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Mac shipments fall 13 percent in year-over-year comparison to third quarter of 2016

It looks like Apple will need some new blood in its Mac product line to stop its decline in sales. According to a new report from IDC, third-quarter PC shipments declined by 3.9 percent compared to the same quarter last year, but Mac shipments dropped by 13 percent. PC shipments totaled 68 million units. Still, […]

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Samsung halts production of Galaxy Note 7 units for time being

The Samsung Galaxy Note 7 story has an ending for the time being. And that’s one of production having ceased due to battery fires in the case of the original and replacement units. South Korean tech giant Samsung has permanently ceased production of its high-end Galaxy Note 7 smartphones after reports of devices it had […]

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Samsung halts production of Galaxy Note 7 smartphones, informs users not to turn devices on

Well, Apple’s faulty batteries never caused a company to tell its users to discontinue use of their product outright. Electronics maker Samsung issued an alert to customers on Monday asking them to turn off their Galaxy Note 7 smartphone units. The units have been spontaneously catching fire. As such, the company halted production of the […]

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AT&T stops selling Samsung Galaxy Note 7 after reports of fires caused by replacement units

Even after the recalls and apologies, the Samsung Galaxy Note 7 battery debacle continues, even after supposedly safe replacement units were issued. This time, wireless carrier AT&T announces that it is discontinuing all sales and exchanges of Samsung Galaxy Note 7 smartphones following a number of fires caused by supposedly “safe” phones that had been […]

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Rumor: Apple may have changed the date for its FY16 fourth quarter earnings announcement to simultaneously announce next-gen MacBook Pro

This is an interesting rumor. Apple may have rescheduled is FY16 fourth quarter earnings to Tuesday, October 25th to accommodate the announcement of a new MacBook Pro. Moving the earnings call to earlier in the week also gives Apple a chance to quickly move past a potentially-disappointing quarterly earnings. Otherwise, the company would risk overshadowing […]