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Apple reports fourth-quarter results

November 3, 2023November 12, 2023 GaryPageau Apple

Apple announced financial results for its fiscal 2023 fourth quarter ended Sept. 30, 2023. The company posted quarterly revenue of $89.5 billion, down 1 percent year over year, and quarterly earnings per diluted share of $1.46, up 13 percent year over year. “Today Apple is pleased to report a September quarter revenue record for iPhone and an all-time revenue record... Read More

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Apple iPhone 15 Pro brings pro portrait features to smartphones

September 12, 2023September 21, 2023 GaryPageau Apple, Apple iPhone, Apple iPhone 15 Pro

Apple unveiled the latest iPhones with the iPhone 15 family. The new series departs from the traditional iPhone feature set in some notable ways, particularly in the adoption of the USB-C connector, instead of Apple’s proprietary Lightning connector. From a workflow standpoint, the change to a USB-C connection opens a whole host of new accessories, coupled with faster transfer speeds... Read More

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Setting the Record Straight: Kodak Digital History

July 27, 2023July 27, 2023 GaryPageau Apple, Chinon, Eastman Kodak

Ready to uncover the journey from film to digital photography? In this episode, Gary Pageau of the Dead Pixels Society talks with four former Eastman Kodak Co. executives – Ben Gibson, Bill Jackson, Mike McDougall, and Craig McGowan – who were there on the front lines of early consumer digital imaging. In this conversation, our very first panel discussion traverses the winding path from film to digital, dissecting the trials and triumphs... Read More

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Apple launches Vision Pro headset, MacOS Sonoma and more

June 5, 2023June 7, 2023 GaryPageau Apple, headset, iPadOS, iPhone, MacOS, Vision Pro

At the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) today, Apple Inc. debuted several new products, including a “spatial computer” headset, the $3,500 Apple Vision Pro, macOS Sonoma, Mac Studio and Mac Pro computers, and more. Apple Vision Pro Apple unveiled Apple Vision Pro, featuring visionOS, “the world’s first spatial operating system,” the company said. The design of Vision Pro features... Read More

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Apple introduces zero-interest Apple Pay Later option

March 28, 2023March 28, 2023 GaryPageau Apple, Apple Pay

Apple introduced Apple Pay Later in the United States, which allows users to split purchases into four payments, spread over six weeks with no interest and no fees. Users can easily track, manage, and repay their Apple Pay Later loans in one convenient location in Apple Wallet. Users can apply for Apple Pay Later loans of $50 to $1,000, which can... Read More

Earnings reports

Apple reports quarterly revenue down 5 percent

February 3, 2023February 7, 2023 GaryPageau Apple

Apple announced financial results for its fiscal 2023 first quarter ended Dec. 31, 2022. The company posted quarterly revenue of $117.2 billion, down 5 percent year over year, and quarterly earnings per diluted share of $1.88. “As we all continue to navigate a challenging environment, we are proud to have our best lineup of products and services ever, and as... Read More

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Apple debuts new Macs, M2 chips

January 17, 2023January 19, 2023 GaryPageau Apple, M2, Mac, Mac Mini

Apple today announced M2 Pro and M2 Max, two next-generation systems on a chip. M2 Pro scales up the architecture of M2 to deliver an up to 12-core CPU and up to 19-core GPU, together with up to 32GB of fast unified memory. M2 Max builds on the capabilities of M2 Pro, including an up to 38-core GPU, double the... Read More

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Apple fourth quarter revenue up 8 percent

October 27, 2022October 31, 2022 GaryPageau Apple

Apple announced financial results for its fiscal 2022 fourth quarter ended Sept. 24, 2022. The company posted a September quarter revenue of $90.1 billion, up 8 percent year over year, and quarterly earnings per diluted share of $1.29, up 4 percent year over year. Annual revenue was $394.3 billion, up 8 percent year over year, and annual earnings per diluted... Read More

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IDC: Smartphone market suffers fifth consecutive decline in global shipments in Q3

October 27, 2022October 28, 2022 GaryPageau Apple, IDC, smartphone

Worldwide smartphone shipments declined 9.7% year over year to 301.9 million units in the third quarter of 2022 (3Q22), according to preliminary data from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker. The drop marks the largest-ever third-quarter decline and the fifth consecutive quarter of decline for the smartphone market as shipments continue to struggle amidst weakened global demand... Read More

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Apple announces iOS 16, major photos updates

June 7, 2022June 9, 2022 GaryPageau Apple, Apple Photos, iOS, iOS 16

At its annual World Wide Developer Conference (WWDC), Apple previewed iOS 16, which introduces iCloud Shared Photo Library to seamlessly share a collection of photos with family, updates to Messages and Mail that help users stay in touch with ease, and powerful enhancements to Live Text and Visual Look Up. “iOS 16 is a big release with updates that will change... Read More

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Apple debuts iPhone 13 models, iPads

September 15, 2021September 24, 2021 GaryPageau Apple, iOS 15, iPad, iPad mini, iPhone 13

Apple Inc. had its customary September product launch, featuring new iPhones with more pro-quality photography features. Here’s an overview of some of the highlights: iPhone 13 Pro and iPhone 13 Pro Max Apple introduced iPhone 13 Pro and iPhone 13 Pro Max, featuring an all-new Super Retina XDR display with ProMotion featuring an adaptive refresh rate up to 120Hz. The... Read More

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Photo features for iOS 15

September 15, 2021September 25, 2021 GaryPageau Apple, iOS 15

Apple Inc. releases iOS 15, which added new photo-related features for smartphones, including ways to create automatic movies from pictures, adding text recognition within photos, and adding long-overdue EXIF data to photos. For iPhone 12 and 13 users, Apple claims it has improved the panorama features, removing distortions, and reducing noise and banding. Apple is more tightly integrating photos with... Read More

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Apple adds driver’s licenses to Apple Wallet

September 8, 2021September 14, 2021 GaryPageau Apple, Apple Wallet

Not long after it announced school photo IDs were coming to Apple Wallet, the company announced it is working with several states across the country to add the ability for their residents to seamlessly and securely add their driver’s license or state ID to Wallet on their iPhone and Apple Watch. Arizona and Georgia will be the first states to... Read More

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Apple rolling out mobile student IDs in Canada and United States

August 3, 2021August 20, 2021 GaryPageau Apple

Apple Inc. has started rolling out mobile student IDs on iPhone and Apple Watch. For the first time, mobile student IDs can be added to the Wallet app in Canada, starting with the University of New Brunswick and Sheridan College this year. In the United States, new schools to adopt mobile student IDs include Auburn University, Northern Arizona University, University... Read More

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Apple adds minor Photos update to iOS 15

June 7, 2021June 11, 2021 GaryPageau Apple, Apple Photos, iOS

At the Worldwide Developer Conference this week, Apple Inc. debuted iOS 15, iPadOS 15, macOS Monterey, and watchOS 8. The event primarily focused on enhanced privacy features for those platforms but there were a few imaging-related enhancements: Portrait mode is now available for FaceTime and designed specifically for video calls, so users can blur their background and put themselves in... Read More