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Removing headphone jack from iPhone 7 a terrible idea

Apple (AAPL) reportedly is planning to remove the headphone jack from its smartphones starting with next year’s iPhone 7, and at least one analyst says that’s a terrible idea. “I am pretty certain that Apple is considering whether or not to remove the headphone jack, but actually taking this drastic step is far more dangerous than one would think,” Edison Investment Research analyst Richard Windsor said in a research note Wednesday. Removing the

Apple Supplier Qualcomm Inks Chinese Xiaomi Deal

Apple (AAPL) supplier Qualcomm (QCOM) inked a deal Wednesday with Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi, resolving a piece of a continuing overseas royalty battle that dented the chipmaker’s September-quarter sales and dampened December-quarter guidance. In early trading on the stock market today, Qualcomm stock had jumped more than 7%, near 53, on news of the Xiaomi licensing deal. Qualcomm stock, though, is down nearly 35% this year. Per the

Cyber Monday Set Record And Tone For Holiday Shopping

Cyber Monday online sales just set a record with $3.07 billion in spending across the U.S., up 16% from last year, according to the Adobe Index, as Amazon (AMZN) leverages its e-commerce dominance. But Thanksgiving weekend sales apparently flopped at brick-and-mortar retailers. Apple (AAPL) iPad and iPhone doorbusters were hits for Target (TGT) and others, while Wal-Mart Stores (WMT) announced booming mobile sales. But retail analytics provider