Earnings, iPhone XR, India, and more on the AppleInsider Podcast
This week on the AppleInsider Podcast, Victor and William talk about the earnings call, iPhone XR, and Apple's presence in India.
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India
Victor Marks
OnePlus plus has bit into Apple in India, and things may only get worse
Apple is facing not just lower iPhone sales in India during 2018, but even a shrinking userbase as it deals with the likes of Android-based phone maker OnePlus, according to new research data.
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Roger Fingas
Apple may face even higher iPhone taxes, import restrictions in India market
Apple may face tougher trading conditions in India in the future, after a top advisor to Prime Minister Narendra Modi insisted the country should restrict its import of luxury goods like the iPhone and tax them heavily, instead of raising interest rates to bolster the rupee.
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Malcolm Owen
Apple Pay delayed in India over data storage and authentication rules
Apple customers in India won't be able to use Apple Pay in the country anytime soon, as a report claims a number of roadblocks are preventing the company from setting up its service in the potentially lucrative market.
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Apple donates $1M to Kerala flood relief efforts
After opening iTunes' donation mechanism earlier this week to help victims of the Kerala floods in India, Apple on Saturday pledged 70,000,000 Indian Rupees (about $1 million) to support Mercy Corps efforts in the region.
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Mikey Campbell
Apple opens up iTunes & App Store donations for flooding in Kerala, India
Visitors to the iTunes Store and App Store are on Wednesday being greeting by banners asking for donations to help flooding victims in Kerala, India.
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Apple looking to open premium franchise-owned stores in India
While Apple awaits permission to open full corporate-run retail stores in India, an expanded franchise retail footprint initiative may be underway.
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Mike Wuerthele
Apple likely headed to court over potential iPhone ban in India
The India government has refused Apple's request to exempt the iPhone from anti-spam laws regarding a mandatory anti-spam app, with the fight possibly ending up in the iPhone getting cut off from the country's cellular networks.
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Apple's new India chief pursues aggressive strategy to revive cold iPhone sales
Despite recent claims to the contrary, the new head of Apple's India operations, ex-Singapore executive Michel Coulomb, is reportedly pursuing an aggressive strategy to save iPhone sales in the country, which have dwindled to just 1 percent of the local phone market.
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Daniel Eran Dilger
