The fun starts at 10 a.m. Pacific, 1 p.m. Eastern, 5 p.m. London, 1 a.m. Hong Kong. I'll be there—along with Recode, The Verge, Six Colors, TechCrunch,…
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Bundled with the new iPhone are...
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10 years agoFive options: Wireless ear buds. Wireless ear buds and adapter. Lightning ear buds. Lightning ear buds and adapter. The existing 3.5mm ear buds and adapter. "Option…
Is there a pattern to the madness? Yes there is. It's a variation on "buy the rumor, sell the news." Only in Apple's case, according to UBS analyst Steven…
What kind of tax holiday can Apple expect?
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10 years agoThere are three proposals on the table. The U.S. tax on income earned outside its borders is one of the highest in the world: 35% to the federal…
A tale of two pie charts. Not seeing the graphics? Try the website. From the European Commission press release: Apple Sales International recorded profits of…
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On social media, the iPhone 7 is huge
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10 years agoScreenshot from Facebook, three days before Apple's Sept. 7 event. Click to enlarge. Not seeing the graphic? Try the website. Apple is doomed?
For a phone that's embarrassingly slow, catches on fire, and has to be recalled, the notes were pretty good. A sampling: Joanna Stern, Wall Street Journal: Best New Android Phone…
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Google Trends: Samsung recall vs. Apple bendgate
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10 years agoAnti-Apple bias? Reader Jeff F writes: Philip, Here's a story idea to expose anti-Apple bias: Samsung's recall is 10x more serious than iPhone 6 bendgate, yet…
Stick around to find out where Apple goes from here. "There is a time to disrupt and there is a time to sustain," says Asymco's Horace Dediu. "The…
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"We didn’t look for a tax haven or something to put it somewhere." —Tim Cook, to The Washington Post Okay. Maybe Apple didn't go looking for…
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