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9 September, 2024
A view from inside the Apple Store at the IFC Mall in Shanghai’s Lujiazui financial district. Photo: Shutterstock
Apple

Apple forms Shanghai data-processing venture as AI push in China still in limbo

The Shanghai unit of Apple will focus on software development, big data services, storage services and data processing.

TSMC

Apple and Nvidia chip supplier TSMC’s sales top estimates, boosting AI in 2025

Apple

Apple’s pricey iPhones ineligible under China’s new subsidy scheme

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Indonesia

Apple’s US$1 billion investment in Indonesia fails to lift iPhone 16 sales ban

Apple’s iPhone 16 remains banned in Indonesia because it has failed to meet local content rules.

Apple’s iPhone 16 remains banned in Indonesia as it fails to meet local content rules. Photo: Reuters
Honor

China’s Honor targets Indonesia’s growing appetite for premium smartphones

Honor expects to initially launch more than 30 products this year in Indonesia, where it plans to open over 10 ‘experience’ stores.

Apple

iPhone supplier TDK rolls out new batteries to keep pace with AI

Hong Kong-based subsidiary Amperex first introduced lithium-ion cells with silicon anodes in 2023 after years of research and fine-tuning.

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Apple

Apple, smartphone peers lose ground in China amid Huawei comeback

Shipments by overseas handset makers in China plunged 47.3 per cent year on year in November, according to a state-run agency.

Men check out an iPhone 16 Pro at an Apple store in Beijing on September 20, 2024. Photo: Reuters
Apple

Apple agrees to pay US$95m to settle Siri eavesdropping lawsuit

The class-action lawsuit accuses Apple of recording private conversations after Siri was unintentionally activated.

Technology

Opinion | Asia’s embrace of refurbished smartphones is a trend to dial into in 2025

It’s great for the environment, for brands looking to seduce customers into switching and for consumers hunting for a bargain.

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Huawei

Huawei slashes prices in fight for China’s smartphone market share

The company is offering a markdown of up to 20 per cent for its premium handsets in its official online store.

Customers look at Huawei’s Pura 70 series smartphones at a flagship store in Beijing. Photo: Reuters
Year in Review

Gadget stories you read most in 2024, about the iPhone 16 Pro Max and more

We look back at our 5 most-read gadgets stories of 2024, from one about a world-first handheld device for ear surgery to an iPhone 16 review.

The Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max can record videos at 4K/120fps. Photo: Ben Sin
Indonesia

What Apple’s US$1 billion investment pledge means for Indonesia’s tech sector

Apple’s offer shows Indonesia’s push for local content rules is starting to pay off, but new entrants to its tech sector could be deterred, analysts note.

Apple

Apple in talks with Tencent, ByteDance to launch AI in China, report says

The iPhone maker is reportedly in early talks with the tech giants to launch Apple Intelligence on the mainland after talks stalled with Baidu.

Apple

Apple nears switch to in-house Bluetooth, Wi-fi chips for iPhone

The chip, code-named Proxima, has been in development for several years and is now slated to go into the first products in 2025.

An iPhone display seen inside India’s first Apple retail store in Mumbai on April 17, 2023. Photo: Reuters
Apple

Apple continues AI roll-out to iPhones with customised emojis

The iPhone’s upgraded operating system, iOS 18.2, extends Apple’s expansion into AI as it chases Samsung and Google.

The new iPhone 16 is displayed during an announcement of new products at Apple headquarters on September 9 in Cupertino, California. Photo: AP
Smartphones

Huawei premium smartphone shipments surge, as Apple leads segment in China

Mainland shipments of Huawei’s premium-priced smartphones – handsets that cost more than US$600 – rose 34 per cent in the third quarter.

Indonesia

Indonesia rejects Apple’s US$100 million investment offer to lift iPhone ban

Industry minister says proposal did not meet ‘principles of fairness’, in contrast to other bigger investments in neighbouring countries.

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Apple

Apple’s Cook makes third trip to China in 2024 amid iPhone slump

The CEO lauded the importance of Apple’s Chinese partners at the International Supply Chain Expo in Beijing.

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Tim Cook, seen in this file photo, has taken his third public trip to China this year. Photo: AFP
Smartphones

Apple’s iPhone sales fall during China’s Singles’ Day shopping festival: report

The event’s two-week sales period saw ‘a double-digit, year-on-year decline’ in iPhone sales amid stiff competition from Chinese rivals.

Apple

Apple reveals App Store revenue share in China as Huawei rivalry grows

The US giant says most of its App Store revenues in China are paid to developers and companies.

Apple

Taiwan’s Pegatron sells majority stake in India iPhone plant to Tata

As Apple diversifies its supply chain beyond China, India is set to produce up to 25 per cent of the iPhones shipped this year.

Tata has sealed a deal with Pegatron to buy a majority stake in an iPhone plant in India’s Tamil Nadu, sources say. Photo: AP Photo
Semiconductors

Chinese smartphone makers lift Qualcomm’s chip sales

Launches of new flagship phones from Chinese Android brands such as Xiaomi, Oppo and Vivo have helped lift Qualcomm’s forecast.

Qualcomm’s sales have been boosted by robust orders from Chinese Android smartphone makers. Photo: Reuters
Indonesia

Apple offers Indonesia US$10 million sweetener to reverse its iPhone ban

Indonesia’s iPhone ban is an example of the pressure Prabowo Subianto’s government is putting on multinationals to boost local manufacturing.

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Smartphones

Indonesia bans Google’s Pixel smartphones after blocking Apple’s iPhone 16

Sales of those smartphones were blocked for not meeting Indonesia’s rules requiring the use of locally manufactured components.

Apple

Apple’s China sales continue to fall despite Cook’s charm offensive

The iPhone maker has continued to struggle in China despite growth elsewhere, with sales in the market down 7.7 per cent over 12 months.

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A man sits next to an iPhone 16 advertisement as the new smartphones go on sale at an Apple store in Beijing on September 20. Photo: Reuters
Smartphones

Chinese smartphone brands beat Apple to the AI punch at home

With no word on when Apple Intelligence will arrive in China, domestic players from Xiaomi to Honor are touting their own AI features.

Xiaomi president Lu Weibing introduces the company’s latest flagship handsets in Beijing on Tuesday. Photo: AFP
Smartphones

China smartphone market on track to post first annual sales growth in five years

Domestic smartphone sales rose 2.3 per cent year on year in the September quarter, reinforcing market forecasts of a low single-digit increase in 2024.

Apple

Apple’s Tim Cook meets China’s commerce minister, pledges more investment

Minister of Commerce Wang Wentao welcomed Apple to get more “deeply involved” in China, while Cook reiterated Apple’s commitment to the market.

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