Apple’s June quarter earnings came in slightly higher than expected this week, propelling shares higher by more than 6 percent back over the $100 threshold. Analysts were generally pleased by Apple’s results?– here’s a roundup of their responses, as collected by AppleInsider.
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Microsoft on Wednesday released Pix, a new photo application that utilizes the company’s machine learning skills with a computational photography implementation intended to improve the quality of photos shot on an iPhone 5s or newer.
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Best known for its smartphones, China’s Xiaomi on Wednesday revealed the Mi Notebook Air, its first laptop, apparently designed to take on Apple’s MacBook and MacBook Air.
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A new supply chain rumor suggests that Apple will bring USB Type-C ports from its 12-inch MacBook to another notebook in the lineup. The most likely candidate: the MacBook Pro. Here’s why.
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Apple’s 4-inch iPhone SE is attracting switcher and new-user sales in an otherwise slow period between major iPhone releases, and supply of the sought-after model is just now catching up with demand, leaving room for future growth, according to Apple executives.
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LG Display on Wednesday announced plans to spend 1.99 trillion won — about $1.75 billion — on a new flexible OLED production line, which could potentially help the company vie for Apple iPhone orders.
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While Apple’s growth, or lack thereof, in Greater China grabs headlines, work continues on a planned expansion into untapped markets like Mexico, where the company is poised to open its first retail store later this year.
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Three of Australia’s major banks on Wednesday filed a joint application with the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission to force Apple into negotiations over the installation of third-party mobile payments software on iPhone.
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Apple CEO Tim Cook during a quarterly investor conference call on Tuesday said he expects his company’s services sector, which continues to exhibit growth despite slumping iPhone sales, to generate revenues equivalent to that of a Fortune 100 company next year.
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During Apple’s quarterly conference call for the third fiscal quarter of 2016, Apple CEO Tim Cook confirmed investments into augmented reality solutions, saying the nascent platform holds “huge” potential.
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