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Apple’s Airpods Could Be A Bigger Business Than Apple Watch
Apple ‘s (NASDAQ:AAPL) wireless headphones, Airpods, went on sale earlier this week. The buzz surrounding the launch was limited, given that the product was delayed for close to two months leading to significant inventory constraints. Howev...
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What Does 2017 Have In Store For Apple’s iPhone Business?
Apple ‘s (NASDAQ:AAPL) fortunes are tied to the iPhone in a big way, with the device contributing over 65% of the company’s total revenues and over 75% of its gross profits, per our estimates. However, 2016 turned out to be a difficult year...
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Why It’s Unlikely That Apple Will Move iPhone Production To The U.S.
Japanese newspaper Nikkei reports that Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) asked its key manufacturing partners in June to study the possibility of relocating iPhone production from Asia to the United States, likely driven in part by U.S. President-elect Donald...
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How A Trade War With China Could Impact Apple’s Stock
Apple ‘s (NASDAQ:AAPL) stock fell by 2.5% in Monday’s trading, after an editorial in China’s Global Times, a state-run Chinese newspaper, stoked investor concerns that Apple’s prospects in China could be hurt if President-elect Donald...
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Apple’s Decision To Scale Down Car Project Is A Positive For Investors
Bloomberg is reporting that Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) has significantly scaled down its automotive ambitions, dropping plans to build an electric car of its own, instead focusing on creating a self-driving platform that would give it the flexibility to...
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Apple Looks Set For A Rebound After A Tough Fiscal 2016
Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) published its Q4 FY’16 earnings on Tuesday, October 25th, posting its third-straight year-over-year decline in quarterly revenues, amid falling shipments across its product lines and a sharp slowdown in sales from Great...
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Key Trends To Watch As Apple Reports Q4 Earnings
Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) is scheduled to publish its Q4 FY 2016 earnings on October 25th, reporting on an eventful quarter that saw the firm refresh its flagship iPhone and introduce a new version of the Apple Watch. Below, we outline some of the key...
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What Does Google Aim To Accomplish With The Pixel?
Alphabet’s (NASDAQ:GOOG, GOOGL) subsidiary, Google, is now directly competing in the smartphone hardware market with the launch of its new device called the Google Pixel. The handset is aimed squarely at the high end of the market, targetin...
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Apple’s Flagship iPhone Keeps Getting More Expensive To Build
Research firm IHS has published its preliminary bill of materials analysis for Apple ‘s (NASDAQ:AAPL) iPhone 7, reporting that the base 32 GB version of the device costs about $225 to manufacture. The new phone is estimated to be $36.89 mor...
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Self-Driving Cars, Part 2: Size of Opportunity Involved
Auto companies currently build and sell cars. When you add self-driving capabilities to a car, the problem no longer remains restricted to designing and selling a car, it evolves into providing Transportation-as-a-Service (TaaS). The TaaS market ...
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Does The Apple Rally Have Legs?
Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) stock gained over 11% last week, marking its strongest weekly rally in close to five years, amid a possibility that the iPhone 7 upgrade cycle could pan out to be stronger than expected. Supply for the new smartphones has ...
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Apple Probably Underestimated Initial iPhone 7 Demand
Apple ‘s (NASDAQ:AAPL) new iPhone 7 goes on sale this Friday. While the initial expectations of the device were quite subdued given that it looks similar to the iPhone 6, which debuted two years ago, there have been multiple recent developm...
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Apple Watch 2 Is Unlikely To Move The Needle For Apple’s Fledgling Wearable Business
Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) introduced a new version of the Apple Watch, called Series 2, earlier this week. The technology titan is counting on the new device to shore up sales of its underperforming wearable product line, which IDC estimates saw shi...
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The iPhone 7’s Potential Impact On Apple’s Pricing, Margins & Market Share
Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) unveiled the new iPhone 7 on Wednesday, as it looks to spruce up its flagship product, which has been contending with slowing shipments and mounting competition from Android-based rivals. While the new device remains visually ...
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iPhone 7 Could Be Less Profitable For Apple
Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) is slated to unveil its latest iPhone (presumably called iPhone 7) on Wednesday. The iPhone product line has been facing challenges, amid competition from well-received Android based-devices and slowing demand in China, result...
