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  • AirPods reportedly sold out in week before Christmas

    It may be harder to find Apple’s AirPods in time for Christmas.

    Over on Apple’s online store, the company is now quoting delivery of the units in the first and second weeks of January. As such, you might have to hunt around for the headphones if you want to get them under the Christmas tree for a loved one on the 25th.

    Best Buy, Verizon, and Sprint all list early January delivery dates or no availability at all. B&H also shows AirPods as back-ordered. AT&T seems to have some availability for 2-day shipping, but be sure to act fast as that could change within a few minutes.

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  • J.P. Morgan analyst predicts September launch for next-gen iPhone, units to be available in lower quantities

    He’s straying from the pack a bit, but analyst Rod Hall of J.P. Morgan has offered a statement predicting that Apple will continue to support the concept of a “super cycle” after the “iPhone 7s” family and “iPhone 8” launch. However, because of possible OLED screen issues related to Touch ID, launch quantities will likely be constrained.

    The original J.P. Morgan estimates had predicted that Apple would have 9 million “iPhone 8” units available for launch and for sale before the end of September. Instead, Hall has predicted that the actual number is now closer to 2 million because of unspecified production problems, and has shifted quarterly unit forecasts accordingly.

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  • Happy Memorial Day from O’Grady’s PowerPage!

    Ladies and gentlemen, it’s Memorial Day and the staff of O’Grady’s PowerPage will be taking the day off to spend time with friends and family as well as pay respect to our nation’s veterans for their service.

    We’ll be back tomorrow, so get together with some friends, put the Macs and devices aside for a bit, enjoy some great food and we’ll have the latest events in the Apple universe coming your way as always.

    See you on Tuesday!

  • Happy Labor Day from O’Grady’s PowerPage!!!

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    There’s some killer stuff ahead in the Apple universe this week, including a planned media event, forthcoming details about the next-gen iPhone and other devices.

    Still, it’s Labor Day, the end of a really fun long weekend and the perfect time to disconnect a bit and spend time with friends, family and really tasty food.

    We’ll be back tomorrow with full coverage of everything in the Apple/Mac universe.

    Until then, have an amazing Labor Day and we’ll see you guys tomorrow.

    And, finally, this came out of Dragon Con in Atlanta and proves that Sesame Street, Muppets and amazing geekiness can never really die…



  • Apple releases Q2 2016 numbers, reports $10.5 billion profit, but first decline in revenue in over a decade

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    The good news is that Apple made billions and billions of dollars in profits last quarter.

    The bad news is that this represents a lower profit than Q2 of 2015.

    For the first time ever, iPhone sales fell for the quarter. While this doesn’t include iPhone SE sales, Apple reported its first quarterly revenue decline in 13 years on Tuesday, which came as no surprise to the company and the investors and analysts who closely follow its finances.

    After more than a decade of amazing revenue and profit leaps, Apple reported $10.5 billion in profits on $50.6 billion in sales. iPhone sales were down, the company selling only 51.2 million units in Q2, this number falling short of the 61.2 million iPhone units sold in Q2 of 2015.

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