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Apple expects revenue from iPhone, wearables, some services to decline in June quarter

3 weeks ago

Apple expects revenue from iPhone, wearables, some services to decline in June quarter

While Apple is not offering earnings guidance for its third fiscal quarter of 2020, company CFO Luca Maestri said he expects revenues from iPhone, wearables and certain services to suffer a sequential decline in the coming June quarter.

By AppleInsider Staff | 3 weeks ago

Apple's wearables division now size of Fortune 140 company

3 weeks ago

Apple's wearables division now size of Fortune 140 company

During its quarterly conference call, Apple CFO Luca Maestri shared that the iPhone maker's wearables division continues to see strong growth and is now the size of a Fortune 140 company.

By Andrew O'Hara | 3 weeks ago

Apple's services and wearables gamble pays off in difficult quarter

3 weeks ago

Apple's services and wearables gamble pays off in difficult quarter

While the coronavirus has affected Apple's earnings, its overall second quarter results are better than predicted because of the company's increasing reliance on wearables and services.

By William Gallagher | 3 weeks ago

How Apple Watch went from rumor to shipping product on April 24, 2015

1 month ago

How Apple Watch went from rumor to shipping product on April 24, 2015

It feels like we've always had Apple Watches, but even on the fifth anniversary of when it was first shipped to customers, it's still a product that feels like it's new. Yet as well as these five years it's been on sale, you can trace rumors of Apple's work on it back at least another five to around 2010.

By William Gallagher | 1 month ago

Apple's AirPods responsible for huge sales rise in wearable devices

2 months ago

Apple's AirPods responsible for huge sales rise in wearable devices

Across AirPods, AirPods Pro, and the Apple Watch, Apple's share of the wearables market has soared over 80% according to new data about the fourth quarter of 2019.

By William Gallagher | 2 months ago

Apple drives both premium iPhone sales, global production in India

3 months ago

Apple drives both premium iPhone sales, global production in India

The idea Apple was failing to establish itself in India — and outsold by Samsung and Chinese brands — has been overturned by new research showing that iPhone ate up over 75% of all premium smartphone sales in the subcontinent in the fourth quarter, while also posting strong iPad, Apple Watch, and AirPod sales. Along with "double-digit" growth, Apple is also expanding its production in the subcontinent for audiences globally.

By Daniel Eran Dilger | 3 months ago

Apple's wearables segment hits new record in Q1, size of Fortune 150 company

3 months ago

Apple's wearables segment hits new record in Q1, size of Fortune 150 company

During Apple's first quarter earnings call on Tuesday, Apple CEO Tim Cook touted a new all-time revenue record set by its wearable business driven by strong demand for Apple Watch and AirPods.

By Andrew O'Hara | 3 months ago

Editorial: Google's acquisition of Fitbit looks like two turkeys trying to make an eagle

6 months ago

Editorial: Google's acquisition of Fitbit looks like two turkeys trying to make an eagle

Google is acquiring American wearable maker Fitbit in a $2.1 billion dollar move that looks a lot like the ad-search giant's previous attempts to buy its way into a hardware business.

By Daniel Eran Dilger | 6 months ago

Apple Watch still dominating the North American wearables market

9 months ago

Apple Watch still dominating the North American wearables market

Apple is continuing to dominate the North America wearables market, with analysts revealing the Apple Watch is helping boost Apple's shipments in the last quarter by 32% over the same period last year, helping it to maintain its lead over rivals Fitbit and Samsung.

By Malcolm Owen | 9 months ago

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Editorial: Apple's Q319 earnings destroy a mountain of fake data and false reporting

9 months ago

Editorial: Apple's Q319 earnings destroy a mountain of fake data and false reporting

Apple's continuing performance as a market-responsive, commercially savvy innovator is destroying feebleminded media narratives that seek to portray the company as helpless and befuddled. It also demonstrates that the real incompetence lies in bad reporting by sloppy journalists seeking to deliver titillating headlines rather than accurate, factual portrayals of the industry.

