Coronavirus impact – Apple to fall short of Q2 earningsCoronavirus impactApple to fall short of Q2 earnings Tom Rolfe February 18, 2020 NewsApple says the consequences of the Coronavirus are to blame for a slowing of sales – as a... Read more
10% import tax hits Apple – but will it affect iPhone prices?10% import tax hits AppleBut will it affect iPhone prices? Tom Rolfe August 6, 2019 NewsJust a few days ago, President Donald Trump announced an additional 10% tariff on over $300bn worth of... Read more
Clean energy fund: Apple launches $300m program in ChinaClean energy fundApple launches $300m program in China Tom Rolfe July 13, 2018 NewsApple has announced a new clean energy bill for its operations in China. Along with ten partner companies,... Read more
Apple component suppliers in China resist production move to United StatesUS-based productionChinese suppliers resist supply chain move Andy Price December 29, 2016 NewsThough Donald Trump has suggested he'd offer tax breaks to Apple to bring production of its devices to the United... Read more
The US is still leading Apple’s hardware market, but China just overtook in App Store revenueApp Store revenueChina is now largest market for Apple Andy Price October 21, 2016 NewsDespite a slowing economy that may have prevented China from taking over as Apple's largest market place for hardware, it... Read more
Apple’s China woes continue as it loses iPhone trademark battleiPhone trademarkApple loses trademark battle in China Andy Price May 4, 2016 NewsApple has lost a fight in China over a trademark on the word iPhone. A Chinese company selling... Read more
Apple Pay to officially launch in China on Feb. 18Apple Pay in ChinaMobile payment system to launch Feb. 18 Andy Price February 17, 2016 NewsApple's mobile payment system, Apple Pay, is to finally launch in one of its most important and growing... Read more
Donald Trump wants to stop Apple outsourcing laborDonald TrumpGOP candidate wants to force Apple use US labor Tom Rolfe January 19, 2016 NewsRepublican candidate Donald Trump has promised in a speech that if elected president, he would somehow force Apple to... Read more
Apple Pay to launch in China early next yearApple PayService to launch in China Tom Rolfe November 24, 2015 NewsApple is planning to bring Apple Pay to China next year, in a bid to expand its reach in the Chinese... Read more
Apple to plant 1M acres of sustainable forest in ChinaGreen AppleSustainable forest program for China Tom Rolfe May 11, 2015 NewsApple has announced an expansion of its environmental initiatives into China, three weeks after going green for Earth Day. Its... Read more
Tim Cook “Deeply offended” by BBC documentaryApple Respond to DocumentaryTim Cook "deeply offended" Mike Hayward December 19, 2014 NewsJeff Williams has sent an email to Apple retail staff in the UK in response to the recent... Read more
iPhone 6 now approved for sale in ChinaChina Approves iPhoneComing in October Mike Hayward September 30, 2014 NewsThe iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus have both been approved for sale in China by its government... Read more
iPhone 6 preorders now offered by China’s online sellersiPhone 6 PreordersChina jumps the gun Andy Price July 22, 2014 NewsThe iPhone 6 hasn't been announced, let alone released, but that hasn't stopped a number of online sellers... Read more