How the Apple iPhone changed the world

How the Apple iPhone changed the world

When Apple announced the iPhone in 2007, Steve Jobs called it a “revolutionary product” in a handset category that he said needed to be reinvented.  Now, nearly two decades and 42 models later, the iPhone is one of the world’s most popular phones. Apple has sold over 2.3 billion units of the iPhone and has … Read more

Apple takes top spot in China’s smartphone market for the first time

Apple takes top spot in China’s smartphone market for the first time

Apple CEO Tim Cook holds up a new iPhone 15 Pro during an Apple event on Sept. 12, 2023, in Cupertino, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images News | Getty Images Apple for the first time became the largest smartphone vendor in China by shipments, new data for 2023 released on Thursday showed. The iPhone … Read more

Specs, price, availability, AI features

Specs, price, availability, AI features

The Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra. The device looks a lot similar to Samsung’s Galaxy S23 Ultra. The main difference this time round is what’s inside: Samsung is going big on artificial intelligence. Samsung Samsung announced its new flagship Galaxy S24 smartphone range Wednesday, earlier than expected, touting new artificial intelligence features as the company looks … Read more

Apple executives Johny Srouji and John Ternus on its chip business

Apple executives Johny Srouji and John Ternus on its chip business

In November, CNBC visited Apple’s campus in Cupertino, California, to get a look inside one of the company’s many chip labs. CNBC also got a rare chance to talk with the senior vice president of hardware technologies, Johny Srouji, and Apple’s senior vice president of hardware engineering, John Ternus, about the company’s push into the … Read more

Apple stops selling some Apple Watches on web site over patent dispute

Apple stops selling some Apple Watches on web site over patent dispute

An Apple Watch Ultra 2 device is displayed for sale at The Grove Apple retail store on release day in Los Angeles, California, on September 22, 2023.  Patrick T. Fallon | AFP | Getty Images Apple has stopped selling the Apple Watch Series 9 and Apple Watch Ultra 2 smartwatches on its U.S. website, CNBC … Read more