Apple's iPad shipments drop to four-year lowOctober 28, 2015 - 20:16 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Apple's iPhone range is flying high right now, but its iPad business could use a shot in the arm, Digital Spy said. The Cupertino firm's latest financial results suggest that its tablet shipments have hit a four-year low, dipping to 9.9 million units last quarter. That's a 19.5% downturn year-on-year and the first time Apple has shipped fewer than 10 million iPads since way back in 2011 - but slates are still worth a cool $4 billion per quarter to the firm. Apple is pinning its hopes on the large-screen iPad Pro, which will show its sizeable face in November, to revive its flagging tablet line. The company shifted a whopping 48 million iPhones during the period in question, helping it set a new revenue record of $51.5 billion, so it isn't all bad news. However, Tim Cook and co are keeping Apple Watch sales under wraps for now, suggesting that the wearable's performance isn't anything to brag about. Top stories Yerevan will host the 2024 edition of the World Congress On Information Technology (WCIT). Rustam Badasyan said due to the lack of such regulation, the state budget is deprived of VAT revenues. Krisp’s smart noise suppression tech silences ambient sounds and isolates your voice for calls. Gurgen Khachatryan claimed that the "illegalities have been taking place in 2020." Partner news Most popular in the section | Turkey extends military presence in Azerbaijan The Turkish parliament has adopted a bill submitted by Recep Tayyip Erdogan to extend the mandate of Turkish troops. Russia to begin assessing migrant workers' speaking skills Rosobrnadzor is planning to change the Russian language exam for migrant workers and include an assessment of speaking skills Armenian, Saudi Foreign Minister meet in Riyadh The two commended the positive dynamics of the development of political dialogue between Armenia and Saudi Arabia Pashinyan: Azerbaijan’s proximity shouldn’t worry border residents At the same time, he said that he “does not guarantee [the security of villagers] one hundred percent”. |