Samsung and Apple dominated the smartphone market in 2021
Despite the supply chain issues last year, the smartphone market managed to grow year-over-year, according to a pair of reports from Counterpoint Research and Omdia. The overall winners of the market were the usual duo of Apple and Samsung, the reports…
Daily Deals: Save on Apple AirPods and AirPods Pro, Alienware Gaming Laptops, Nintendo Switch eShop Gift Card, and More
If you’ve missed the Apple AirPods deals on Black Friday, they’re back for a limited time. The new Apple AirPods Pro noise cancelling earbuds with the MagSafe wireless charger is on sale for the lowest price we’ve seen. That’s…
Epic vs. Apple Lawsuit Takes a Fresh Twist, With Attorneys General for 34 U.S. States Claiming the iPhone Maker ‘Stifles Competition’
Attorneys general for 34 U.S. states, coupled with the District of Columbia, have sided with Fortnite developer Epic Games, stating that Apple continues to stifle competition by having a monopoly on its App Store. A ruling happened back in 2021, with…
Strategy Analytics: Apple iPhone Tops Global Smartphone Market in Q4 2021
According to new research from Strategy Analytics, global smartphone shipments fell -3% YoY to 365 million units in Q4 2021. Full-year smartphone shipments rose +5% YoY to 1.36 billion units in 2021. Apple iPhone topped the global smartphone market with…
Samsung led smartphone shipments for 2021, beating out Apple, research says
Lisa Eadicicco/CNET Around 1.35 billion smartphones were shipped in 2021, according to IDC’s quarterly mobile phone tracker. Overall, fewer smartphones were shipped in the final quarter of 2021 compared to Q4 2020 but overall, more were shipped…
Apple Plans Service That Allows Direct Payment to Phones
Apple reportedly is working on a service that will allow small businesses to take payments directly on their iPhones without any additional hardware. The news came from Bloomberg, which cited knowledgeable sources. They said Apple may make the new…
Apple (AAPL) working on software for SMBs take payments direct from iPhone: report
Ming Yeung/Getty Images News Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) is reportedly working on a new service that would let small businesses take credit card payments directly from their iPhone, without the need for additional hardware, Bloomberg reported. The new feature…
Apple may reveal its biggest quarter ever after iPhone 13, AirPods 3 and MacBook Pro launches
On Thursday, Apple is expected to announce its highest sales and profit ever. James Martin/CNET Ever since Apple’s value blew past a trillion dollars a few years ago, analysts and tech industry experts alike have frequently wondered aloud,…
Apple Is Reportedly Turning iPhones Into Credit Card Payment Terminals
Apple is thought to be working on a way to allow iPhones to accept payments directly and without need of any other hardware. As Bloomberg reports, Apple acquired Mobeewave last your for $100 million. The Canadian company was developing a method of…
Apple is back on top in smartphone sales worldwide after a record win in China
By Michelle Toh, CNN Business Apple has once again become the top-selling smartphone brand in top market China, along with the rest of the world. That’s according to findings from two separate research reports, which come just before the tech giant is…