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Currency Values and High Inventory Push PCs Down

by Tom Allen

Worldwide PC shipments fell 7.7% YoY in Q3’15, Gartner’s preliminary PC results show. Desktop PCs continued to exhibit weakness, with declines in the high single digits, while mobile PCs (notebooks and premium ultramobiles) fell …

Tags:Acer| Apple| Asus| Dell| Gartner| HP Inc| IDC| Large Display Monitor| Lenovo| Mobile Display Monitor| PC Market (Personal Computers - PCs)| Vol 22 - Issue 41| Worldwide

Rumour: Apple Passes UltraHD With New iMac

by Tom Allen

9to5Mac claims that Apple will launch a high-resolution 21.5″ iMac within the week. ‘Multiple reliable sources’ have told the site that the new model will feature 4096 x 2304 resolution. Separate rumours also suggest …

Tags:All-in-ones (AIOs)| Apple| iPad| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 40

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iPhone Owners Complain of Random Shutdowns

by Tom Allen

Owners of the new iPhone 6S have taken to Apple’s support forum to complain about unexpected shutdowns. The problem is occurring at random, which – several users say – has resulted in them missing …

Tags:Apple| iPhone| Mobile Display Monitor| Recalls & Problems| Vol 22 - Issue 40

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Amazon Ditches Apple and Google

by Tom Allen

An Amazon email, sent to marketplace sellers, has revealed that the retailer will soon stop selling the Apple TV and Google Chromecast. The message said that the decision was taken because these devices do …

Tags:Amazon| Apple| Channels| Google| Large Display Monitor| STBs| Streaming Dongles| Vol 22 - Issue 40

Apple Adds $16 to iPhone BOM

by Tom Allen

An IHS teardown of the iPhone 6S Plus has revealed that it costs Apple $16 more to build than the earlier iPhone 6 Plus. The bill of materials (BOM) for a 16GB version is …

Tags:Apple| IHS Markit| iPhone| Mobile Display Monitor| Pricing| Vol 22 - Issue 39

Apple Claims 13 Million Units Sold

by Tom Allen

Apple has announced iPhone 6S and 6S Plus sales of 13 million units over the new device’s opening weekend: a new company record. Analyst Comment Although this was up from 10 million last time, …

Tags:Apple| iPhone| Market Data| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 39

MDM Product Roundup – Vol 22 No 39

by Tom Allen

Combining its Pro Tablet 608 (USB-C Makes HP Appearance) and Payment Jacket with Verifone’s e355 mobile point of sale (mPOS) terminal, HP has created the HP Pro Tablet Mobile Payment Solution. The addition of …

Tags:Apple| HP Inc| HTC| iPhone| Japan| Mobile Display Monitor| Oculus VR| POS| Samsung| sharp| Smartphones| tablets| Vol 22 - Issue 39| Worldwide

Apple Supplier in Rights Group’s Sights

by Tom Allen

A Hong Kong-based labour rights group has accused an Apple supplier of exploiting its factory workers. Students and Scholars Against Corporate Misbehaviour (SACOM) has said that Lens Technology used forced overtime, withheld wages and …

Tags:Apple| China| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 39| Working Conditions

Apple Limits New Apple TV

by Bob Raikes

Click for a higher resolution image of Apple’s remote. Image:AppleThe new version of the Apple TV is not due to ship until the end of October. However, 9to5Mac has got hold of one and …

Tags:Apple| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| OTT Video| Vol 22 - Issue 38

What will Apple Do Next?

by Ken Werner

Whenever I hear this question, my curmudgeonly inclination is to answer, “Who cares?” Perhaps a better question is “What revolutionary new product would allow Apple to continue earning profit margins far larger than the …

Tags:Apple| Apple Watch (iWatch)| Vol 22 - Issue 37

Apple Set to Beat Last-Gen Sales

by Tom Allen

Apple has said that sales of its iPhone 6S and 6S Plus are on track to beat the 10 million iPhone 6/6 Plus units sold in the phone’s first weekend last year. Analysts have …

Tags:Apple| iPhone| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 37