A new report from Consumer Intelligence Research Partners (which you’ll need a subscription to read) analyzes overlapping ownership of the four leading products: iPhone, iPad, Mac computers, and Apple Watch. Not surprisingly, iPhone is the dominant…
Lees meerApple dominated the ARM laptop market with a 90% share in 2022, according to new data from Counterpoint Research. And the research group expects ARM-based laptops to have a 25% market share in five years. What’s more, the data says that ARM-based so…
Lees meerApple has been granted a patent (number 11575752 B2) for “using in-home location awareness.” It involves devices that use HomeKit — the the company’s software framework that lets you configure, communicate with, and control smart-home appliances usi…
Lees meerFor years there were rumors that Apple would release its own HDTV. That never happened, but the tech giant has been granted a patent (number 11575884 B1) for a “display calibration system” with the goal of allowing you to calibrate your HDTV by usin…
Lees meerI’ve tried lots of MacBook Pro cases and I think my favorite is Andar Wallets’ the Helm. I use it with my 2023 16-inch MacBook Pro. (See my review of the laptop here.) Designed for MacBook Pros and MacBook Airs, it’s not an impulse buy since it’s pr…
Lees meerThe latest Canalys data shows that worldwide PC (including tablet) shipments fell 21% year on year in quarter four (Q4) of 2022, to 105.6 million units. This brought full-year 2022 PC and tablet shipments to 434.5 million units, a decline of 13% fro…
Lees meerThe top 10 global original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) decreased their chip spending by 7.6% and accounted for 37.2% of the total market in 2022, according to preliminary results by Gartner, Inc. The research group says all top 10companies in 202…
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Lees meerIn the latest edition of his Power On newsletter, Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, says Apple’s plan to draw a greater distinction between the Pro and Pro Max has spurred speculation that the company will opt for a new top-end brand: the Ultra. From his re…
Lees meerIn the latest edition of his Power On newsletter, Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman says he doesn’t anticipate a new version of the Mac Studio in the near future as the company focuses on the new Mac Pro. From the newsletter: I wouldn’t anticipate the introdu…
Lees meerDisplay Supply Chain Consultants (DSCC) analyst Ross Young predicts that Apple is planning to launch an external monitor with a 27-inch mini-LED display in the first quarter of 2023. How about an iMac with such a display? Such a ProMotion screen wou…
Lees meerWorldwide tablet shipments posted flat growth of 0.3% year over year in the fourth quarter of 2022 (4Q22), totaling 45.7 million units, according to preliminary data from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Personal Computin…
Lees meerApple has been accused of capitulating to demands from China’s government before, and it appears that it’s done so again. The tech giant has pulled Damus, one of the fastest growing alternatives to Twitter, from the App Store in China, with the deve…
Lees meerApple has filed for a patent (number 20230035941 A1) for “speech interpretation based on environmental context.” It involves enhanced functionality for Siri. About the patent filing In the patent filing, Apple notes that intelligent automated assist…
Lees meerApple has announced financial results for its fiscal 2023 first quarter that ended December 31, 2022. The company posted quarterly revenue of US$117.2 billion, down 5% year-over-year, and quarterly earnings per diluted share of $1.88. iPhone sales t…
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Lees meerI record a lot of voice audio files that are uploaded and streamed. I generally record 5-6 days a week. Sometimes the recordings are just simply corrections of previous audio recordings that I’ve made. I’ve been using a Mac for many years and prefer…
Lees meerAfter receiving numerous submissions from freelancers all around the world about what Apple’s rumored AR headset would/should look like, Freelancer.com selected a detailed render created by Ahmed Chenni, a talented freelance 3D artist from Ain Azel,…
Lees meerA “friend” of the Apple 3.0 blog has “gone negative” on Apple stock due to the lack of progress and wild hype over the company’s rumored “Apple Car” and augmented reality headset (the so-called “Reality Pro). The entire report is an interesting frie…
Lees meerFoldable iPad? Forget those rumors. In a series of tweets display analyst Ross Young says that Apple is developing a 20.5-inch foldable notebook that could be released as soon as 2025. From the tweets: Have heard about a 20.5” foldable notebook for …
Lees meerThe Sellers Research Group (that’s me) is a little dubious about this one, but in a series of tweets, the usually-accurate analyst Ming-Chi Kuo says Apple will release a foldable iPad with a carbon fiber kickstand next year. And he could be right: A…
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