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MacSurfer's Archive: Thursday, December 29, 2016
 

 

Apple/Macintosh
  • "Apple and Samsung Missed Holiday Smartphone Sales Opportunities, Say Analysts: Despite Note 7 recall, Samsung held its ground while Apple failed to capitalize on its new-phone advantage" ["'Samsung was able to fend off other Android competition, and Apple, too, thanks to Apple's own lack of a wowing product this year,' Mr. Baker said. The iPhone 7 did produce strong sales for Apple, but Apple hasn't said yet whether or not the sale will be enough to reverse its first annual revenue decline in 15 years, which the company reported in October."]  WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 8:02 AM
  • "Love is blind: NPD says Android customers are so committed that exploding Note 7 did little to help Apple" AppleInsider 8:12 AM
  • "Apple iPhone 7 Failed To Reap Sales Windfall Following Galaxy Note 7 Disaster Says NDP" HotHardware 4:09 PM
  • "Apple plans to make iPhones in Bengaluru from April" ["Top sources in the company confirmed to TOI that Apple is 'very serious' about beginning assembly operations —and thereafter full manufacture — in India by the end of next year. 'Bangalore is being looked at seriously,' said multiple sources within the company. Local manufacture will help Apple price its phones competitively as full imports attract 12.5% additional duty."]  IndiaTimes 4:36 PM
  • "Apple seeks relaxed labelling rules, doesn't want to print product info on devices" The Economic Times 8:07 AM
  • "Apple Doesn't Want India's Government To Meddle In The iPhone's Look" Forbes 8:20 AM
  • "How China Built 'iPhone City' With Billions in Perks for Apple's Partner: A hidden bounty of benefits for Foxconn's plant in Zhengzhou, the world's biggest iPhone factory, is central to the production of Apple's most profitable product."  New York Times [Free Registration Required] 8:01 AM
  • "Apple Needs India, but It Doesn't Have an iPhone City Like China: Apple wants to expand its stores and manufacturing plants into India, but the infrastructure isn't in place the way it is in China." TheStreet 12:05 PM
  • "Tim Cook calls AirPods a 'runaway success': With the wireless headphones in high demand, Apple's CEO says the wireless earbuds are a holiday hit." CNET 11:41 AM