple may have something to learn from secretive billionaire as he undercuts the iPhone in Chinese marketplace

Duan Yongping may have figured out how to beat Apple at its own game in the Chinese marketplace. The reclusive billionaire founded both Opposition and Vivo, the twin smartphone brands that dealt the world’s largest company a stinging defeat in China last year. Once derided as cheap iPhone knockoffs, they leapfrogged the rankings and shoved […]