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Apple has suffered its biggest drop in iPhone sales for more than three years as Chinese shoppers turn away from the company and embrace domestic rivals such as Huawei.
Independent researchers painted a bleak picture of Apple’s China business during the most recent quarter, but the damage was lighter than expected.
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The tech giant says demand for its smartphones fell more than 10% in the first three months of the year.
Apple on Thursday posted first-quarter revenue of $90.8 billion, down 4% year over year, as the iPhone maker continues to struggle with growth challenges, particularly in China, amid an uncertain economic environment.
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Qualcomm Inc. (QCOM) has issued an upbeat sales outlook, boosted by the chipmaker's anticipation of a resurgence in smartphone demand from China. To delve deeper into this forecast, Qualcomm' Chief Financial Officer Akash Palkhiwala joins Yahoo Finance anchor Julie Hyman. Palkhiwala states that the company is "very happy" with the current dynamics in the smartphone market, citing a trend of Android users gravitating "toward more premium devices." Looking ahead, the CFO reveals that Qualcomm is embarking on its "first steps" to integrate generative AI capabilities into devices, with the aim to extend this technology into the company's automotive and PC sectors in the future. Palkhiwala highlights that the integration of generative AI has already started within the company's hardware offerings. However, the primary focus moving forward will be on enhancing use cases and features within premium devices. "We're at the front end of a multiyear trend, and we're excited about what the devices can do with this capability," Palkhiwala told Yahoo Finance. "There's an upside opportunity for us if this drives an upgrade cycle in smartphones." For more expert insight and the latest market action, click here to watch this full episode of Catalysts. This post was written by Angel Smith
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(Reuters) -For most of the past year and a half, Apple Chief Executive Tim Cook has fielded questions from Wall Street analysts about his plans for artificial intelligence amid grumbling that the iPhone maker has no AI story to tell. After the company reported quarterly earnings on Thursday, Cook insisted that Apple will have concrete details about its plans for AI to talk about very soon. "We continue to feel very bullish about our opportunity in generative AI and we're making significant investments," Cook told Reuters in an interview, noting the company has spent $100 billion over the past five years on research and development.
Earthquake warning smartphone apps have surged in popularity in Taiwan due to high demand from people eager to get a few extra seconds to take cover after more than 1,300 aftershocks rattled the island in the past month following a large temblor. Taiwan's east coast was struck by a 7.2 magnitude quake on April 3, killing 17 people. The frequent aftershocks since then - including more than 200 tremors in a 24-hour period starting April 22 - have unnerved many.
Tech giant Apple has recorded the biggest drop in iPhone sales since the early months of the COVID pandemic. Sales for January to March were down 10% on the same period last year - something not seen since the 2020 iPhone model was delayed due to lockdown factory closures. Apple's profit in the past quarter was $23.64bn (£18.85bn) - a 2% dip from a year ago.
For the first time, China has publicized what it claims is an unwritten 2016 agreement with the Philippines over access to South China Sea islands. The move threatens to further raise tensions in the disputed waterway, through which much of the world's trade passes and which China claims virtually in its entirety. A statement from the Chinese Embassy in Manila said the “temporary special arrangement” agreed to during a visit to Beijing by former president Rodrigo Duterte allowed small scale fishing around the islands but restricted access by military, coast guard and other official planes and ships to the 12 nautical mile (22 kilometer) limit of territorial waters.
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