Apple’s most recent quarter of iPad sales is not only the first time that iPad sales have grown year-over-year since 2013, but its best non-holiday quarter for sales of the tablet for two years.

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Apple’s otherwise solid June-quarter results were held back by a 10 percent year-over-year revenue drop in China, likely caused by the iPhone’s slipping position in the local market.

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Apple again saw its sales and revenue grow in the third fiscal quarter of 2017, with $45.4 billion in revenue on strong iPhone, iPad and Mac sales. Following the news, the company held a conference call with media and analysts, and notes of interest follow.

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With Tuesday’s earnings report, Apple has officially met its projections of its services alone being the equivalent to a Fortune 100 company.

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Apple again saw its sales grow year over year in the June quarter, the company revealed on Tuesday, with $45.4 billion in revenue exceeding Wall Street expectations, again driven by strong iPhone sales, but also growth in its iPad and Mac businesses.

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When Apple releases earnings later today, there could be concerns about the lack of any progress on U.S. tax reform–including deep cuts to health care spending aimed at enabling a huge tax cuts–or the repatriation of its overseas cash. On the other hand, political chaos in America has further weakened the US Dollar, enhancing Apple’s foreign earnings in Fiscal Q3.

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Video editing company Avid has released a cut-down version of its composition software for free, in the form of “Avid Media Composer | First” for both Apple’s macOS and Microsoft’s Windows.

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Apple has updated its roster of Apple Pay card issuers to include 21 more U.S. banks and credit unions, plus another five institutions spread across Australia, Canada, Japan, and the U.K.

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Microsoft on Tuesday introduced “Surface Plus” and “Surface Plus for Business,” two ownership plans that appear to mimic Apple’s strategy with the iPhone Upgrade Program.

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The best time to sell your old iPhone or iPad is in the weeks before Apple introduces new models, like the “iPhone 8,” which is expected to debut this fall. Here’s a guide to help you sell your old device for the highest value to Apple, Gazelle, BuyBackWorld, Next Worth, Amazon, or one of the many other buyback services.

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