According to Counterpoint, Global refurbished smartphone market was up 13% in 2017 with over 140 million units shipped. 2017 has been a complete contrast with the global smartphone market that grew a mere 3% last year and is outperformed by the refurbished smartphones. Continue reading “Global refurbished smartphone market saw 13% growth 2017, 140 million units shipped: Counterpoint”
Last week it was reported that Apple is working on high-end over the ear-headphones and today we are hearing more details about the headphones. It is expected that they will come with features like noise-canceling, Wireless pairing functionality and more. Continue reading “Apple’s high-end over the ear noise-canceling headphones said to be introduced later this year”
According to KGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, Apple is said to be working on a low-cost MacBook Air that will see the day in the light in Q2 2018. In his latest investors report, Kuo says that he is expecting total shipments of MacBook models will grow 10-15% YoY in 2018. Continue reading “Apple to launch cheaper 13-inch MacBook Air in Q2 2018: KGI”
According to IDC, the worldwide wearables market continued to grow in both the Q4 and whole of 2017 with the total shipments reaching a new record. Apple moved past Fitbit and Xiaomi to become the leader in the wearable market worldwide. The total volumes of the quarter reached 37.9 million units, which is up 7.7% from the 35.2 million units shipped YoY. Continue reading “Worldwide wearable shipments up 10.3% YoY in 2017, Apple leads with 15.3% market share: IDC”
Apple has started rolling out updates to the apps available in the App Store that now lets you track skiing and snowboarding activities. Watch users can now record runs, see vertical descent and other stats, and contribute active calorie measurements directly to the Apple Watch Activity app. Continue reading “Apple Watch Series 3 can now track skiing and snowboarding activities”
According to the International Data Corporation’s Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker, smartphone shipments worldwide have declined 0.5% in 2017 making it the first year-over-year decline in the market since the evolution of smartphones. A total of 1.46 billion devices were shipped in 2017 including both Android and iOS. Continue reading “Worldwide smartphone shipments decline 0.5% first-time in 2017, expected to return to growth in 2018: IDC”
Indian tablet market has yet again seen a dip by 11% in 2017, according to International Data Corporation’s (IDC) Quarterly Personal Computing Device Tracker. A total of 717 thousand tablets were shipped in India with a 32% sequential decline in 2017, which is more or less similar YoY. Continue reading “Indian tablet Shipments decline by 11% in 2017, Lenovo leads with 26.1% share: IDC”
According to KGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, Apple is said to be working on high-end over-ear headphones that are expected to launch later this year. In the latest research note outlining, KGI predicts his expectations for Apple’s “acoustic accessories” pipeline later this year along with AirPods. Continue reading “Apple said to launch high-end over-ear headphones later this year: KGI”
Apple is said to be busy working on a new AirPods with ‘Hey Siri’ support and water-resistance that are expected to launch later this year. The new AirPods said to feature a new wireless chip according to a report from Bloomberg. Continue reading “Apple said to launch new water-resistant AirPods with ‘Hey Siri’ support later this year”
There were numerous reports and multiple theories about the iPhone SE 2 launch. While we were confident that the new Apple phone might launch sometime this year, we now hear that it would be announced at the WWDC 2018 later this year according to a new supply chain report from Chinese news website QQ.com who also claims to have details of the device’s tech specs. Continue reading “Apple iPhone SE 2 with 4.2-inch display, A10 Fusion chip rumored to go official at WWDC 2018”
It was reported last week that a Telugu character is making the messaging apps crash, and today Apple has rolled out the supplemental update to iOS, macOS, tvOS and watchOS devices running the latest public version just as it promised. Continue reading “Apple rolls out iOS 11.2.6, macOS 10.13.3, watchOS 4.2.3 supplemental message apps crash fix update”
Apple is informing app developers that all new apps submitted to App store from April 2018 must support the iPhone X’s full-screen Super Retina display. The company is said to have been sending emails to app developers about the latest requirement. Continue reading “All new apps must support iPhone X Super Retina display from April, says Apple”
Receiving a Telugu text has been crashing the messaging apps in the iOS, MacOS, and watchOS making users unable to re-open it and in some cases, it can require a DFU reset to fix it. Furthermore, forcing a full reboot at this point will put the device into a boot-loop, where the device continually restarts. Continue reading “Apple acknowledges message apps crash bug on iOS and macOS, says fix is coming in the next release”
KGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo is back with new shipment projections and according to him, Apple is expected to ship 100 million 6.1-inch LCD iPhone in 2018. The new model is said to pack iPhone X features like Face ID, ultra slim-bezel design and more. Continue reading “Apple expected to ship 100 million 6.1-inch LCD iPhone in 2018: KGI”
Apple HomePod speaker is apparently leaving white ring marks on certain wood surfaces in normal use. However, Apple has responded to same by saying that it is usual for ‘vibration-dampening silicone’ to leave marks. Continue reading “Apple acknowledges HomePod white ring issue, says it is normal for ‘vibration-dampening silicone’ to leave marks”
