Apple Weak iPhone 7 Sales Contrast with Google's Hot Pixel
SIGN UP FOR OUR NEWSLETTERWith weak iPhone sales causing Apple to suffer its first full-year revenue and profit declines since 2001, several analysts are downgrading Apple and upgrading the potential for Google's new Pixel smartphone line.Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) stock lost $15 billion in market value on October 26, as analysts perceived the company has lost iPhones and Apple Watch sales momentum.The poor earnings report highlighted that even with Samsung recalling 2.5 million units of the company's hot-selling Galaxy Note 7 phablet and then cancelling the latest product generation, iPhone seems poorly positioned to enjoy a big demand spurt from its higher-priced iPhone 7 Plus.
Apple Is Releasing Only 2 iPhone 8 Models Similar To iPhone 7, 7 Plus, Source Claims
Just a day after it was reported that Apple is planning to release three iPhone 8 models next year, an insider has now come out to quash such claim and insist that the Cupertino giant is keeping its tradition of launching only a standard 4.7-inch model and a 5.5-inch Plus variant.According to Appleinsider, a source has revealed that Apple is sticking with its established iPhone size variants, so it is unlikely for a 5-inch version to pop up during the company's big launch event for the 10th anniversary iPhones next year.The Apple-centric news site says its insider has already provided accurate information about the tech company's products in the past, suggesting that the informant is reliable in giving details about Apple's plans.
Apple unveils new TV app for Apple TV, iPhone and iPad
Single Sign-On for Pay-TV AppsIn addition to the new TV app, customers in the US will have a simplified way of enjoying their pay-TV video apps by using single sign-on.Starting in December, subscribers to DIRECTV, DISH Network and more will just sign in once on Apple TV, iPhone and iPad to enjoy immediate access to apps that are part of their pay-TV subscription.Since its introduction just a year ago, the latest Apple TV has revolutionized the experience in the living room with 8,000 apps, including 2,000 games and 1,600 video apps, across categories such as sports, news, fitness, education, kids, lifestyle and more.
In China, Apple users opt for iPhone makeover rather than buy new iPhone 7
A man holds Apple's new iPhone 7 Plus after purchase at an Apple store in Osaka, western Japan.Meanwhile, in China, buyers are shunning the phone for makeover kits instead.SHOHEI MIYANOCatherine Cadell by Some Chinese iPhone owners are giving their old models a makeover to look like the latest iPhone 7, rather than buying new - a trend that could dent Apple's efforts to boost sales in what has been its biggest growth driver.
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