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Apple Warranties Become More Even-Handed

by Raverstead

Analysing Apple data over the last 11 years, 369 Week has concluded that the company is ‘giving its customers a break’. Apple is paying more 369 claims and keeping extended 369 prices steady, resulting …

Tags:Apple| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Recalls & Problems| Vol 21 - Issue 44

Another Apple 1 Under the Hammer

by Raverstead

Last month (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 43), Bonhams sold a working Apple 1 computer at auction, for more than $900,000. Now another has appeared at Christie’s auction house, and is expected to be …

Tags:Apple| Back Panel| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| PCs| Vol 21 - Issue 44

Apple Gives Way to Google in the Classroom

by Raverstead

According to IDC, Apple’s iPads have been overtaken by Google’s Chromebooks in US schools for the first time. 715,500 Chromebooks were shipped to schools in Q3, compared to 702,000 iPads. Chromebooks now represent 25% …

Tags:Apple| Chromebooks| Education| Google| IDC| iPad| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| USA| Vol 21 - Issue 48

Hon Hai Posts Record Monthly Sales

by Raverstead

Strong demand for Apple products helped Hon Hai Precision achieve record sales in November of NT$514.8 billion ($16.5 billion), up 12.8% from November 2013 and 9.8% higher than October. In the first 11 months …

Tags:Apple| Financial Data| Foxconn (Honhai)| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 21 - Issue 49

Large Tablets: Developed at Microsoft, Delayed at Apple

by Raverstead

Asian sources say that Microsoft is developing a larger Surface tablet, with a diagonal of between 13″ and 14″. Reports claim that the decision was taken based on an improvement in sales of the …

Tags:Apple| iPad| Large Display Monitor| Microsoft| Mobile Display Monitor| Samsung| tablets| Vol 21 - Issue 44

Apple Orders Slowing

by Raverstead

Apple’s iPhone chip orders are slowing, say sources at IC design houses. Orders are set to fall from 50 million in Q4’14 to 44 – 46 million in Q1’15. Order visibility is also said …

Tags:Apple| iPhone| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphone Market| Vol 21 - Issue 48

Apple Watch Will Arrive Later Than Thought

by Raverstead

A leaked video transcript, apparently from Apple SVP Angela Ahrendts, shows that the Apple Watch will not be launched until spring next year. Until this point speculation had been for a February release. 9to5Mac …

Tags:Apple| Apple Watch (iWatch)| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 21 - Issue 44

Samsung In Running for A9 Orders

by Raverstead

Both Samsung and TSMC are competing for orders to produce Apple’s A9 SoC, according to reports from Asian media. Samsung was the main producer of Apple chips until a deal was signed with TSMC …

Tags:Apple| Chips| Mobile Display Monitor| Samsung| SOCs| TSMC| Vol 21 - Issue 44

TSMC Scoops Half of A9 Orders

by Raverstead

Between 40% and 50% of orders for Apple’s A9 processor will go to TSMC, say Asian sources. The figure is believed to represent all of Apple’s A9 chip orders for the next iPad tablet, …

Tags:Apple| CPUs| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 21 - Issue 47

Apple Pay and Current C – The Fight is ON

by Helen Vince

Wearables – Wearables are the highlight of the consumer electronics industry this year, with many believing that the release of the Apple Watch will further the consumer’s interest in these products. The next step …

Tags:Apple| Apple Watch (iWatch)| Mobile Display Monitor| Payment Systems| Vol 21 - Issue 43| Volume 21

No Sapphire on Apple iPhones?

by Helen Vince

Mobile Display – Since Apple’s sapphire cover glass supplier GT Advanced Technologies went into administration, discussion of the the ultra-hard cover glass technology has been pushed to the forefront of the business news world. …

Tags:Apple| Mobile Display Monitor| Sapphire| Vol 21 - Issue 43| Volume 21

Apple Home Kit Links to Apple TV

by Helen Vince

Business and Strategic: In case you missed it, Apple’s TV strategy became a bit clearer this month with the launch of its Developers’ Beta 2 version of iOS 8.1, (build 128407) as the company …

Tags:Apple| Internet of Things IOT| Large Display Monitor| Media Players| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 21 - Issue 43| Volume 21