Apple's share of the wearables market shrinks amid competition from Xiaomi, Huawei & Samsung

Apple maintained clear control of the global wearables market in the March quarter, but saw its share erode in the face of giants from China and Korea.

Roger Fingas 7 years ago 20

Apple's iPad is the king of a declining European, Middle Eastern tablet market

Apple's iPad regained the pole position in the EMEA (Europe, Middle East, and Africa) market during the March quarter, but people in that region are buying fewer tablets overall, according to new IDC research estimates.

Roger Fingas 7 years ago 12

Huawei files motion to toss ban on US government purchases

Huawei on Tuesday night petitioned for summary judgment in a lawsuit against the 2019 National Defense Authorization Act, which blocked U.S. government agencies from buying its products.

Roger Fingas 7 years ago 27

Apple cutting older iPhone production, 2019 iPhone schedule on track says supply chain report

Apple will be making cuts to production for its older iPhone models in the third quarter, Rosenblatt Securities predicts, but while the 2019 iPhone manufacturing effort is thought to be on schedule, the analysts don't believe market share will be maintained in China due to the turbulent trade relations with the United States.

Malcolm Owen 7 years ago 12

iPhone's global marketshare drops in March quarter as Chinese rivals remain ascendant

Apple saw the iPhone drop to 11.9% of the global smartphone market in the March quarter, even as Chinese rivals like Huawei bucked the industry's overall decline.

Roger Fingas 7 years ago 25

Huawei will consume Apple's lost Chinese smartphone market share, says JP Morgan

While Huawei is going to take a giant hit worldwide from US sanctions, Apple in China will likely see a drop in shipments for 2019, resulting in sales less than half the levels seen at its peak in 2015, says JP Morgan.

Malcolm Owen 7 years ago 19

Retaliatory Chinese iPhone ban could cause 'demand destruction,' hammer Apple's earnings

Apple could face serious "collateral damage" from the Trump administration's bans against Huawei, even if iPhone shipments seem to be on the rebound in the short term, Cowen analysts said on Tuesday.

Roger Fingas 7 years ago 50

Huawei founder opposes Chinese retaliation against Apple

Ren Zhengei, Huawei founder and CEO, praises Apple and says he would "the first to protest" if there were any official Chinese trade-war retaliation against Apple.

William Gallagher 7 years ago 28

Huawei tossed from SD Association, Wi-Fi Alliance, RAM spec group

Compounding Huawei's woes, the Chinese company has been removed not just from the Wi-Fi Alliance, and RAM spec controller JEDEC, but also from the SD Association, preventing it from offering official SD/microSD support in future devices.

Roger Fingas 7 years ago 55

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Victor Marks 7 years ago 0

Proposed US Senate bill would hand $700M to rural telecoms to avoid Huawei & ZTE

A bipartisan group of U.S. senators have proposed a bill that would hand $700 million in grants to rural telecom providers to cover the cost of stripping Huawei and ZTE gear from their networks.

Roger Fingas 7 years ago 31

ARM severs ties with Huawei, creating crisis for future phone designs

Chip designer ARM is reportedly cutting off business with Huawei, a move that could potentially cripple the Chinese smartphone maker on top of the existing U.S. restrictions.

Roger Fingas 7 years ago 80

Chinese diplomat attacks Apple & Trump over Huawei - using an iPhone

A Chinese diplomat, normally a vocal backer of government policies, was recently caught using Twitter for iPhone to defend Huawei and attack Apple and U.S. President Donald Trump.

Roger Fingas 7 years ago 9

US temporarily eases Huawei prohibitions to buy time for telcos

In a bid to ease an expected transition away from Huawei hardware, the U.S. government on Monday loosened buying restrictions imposed on the Chinese telecommunications giant, allowing the purchase of goods needed to maintain existing infrastructure.

AppleInsider Staff 7 years ago 6

Editorial: After mocking Apple over 5G, Huawei has now lost nearly every technology supplier

During the legal battle between Apple and Qualcomm that threatened to delay 5G-capable iPhones, Huawei mockingly announced to the media that it could supply Apple with its own 5G modems. But now the tables have turned: Qualcomm is established as an iPhone supplier while Huawei has to scramble to deliver devices without leading chips from Qualcomm, Qorvo, Xilinx, Intel, and a variety of other suppliers of U.S. technology.

Daniel Eran Dilger 7 years ago 0

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