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Facebook developing smartwatch with health, messaging features

2 weeks ago

Facebook developing smartwatch with health, messaging features

Facebook is reportedly developing a smartwatch with both health and messaging features in an apparent bid to compete with the Apple Watch.

By Mike Peterson | 2 weeks ago

Review: Oura Ring is a good complement to the Apple Watch

1 month ago

Review: Oura Ring is a good complement to the Apple Watch

AppleInsider reviews the Oura Ring, a fashionable wearable that tracks key sleep measurements and can alert you to subtle health or bodily changes.

By Will Shanklin | 1 month ago

Wearables, Mac, iPad expected to sustain Apple's growth into 2021

2 months ago

Wearables, Mac, iPad expected to sustain Apple's growth into 2021

Despite a lack of clarity about growth expectations for the iPhone 12, investment bank JP Morgan says investors should expect "modest returns" in 2021 on the strength of wearables, Apple Silicon Macs, and the iPad.

By Mike Peterson | 2 months ago

Apple Watch, AirPods market expansion edges out overall segment growth

3 months ago

Apple Watch, AirPods market expansion edges out overall segment growth

Apple's wearables business grew 38.6% year-over-year in the third quarter of 2020, outpacing the broader market, while the Apple Watch segment grew 75% in the same period.

By Mike Peterson | 3 months ago

Apple Watch Series 5 holding back the tide of cheaper wearable options

6 months ago

Apple Watch Series 5 holding back the tide of cheaper wearable options

Smartwatch sales are on the rise in North America, with Apple leading the wearable market due to the popularity of the Apple Watch Series 5.

By Amber Neely | 6 months ago

Apple maintains wearables dominance as industry grows during pandemic

6 months ago

Apple maintains wearables dominance as industry grows during pandemic

Apple continues to dominate the growing global wearables market, including headphones, in the second quarter of 2020, according to new data.

By Mike Peterson | 6 months ago

Apple Watch dominating global smartwatch market in 2020

6 months ago

Apple Watch dominating global smartwatch market in 2020

In a growing smartwatch market, Apple continues to hold the crown, and no single manufacturer is even close to the Apple Watch marketshare.

By Mike Peterson | 6 months ago

Apple's Mac, iPad and Wearables set new growth records in June quarter

7 months ago

Apple's Mac, iPad and Wearables set new growth records in June quarter

Apple's Mac, iPad and wearables businesses showed stronger-than-expected growth during the June quarter, even amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

By Mike Peterson | 7 months ago

Needham raises AAPL target to $450 on Wearables and Services strengths

7 months ago

Needham raises AAPL target to $450 on Wearables and Services strengths

Investment bank Needham is raising its AAPL price target to $450 on the strength of Apple's Services and Wearables sectors and its commitment to privacy.

By Mike Peterson | 7 months ago

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Apple has a clear path to be the first to hit a $2 trillion valuation

9 months ago

Apple has a clear path to be the first to hit a $2 trillion valuation

With a current valuation of $1.4 trillion and climbing, analyst Amit Daryanani thinks the world's most valuable company could be the first to hit $2 trillion.

By Mike Peterson | 9 months ago

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

10 months 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 | 10 months ago

Apple's wearables division now size of Fortune 140 company

10 months 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 | 10 months ago

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

10 months 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 | 10 months ago

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

10 months 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 | 10 months ago

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

11 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 | 11 months ago

Apple drives both premium iPhone sales, global production in India

1 year 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 | 1 year ago

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

1 year 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 | 1 year ago

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

1 year 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 | 1 year ago

Apple Watch still dominating the North American wearables market

1 year 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 | 1 year ago

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

1 year 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 | 1 year ago

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