Apple’s Chinese smartphone shipments plummeted an estimated 20% in 2018’s final quarter, underscoring the scale of the iPhone maker’s retreat in the world’s largest mobile device market.
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Sony reported weaker profits in the PlayStation business and cut its revenue forecast for the year, triggering the steepest share decline in two and a half years.
Apple plans to launch iPhones with a more-powerful 3D camera as soon as next year, stepping up the company’s push into augmented reality, according to people familiar with the plans.
Apple has suggested it could lower iPhone prices in response to falling sales. CEO Tim Cook said Apple is starting to adjust its pricing in some countries in response to currency valuation changes around the world.
Apple doesn’t want investors to fixate any longer on the iPhone, the world-changing product that delivers about two-thirds of the company’s revenue. Nope. It’s over it. The iPhone is bo-ring.
Semiconductor stocks fell in early trading on Monday after Nvidia cut its fourth-quarter revenue outlook, citing deteriorating macroeconomic conditions, particularly in China, along with weakness in its gaming and data centre divisions.
Samsung Electronics has announced it is to begin replacing plastic packaging materials with “environmentally sustainable elements”.
Chinese technology giant Huawei has announced plans for a next-generation smartphone that will use its own technology instead of US components, manoeuvring to gain a competitive edge and sidestep complaints it is a security risk.
Evan Blass, known for leaking details, including images, of the latest smartphones before they are officially unveiled, has published a photo of what he believes shows three models of the upcoming Samsung Galaxy S10.
DJI has unearthed cases of fraud involving its own employees that may trigger losses of about $150-million for the world’s largest drone maker.