Consumer electronics
Some iPhone X units have faulty touch screens
Apple has disclosed a pair of issues affecting two of its more popular products: the iPhone X and the 13-inch MacBook Pro.
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News
iPad Pro 2018: South African pricing
The new iPad Pro models have been launched in South Africa, and thanks to a weak rand, coupled with Apple’s higher selling prices, they’re anything but cheap.
Jerm
Backspace: ‘A brief history of Apple’
View the latest contribution from TechCentral cartoonist Jerm.
Podcasts
TalkCentral: Ep 240 – ‘Is Apple pricing itself out of the market?’
On TalkCentral this week, Duncan McLeod and Regardt van der Berg chat about Apple’s new iPad Pro models, the new MacBook Air and the new Mac mini – and ask: is Apple pricing itself out of the market?
Consumer electronics
Apple cancels production boost for iPhone Xr
Apple has told Foxconn and Pegatron to halt plans for additional production lines dedicated to iPhone Xr, the Nikkei reports, citing unidentified people familiar with the matter.
Investment
Apple shares tumble amid fears of ‘sustained iPhone downturn’
Apple shares tumbled on Friday amid concerns that growth in its powerhouse product, the iPhone, is slowing.
In-depth
How Trump may have saved the market from an Apple-led tech slump
On the same day the world’s largest company issues its biggest disappointment in years, US President Donald Trump, does an about-face on China.
Consumer electronics
Apple silence on iPhone unit sales sparks concern
Apple’s decision to stop reporting how many iPhones it sells landed with a thud. Many analysts complained it was an attempt to hide the pain of a stagnant smartphone market.
Investment
Samsung earnings top estimates despite smartphone pressures
Samsung Electronics has posted quarterly profit that topped analyst estimates on growth in its memory chip business, but signalled caution in semiconductors by announcing a cut in capital spending for the year.
Consumer electronics
Apple unveils powerful new iPad Pro models
Apple is giving its iPad the most extensive upgrade since 2015, the latest effort to revive a product that has suffered falling sales in recent years.