Across Apple’s fiscal 2015, annual iPad unit sales fell by an astounding 19 percent while iPad revenues fell 23 percent, a plunge from fiscal 2014 of just over $7 billion. The tech industry pundits love to talk about the failure of Apple’s tablet business, but are short on the specifics of what’s happening. Here’s why.
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Delivering the lowest prices ever on numerous models, B&H’s holiday sale knocks $300 off 15″ MacBook Pros (2015), $200-$300 off 13″ MacBook Pros (2015), $170-$200 off 12″ MacBooks, $100-$170 off 11″ & 13″ MacBook Airs (2015), up to $30 off iPad mini 4 and up to $70 off iPad Air 2.
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The iPad Pro is Apple’s most fully realized example yet of the future of computing, with a workhorse of a processor and a beautiful 12.9-inch Retina display packed inside a svelte, ultraportable design. Current limitations with iOS apps prevent it from being a PC replacement for the most demanding users, and a $799 price won’t appeal to casual users, but we still feel confident the iPad Pro will carve out a niche in the high-end market.
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It seems that select Apple Store locations are organizing accessories into collections called “feature bays” to enhance the in-store shopping experience, with the first arrangement advertising iPhone photography products.
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Apple was hit with another class action lawsuit over iOS 9’s new Wi-Fi Assist feature on Friday, with plaintiffs seeking a jury trial for damages in excess of $5 million.
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At least seven people were injured, five critically, on Friday after a double-decker tour bus slammed into cars, protective barriers and scaffolding before coming to a stop at the construction site of Apple’s upcoming flagship store in San Francisco on Friday.
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According to a report on Friday, iOS app developers have noticed a change in the App Store’s search algorithms that appears to return more relevant results for direct app searches.
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Apple Pay might soon let you send person-to-person payments, but you don’t need to wait on Cupertino to split the cost of a pizza without cash. AppleInsider took a look at some of the most popular money transfer apps available now for iOS.
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Apple chief executive Tim Cook on Friday told employees that the incident at an Australian Apple Store earlier this week — in which a group of black students was asked to leave for fear that they might be thieves — calling the situation “unacceptable.”
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Horipad Ultimate, a new Apple-licensed gaming controller for both iOS and the fourth-generation Apple TV, is now available for purchase, sporting a built-in Lightning port for recharging its internal battery.
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