Zachs expects Apple to beat earnings estimates by 1.94%

"When you combine this positive Earnings ESP with the stock's Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), it shows that another beat is possibly around the corner."

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DigiTimes: Google's answer to Meta and Apple's headsets

7 months ago

Published October 9, 2024 by Philip Elmer-DeWitt

DigiTimes: Google's answer to Meta and Apple's headsets

"It was speculated that Samsung would handle device hardware integration, while Qualcomm would serve as the chip provider, and Google with the software license."

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U.S. teens: 87% own an iPhone, 70% own AirPods

7 months ago

Published October 9, 2024 by Philip Elmer-DeWitt

U.S. teens: 87% own an iPhone, 70% own AirPods

"22% of teens plan to upgrade to an iPhone 16 this Fall/Winter, which is slightly below the Fall 2023 survey (23% upgrade intention) and Fall 2022 survey (24% upgrade intention)." — Analyst Matt Farrell

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Premarket: Apple is red

7 months ago

Published October 9, 2024 by Philip Elmer-DeWitt

Premarket: Apple is red

From Barron's' "Stock Futures Falling Ahead of Fed Minutes. China Selloff Continues." posted early Wednesday.

Two major Apple Pay resistors surrender

Walmart is still the biggest Apple Pay holdout by a wide margin, and the company has shown no signs of changing its tune.

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Why Apple isn't calling cops after the apparent leaks of M4 MacBook Pros

7 months ago

Published October 8, 2024 by Philip Elmer-DeWitt

Why Apple isn't calling cops after the apparent leaks of M4 MacBook Pros

From Joe Rossignol's "Apple Potentially Facing Worst Leak Since iPhone 4 Was Left in a Bar" posted Monday by MacRumors.

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Report from a 'cozy WWDC'

7 months ago

Published October 8, 2024 by Philip Elmer-DeWitt

Report from a 'cozy WWDC'

"It was a fantastic experience, and I hope Apple holds many more like it." — Apple developer Todd Heberlein

Despite 'calming' iPhone 16 data, KeyBanc sees no supercycle ahead

"The data should calm concerns on the September quarter, though does little to change our more cautious view on the 'super cycle,' as upgrade rates are likely to continue to decline." — Analyst Brandon Nispel