Apple

Apple designs and sells consumer electronics and personal computers, and also operates retail stores. It is one of the world’s biggest companies and the second-largest mobile phone-maker after Samsung.

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Apple suppliers’ shares fall as iPhone 8 orders underwhelm investors

Shares of Apple’s major component suppliers in Asia declined on Monday after the launch of the new iPhone 8 and 8 Plus smartphones generated less sales than many investors had expected.

25 Sep 2017 - 6:38pm

Apple is in talks to provide about US$3 billion in capital for Bain Capital’s bid for Toshiba Corp’s memory chips business, adding to financial support from Dell, Seagate Technology and SK Hynix, according to sources. Photo: Reuters

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24 Sep 2017 - 10:06pm

Apple’s iPhone 8 (left) and iPhone 8 Plus. Photo: Reuters

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Customers meander around outside the Apple Store in Sanlitun, Beijing. The queue of seated customers waiting for collections, was short. Photo: Sarah Dai

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No bonanza for traders as iPhone 8 resale prices stay low at launch

22 Sep 2017 - 11:25pm 4

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This man created emojis – Apple and Google made them a global hit

21 Sep 2017 - 10:08pm

Toshiba sells computer chip unit for US$18 billion

21 Sep 2017 - 2:26am 1

Analysts said the US company’s 30 per cent take had angered users in China where digital tipping is widespread, and had led to a dispute with internet giant Tencent

Apple drops practice of taking cut of digital tips in China

18 Sep 2017 - 10:09pm 1

Chinese users’ love of the new may see them forsake the iPhone 8 for the fresh look and innovation of the iPhone X, according to a survey

Number 8 not so lucky for Apple’s iPhone in China?

18 Sep 2017 - 11:01pm 4

Apple senior vice president of worldwide marketing Phil Schiller talks about Face ID during Apple’s announcement event for the new iPhone 8, iPhone X and Apple Watch Series 3 this week. Photo: AFP

Are you OK with using your face to unlock your iPhone?

17 Sep 2017 - 6:43pm 10

This handout image shows LG showed-off its OLED TV 'tunnel' in Berlin. Photo: Messe Berlin

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15 Sep 2017 - 12:18pm 4

A passageway lined with OLED screens at the Internationale Funkaustellung Berlin, an international consumer electronics fair, on September 1, 2017. Photo: EPA

Apple’s iPhone X to squeeze OLED supplies, giving it an edge

14 Sep 2017 - 10:20pm 1

Hong Kong vendors in Mong Kok were taking preorders for the iPhone 8 on Wednesday following the product’s unveiling overnight. Photo: Felix Wong

China’s micro lenders could help make iPhone X the people’s phone

13 Sep 2017 - 11:07pm 3

Samsung was the first major manufacturer to bring a smartphone with edge-to-edge display to market, with the launch of the Galaxy S6 Edge in March 2015. Photo: Kevin Kwong

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13 Sep 2017 - 4:04pm

Apple's CEO Tim Cook introduces the new iPhone X during a special event in Cupertino, California, on Tuesday. Photo: Xinhua

Apple suppliers’ shares fall sharply across Asia

13 Sep 2017 - 10:48pm

The iPhone X (pronounced iPhone ten) was unveiled at Apple headquarters in Cupertino, California, on Tuesday. Photo: Bloomberg

The iPhone X: evolution of the iPhone but not of the smartphone

14 Sep 2017 - 7:28am 4

Apple's new flagship smartphones compared: iPhone X (r) vs iPhone 8/8Plus.

iPhone X VS iPhone 8/8 Plus: Apple’s latest smartphones compared

13 Sep 2017 - 12:44pm

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13 Sep 2017 - 3:06pm 2

Apple Senior Vice-President of Worldwide Marketing Phil Schiller introduces the new iPhone X in Cupertino, California. Photo: AFP

Apple launches flagship iPhone X with arsenal of features

18 Sep 2017 - 5:35pm 15

A store with an “Apple Store” sign is seen in Shenzhen on September 21, 2015. On a bustling street, more than 30 stores carrying Apple's iconic white logos peddle pre-orders for the new iPhone. But the US company only has one official store in Shenzhen and five authorised dealers in the area. Most of the stores in the roughly 1km shopping corridor are unauthorised “fakes” - although they sell genuine Apple products - and their numbers have mushroomed ahead of the release on September 25, 2015 of the iPhone 6S and iPhone 6s Plus. Photo: REUTERS

New iPhone isn’t even out yet, but cases already hitting China market

13 Sep 2017 - 3:38pm

During annual build up to release of new iPhone, city’s mobile service operators launch data plans in bid to lure customers

Hong Kong mobile operators in price war as new iPhone is launched

13 Sep 2017 - 3:41pm 9

Photo: Robert Galbraith/Reuters

Apple to test if its smartwatch can detect heart problems

12 Sep 2017 - 2:35pm

Customers and sales persons are seen at an Apple maintenance service store at a mobile phone market in Shanghai. Photo: Reuters

Pricey new Apple iPhone 8 may see slow sales in China

13 Sep 2017 - 3:58pm 5

Apple’s Greater China revenue fell 10 per cent year on year to about US$8 billion in the fiscal third quarter, ended July 1. Photo: AP

New iPhone may give Apple its best ever quarter in China

11 Sep 2017 - 9:08am 5

Among its many possible uses, the ARKit augmented reality tool kit could be used to build software that helps customers visualise how new furniture would look in their homes. Photo: Bloomberg

How Apple is betting that AR is so much more than Pokemon Go

10 Sep 2017 - 8:29pm

Apple employees greet the first customers in line at an Apple Store for the launch and sale of the new iPhone 6 in September 2014 – the last time Hong Kong’s incumbent operators recorded significantly high handset sales as a result of an Apple launch. Photo: AP

HK telecoms operators look to new iPhone as hero to kick-start handset sales

6 Sep 2017 - 10:52pm

The pending release of Apple’s latest mobile operating system could spur a wave of consumer upgrades for iPads. Photo: AFP

Apple software update may fuel iPad market growth in 2018

3 Sep 2017 - 10:13pm

Apple is expected to unveil long anticipated iPhone 8 in California on September 12, days after new LG, Samsung and Sony models came out; Nokia is joining the fray with ‘bothie’ phone and Xiaomi with a bezel-free handset

Premium smartphone battle heats up with Apple event, LG’s release

1 Sep 2017 - 3:46pm

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