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Apple job cuts

Apple to make minor job cuts in some corporate retail teams

The iPhone maker is cutting jobs in its development and preservation teams, groups that are responsible for the construction and upkeep of its retail stores

Pay later

Does Apple’s pay later service require iOS 16.4?

Apple Pay Later will divide purchases into four payments, spread over six weeks, with no interest or fees

Apple iOS 16.4

Apple rolls out iOS 16.4: Should you upgrade your iPhone?

The new features of iOS 16.4 include web push notifications, voice isolation for cellular calls, new emojis, badge count and more

Smartphone market

Is the region’s smartphone market expected to grow in 2023?

The competition remains stiff in the coming years, especially for emerging brands

Apple Iphone 14

Apple adds new colour option for iPhone 14

The smartphone will be available to pre-order from March 10

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Apple expands testing of ‘buy-now-pay-later’ service to retail employees

The tech giant contacted retail staffers this week to offer them a test version of the service

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Apple again dominates smartphone profit, taking record 85% share

The Cupertino, California-based tech giant collected 48 per cent of revenue from smartphone sales over the course of the year

Smartphone shipments

Smartphone shipments drop for fourth consecutive quarter, down 12% in 2022

Samsung defended its first-place position, claiming a 22 per cent market share with 257.9 million shipments

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Apple to expand smart-home lineup

The brand is working on a slate of devices, including new displays and a faster TV set-top box, after relaunching its larger HomePod speaker

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UAE’s etisalat by e& named strongest Middle Eastern brand

Tech giant Amazon regained top spot from Apple to become the world’s most valuable brand

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Apple unveils faster, more powerful MacBook Pro

The battery life on the MacBook Pro is now up to 22 hours — the longest battery life ever in a Mac

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Key Apple partners plan expansion in Southeast Asia in 2023

In addition to producing iPhones in China, Foxconn and Pegatron now make some of Apple’s iconic handsets in India

Apple stock loses shine

Apple stock loses shine as market value drops below $2tn

Delays in the production of iPhones and concern that demand is weakening as the economy slows are said to be contributing factors

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Apple suppliers accelerate buildup outside China, analysts say

Key electronics manufacturers are moving faster to diversify their capacity globally, taking advantage of local incentive policies, according to Counterpoint Research analysts

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Apple scales back self-driving car and delays debut till 2026

The company is now planning a less-ambitious design that will include a steering wheel and pedals and only support full autonomous capabilities on highways

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Apple cuts outlook for iPhone shipments on China lockdowns

The company sees strong demand for the iPhone 14 models but the lockdowns mean customers will experience longer wait times to receive their new products

Apple will comply with iPhone USB-C charger law, executive says

Apple has already moved its Macs, many iPads and accessories to USB-C from Lightning and other connectors

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Apple counts on upscale shoppers to turn latest iPhone into hit

The iPhone 14 line was unveiled earlier this month alongside new Apple Watches and AirPods

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Apple unveils iPhone 14 with camera upgrades, satellite feature

The iPhone remains Apple’s most important product by far, generating roughly 50 per cent of the company’s sales on its own

Apple India

Apple plans to manufacture iPhone 14 in India

The company has been working with suppliers to ramp up manufacturing in India and shorten the lag in production of the new iPhone

Iphone 14

Apple targets September 7 for iPhone 14 launch

The new iPhone will kick off a busy fall product season, which will also include multiple new Macs, low-end and high-end iPads, and three Apple Watch models

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Apple lays off recruiters as part of its slowdown in hiring

Apple is still retaining recruiters who are full-time employees and not all of its contractors were fired as part of the move

Apple’s Chart-Topping Run Gets a Boost From Retail Investors

Apple’s chart-topping run gets a boost from retail investors

Since bottoming in mid-June, the iPhone maker’s shares have surged 27 per cent, outpacing the S&P 500 Index and the Nasdaq 100 Index

Amazon Meta

Even tech giants like Amazon and Meta can’t escape the slowdown

With many of the biggest tech giants poised to report earnings in the next two weeks, investors are bracing for mostly bad news

Stocks

Big tech sinks stocks as clock ticks on earnings

All major groups in the S&P 500 retreated with losses in megacaps like Tesla and Apple weighing heavily on trading

Samsung

Samsung is first to start mass production of 3-nanometre chips

Samsung’s 3nm products reduce power consumption by up to 45 per cent and improve performance by 23 per cent compared to 5nm chips

GCC smartphone

GCC smartphone market suffers decline as demand continues to weaken

The GCC smartphone market was worth $2.09bn in Q4 2021, a decrease of 4.5 per cent quarter on quarter

Apple

Apple will handle the lending itself with new pay later service

Apple Pay Later will let customers split up the cost of any Apple Pay transaction over four installments across six weeks

EU agrees on single phone charger law

The plan would force all companies to make phones, tablets, e-readers and digital cameras to use the USB-C charger

MacBook Air

Apple unveils its biggest MacBook Air redesign in over a decade

The company showcased the updated laptop on Monday at its Worldwide Developers Conference