Known for often having an inside track on Apple’s product plans, analyst Ming-Chi Kuo has reportedly left Taiwan’s KGI Securities, and is expected to drop his focus on Apple.
Source:: Apple Insider
Monthly Archives: April 2018
New 13-inch MacBook Air production reportedly pushed into second half of 2018
Apple has yet to start mass production on a rumored MacBook Air refresh, according to a supply chain report, with volume manufacturing for the notebook allegedly delayed to sometime in the second half of 2018 instead of commencing in the second quarter.
Source:: Apple Insider
Apple grew 44% in India, generating half the revenues but 10x the profits of Xiaomi, Vivo, Oppo in FY 2017
Apple’s Fiscal Year 2017 (ending in March) revenues in India grew YoY by 17 percent and its profits in the subcontinent grew by 44 percent, despite intense competition from Samsung and a series of Chinese makers working to flood the emerging nation with cheap smartphones.
Source:: Apple Insider
DirecTV Now extends free Apple TV 4K promotion with 3 months of prepaid service, get both for as little as $105
DirecTV has once again extended its popular free Apple TV 4K promotion with three months of prepaid DirecTV Now service. Plans start at $35 per month, making the 32GB Apple TV 4K with service as low as $105.
Source:: Apple Insider
Review: Native Union Eclipse provides USB-A and USB-C charging with stylish cable storage
Native Union aims to solve your cable clutter with a futuristic motorized charging station. AppleInsider took it for a spin to see if it really was the answer to all our charging problems.
Source:: Apple Insider
Apple AirPower Qi charging pad spotted at Vienna airport a fake, release date still unknown
A traveler has spotted what appears to be Apple’s unreleased AirPower Qi charging pad — but the device is clearly a knock-off, despite claims to the contrary.
Source:: Apple Insider
Apple to take over two storefronts with expanded Lehigh Valley outlet
Apple’s Lehigh Valley Mall store in Whitehall, Pa. is relocating to a bigger space, with plans to throw open the new doors in September.
Source:: Apple Insider
Sprint and T-Mobile agree to all-stock merger deal worth $26 billion
The boards of directors for carriers Sprint and T-Mobile have approved a $26 billion deal to merge the two companies, with John Legere at the head of the combined company.
Source:: Apple Insider
Fake U.S. Marshal steals an iPhone, Thailand ‘iPhone killers,’ and more from the Apple crime blotter
A change in sentence for Thailand’s “iPad killers,” a court decision about Facebook logins, iPhone theft by ice cream vendors and more in this roundup of Apple-related crime reports
Source:: Apple Insider
Review: Nomad wireless travel stand is our favorite portable charger, but it could do more
Nomad’s wireless travel charger for the iPhone 8 and iPhone X bucks the trend of many popular chargers, opting for a rounded-rectangular design that transforms from a charging pad, to a vertical charging stand — and we’ve been using it for a while.
Source:: Apple Insider