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iPhone market share in Europe drops 17% as Samsung pulls further ahead

The iPhone’s market share in Europe fell 17% year-on-year in Q2 according to today’s Canalys data. Apple did, however, hold its third-place position, behind Samsung and Huawei and ahead of Xiaomi and HMD Global. The market intelligence company says that iPhone European shipments fell from 7.7M in Q2 2018 to 6.4M in the same quarter this year…
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PSA: iPhone Upgrade Program payments earn 3% cashback through Apple Card

With Apple Card rolling out to more users, we’ve learned additional details about things like cashback, approval odds, and more. Now, it seems that iPhone Upgrade Program payments fall into the 3% Apple Card cashback category, even though they aren’t billed through Apple. As a quick refresher, you get 3% cashback on Apple Card purchases made through Apple. This includes…
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Huawei's Android alternative powers Honor's first smart TV

Huawei has unveiled its Honor brand’s first smart TV, which is also the first product powered by the Android alternative the company launched at its developer conference. As the controversial manufacturer explained, HarmonyOS is aimed at IoT devices like smart displays…
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Report: Huawei Mate 30 and Mate 30 Pro set to launch on September 19

The Huawei Mate 30 and Mate 30 Pro look set to launch as early as September 19, as new reports come via Huawei’s Consumer Business Software President, Dr. Wang Chenglu. Russian news site reports that during an EMUI 10 media briefing session at the Huawei Developers Conference, Dr. Changlu mentioned that the Kirin 990 chipset and the Mate 30 and Mate 30 Pro would launch in Europe on…
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The Morning After: Huawei unveils its Android backup plan

Hey, good morning! Welcome to your end-of-the-week Morning After. This week included detailed impressions of two divisive new Galaxy Notes from Samsung, Instagram’s ‘huge booty’ problem (it’s real and it’s pretty serious), and a laptop that has…
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Reliable Twitter leaker suggests Apple to name iPhone 11 ‘Pro’

In an interesting proposition, an anonymous Twitter user who leaked many accurate details about the iPhone XS and iPad lineup this morning tweeted a suggestion as to the iPhone 11 naming scheme. CoinX says rhetorically that Apple will use the Pro suffix branding for the new iPhone. The source previously corrected named the iPhone XS, iPhone XS…
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