Apple’s biggest quarter ever was something of a mixed bag for the company –?it sold more iPhones than ever, but the company also expects revenues to fall next quarter. Following the announcement of its first quarter of fiscal 2016 results, executives from the company participated in a conference call with analysts and the media, and notes of interest follow.
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Apple revenues exhibited regional growth in China over the first fiscal quarter of 2016, but currency headwinds clipped the company’s wings, prompting the release of so-called “supplemental material” to explain what some might view as concerning trends.
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The 2015 holiday shopping season was the biggest quarter in Apple’s history, with profits of $18.4 billion representing the most ever earned by any company in a three-month span.
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Microsoft on Tuesday introduced News Pro, a news aggregator for both iPhones and the Web that takes a different tack thanks to its dependence on Bing News, and a focus on business-related topics instead of general interests.
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Apple will soon reportedly allow publishers to offer subscription-only articles through iOS’s News app, gating some content behind paywalls normally reserved for separate apps or the Web.
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As Apple has expanded its retail presence in China, the number of knockoff locations falsely parading as official Apple Stores has declined in the city of Shenzhen, a new report reveals.
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Apple this afternoon is expected to reveal that it just concluded its biggest quarter in the company’s history, with Wall Street watchers projecting an average of $76.5 billion in revenue from the holiday period.
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In the midst of a monthslong leave of absence from his post as head of the company’s operating systems group, longtime Microsoft executive Joe Belfiore on Tuesday tweeted from an iPhone, which made a lot of people very angry and has been widely regarded as a bad move.
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In anticipation of next month’s Super Bowl, B&H for the next few days is brining back Black Friday pricing and bonus incentives (free Gift Cards, free WD Passport Drives, free Soundbars, free Tvs) on a huge selection of Samsung, Sony XBR, LG, and VIZIO big-screen TV sets — all with free shipping and no sales tax outside NY. Plus 13″ MacBook Airs for $899 and Mac minis from $449.
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A questionable rumor on Tuesday indicated that the second-generation Apple Watch will go into mass production in the second quarter of 2016, with Quanta Computer remaining as the sole manufacturer.
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