Apple poised to break holiday quarter financial records despite challenges, Katy Huberty says

Morgan Stanley's Katy Huberty expects Apple to break holiday quarter earnings and edge out Wall Street's expectations for the quarter thanks to iPhone production improvements and Services performance.

Mike Peterson 4 years ago 0

Illinois latest to try to mandate payments from outside the 'oppressive regime' App Store

Illinois senators have filed a bill that would require Apple and Google to allow alternative payment systems for app developers.

Amber Neely 4 years ago 9

Continued iOS 14 security updates were meant to be temporary, Apple says

That the option to stay on iOS 14 and receive security updates instead of upgrading to iOS 15 was always meant to be a temporary measure, Apple has confirmed.

Mike Peterson 4 years ago 10

Apple now requires Unidays verification for education purchases

The Apple Education Store online has been revamped to require verification through the Unidays student or staff education status.

William Gallagher 4 years ago 12

Apple's iPhone was world's best-selling smartphone in 2021 holiday quarter

More than a fifth of every smartphone sold in the world in Q4 2021 was an iPhone, according to a new report, but coronavirus and supply chain shortages affected all manufacturers.

William Gallagher 4 years ago 10

Apple honors Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. with homepage redesign

As it now traditionally does every year, Apple has replaced its homepage to honor civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

William Gallagher 4 years ago 9

Developers can now submit claims to get part of $100M App Store settlement

Small App Store developers can now apply to get their portion of a settlement originating from a class action lawsuit levied at Apple by app makers in 2019.

Mike Peterson 4 years ago 2

Piper Sandler raises Apple stock target to $200, says $4T market cap is in reach

Piper Sandler has raised its Apple price target by $25 to $200, on the strength of its portfolio of hardware and services heading into 2022.

Mike Peterson 4 years ago 15

Apple will shatter its holiday quarter earnings record despite supply issues, analyst says

Investment bank JP Morgan expects Apple to beat Wall Street's consensus when it reports revenue, and break its holiday quarter records, despite a hit from supply chain constraints.

Mike Peterson 4 years ago 6

Apple Korea sales rise by 24% to $5.97 billion in 2021

Apple has released its South Korean sales figures for the first time, including how 2021 earnings came close to $6 billion for a jump of almost a quarter since the same period in 2020.

William Gallagher 4 years ago 0

Apple, Amazon, IBM to discuss open software security at White House

Executives from technology firms including Apple are to attend a White House cybersecurity meeting on Thursday, following multiple attacks on the US that exploited open-source software.

William Gallagher 4 years ago 7

Apple launches webpage detailing $30M bag-and-technology search lawsuit settlement

A new webpage provided by Apple offers details about the $30 million that will be paid out to employees subjected to routine, off-the-clock searches before leaving work.

Amber Neely 4 years ago 10

T-Mobile backs down on claim that iOS 15.2 changed iCloud Private Relay settings

Alongside a T-Mobile reversal, Apple has refuted the carrier's claim from Tuesday that the iOS 15.2 update shut off iCloud Private Relay.

Amber Neely 4 years ago 1

Apple loses second key chip engineer, this time to Microsoft

Microsoft has hired a key semiconductor designer away from Apple in an effort to expand its own efforts developing server chips, marking the second departure from Apple's chip team in recent weeks.

Mike Peterson 4 years ago 45

'Wordle' clones further illustrate the curation problem in the App Store

Clones of popular word-guessing game "Wordle" are flooding the App Store, including one that steals the name and hijacks the intent of the original with in-app subscriptions. It's in Apple's best interest to take them down.

Mike Peterson 4 years ago 11

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