By Daniel Eran Dilger | 9 months ago

Sony's Reon Pocket is an iPhone-controlled personal air conditioner

10 months ago

Sony's Reon Pocket is an iPhone-controlled personal air conditioner

Sony is crowdfunding a project called the Reon Pocket, a wearable AC/heater unit compatible with both iPhones and Android devices.

By Roger Fingas | 10 months ago

Editorial: Another F for Alphabet: Google's Android Wear OS still 'half baked' after five years of trying

1 year ago

Editorial: Another F for Alphabet: Google's Android Wear OS still 'half baked' after five years of trying

A decade ago, Google's Android platform targeted the stars: first swaggering into Apple's iPhone market, then aggressively following iPad into tablets, and more recently jumping into wearables well before Apple Watch was even announced. What has stopped Android from succeeding anywhere apart from replacing Symbian, Windows Mobile, or Java on lower-end phones?

By Daniel Eran Dilger | 1 year ago

Apple Watch forecast to hit 27.5 percent of all smartwatches by 2023

1 year ago

Apple Watch forecast to hit 27.5 percent of all smartwatches by 2023

The Apple Watch has become so popular as a wearable that it could account for 27.5 percent of all smartwatches of any kind in 2023, research firm IDC argued on Monday.

By Roger Fingas | 1 year ago

Apple Watch continues wearables market domination with 10.4M holiday shipments

1 year ago

Apple Watch continues wearables market domination with 10.4M holiday shipments

Apple is continuing to lead the rest of the wearables market, according to data from IDC, with sales of the Apple Watch, AirPods, and Beats headphones helping the iPhone maker maintain its position in a market that grew 31.4 percent in the fourth quarter of 2018.

By Malcolm Owen | 1 year ago

Google pays Fossil $40M for smartwatch IP to compete with Apple Watch

1 year ago

Google pays Fossil $40M for smartwatch IP to compete with Apple Watch

Google's attempts to take on the Apple Watch in the wearable devices market with Wear OS may receive a boost, after the revelation the search giant will be paying watch maker Fossil $40 million to buy the company's smartwatch-related intellectual property.

By Malcolm Owen | 1 year ago

iPhone users can get ECG readings from the Withings BPM Core cardiovascular monitor, Move fitness trackers

1 year ago

iPhone users can get ECG readings from the Withings BPM Core cardiovascular monitor, Move fitness trackers

Withings is expanding its range of health-related devices by introducing the BPM Core cardiovascular monitor, while its wearable fitness tracking range grows with the introduction of the Move collection, including one that is the first analog watch that has on-demand electrocardiogram capabilities.

By Malcolm Owen | 1 year ago

Withings Steel HR Sport is firm's first release opposing Apple Watch after Nokia sale

1 year ago

Withings Steel HR Sport is firm's first release opposing Apple Watch after Nokia sale

Withings has returned to the wearable device market with its first new product since being sold by Nokia, launching the Steel HR Sport, a revival of an earlier smartwatch that discretely hides its fitness-related features behind an analog watch face.

By Malcolm Owen | 1 year ago

Apple Watch surges to top of global wearables market with 'market-beating growth'

1 year ago

Apple Watch surges to top of global wearables market with 'market-beating growth'

Apple has jumped past Xiaomi to claim the top spot in wearables worldwide, and is on the cusp of a product refresh in the Apple Watch "Series 4" that should grow the lead even more.

By Stephen Silver | 1 year ago

Fitbit launches $150 Charge 3 fitness tracker with new design

1 year ago

Fitbit launches $150 Charge 3 fitness tracker with new design

The latest "swim proof" version of the fitness tracker is set to launch in October at a $149.95 price point

By Stephen Silver | 1 year ago

Apple Watch leads wearable device market with estimated 3.8M unit shipments in first quarter

2 years ago

Apple Watch leads wearable device market with estimated 3.8M unit shipments in first quarter

The Apple Watch is continuing to dominate the wearable device market, analytics firm Canalys claims, marginally beating Xiaomi in terms of wearable band shipments in the first quarter of 2018 at a time when shipments in the market grew by 35 percent compared to the same period last year.

By Malcolm Owen | 2 years ago

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