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Could Wireless Firms Follow Apple Into Ad-Blocking?

Could wireless phone companies add a new twist to the brouhaha over ad-blocking technology on mobile devices in 2016? Europe might be a better market to watch than the U.S., where AT&T (T) and Verizon Communications (VZ) will likely stay on the ad-blocking sidelines. Apple (AAPL) made waves last year by offering ad-blocking software to iPhone users, fueling Web publisher worries that they’ll lose ad revenue. Mobile devices account for roughly 40%

Apple bucks declining PC sales trend

Worldwide shipments of personal computers fell 10.6% year over year in the fourth quarter to 71.9 million units. But Apple (AAPL) bucked the downturn, increasing shipments of its Mac computers by 2.8% to nearly 5.7 million units, research firm IDC reported late Tuesday. Rival research firm Gartner (IT) concurred on Apple’s growth rate but estimated that overall PC sales dipped 8.3% in Q4 to 75.7 million units. The PC market continues to face such

Study indicates Apple Watch holiday sales ‘tepid’

A study of online search interest points to continued “tepid” demand for the Apple Watch over the holiday season, according to investment bank UBS. Compared with other consumer electronics products during the holiday period, interest in Apple’s (AAPL) smartwatch was “mediocre,” UBS analyst Steven Milunovich said in a research report Tuesday. UBS estimates that Apple sold 5 million Apple Watch units in the December quarter, generating about $2.2