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Apple, GoPro, FitBit Chip Suppliers Enter IoT Melee

Apple (AAPL) chip suppliers Skyworks Solutions (SWKS), Cirrus Logic (CRUS), Qualcomm (QCOM) and InvenSense (INVN) are making early inroads into the nascent Internet of Things, whose development is forecast to yield economic impact in the trillions of dollars by 2025. But it’s early days yet — even an Ambarella (AMBA)-powered GoPro (GPRO) couldn’t fly high enough in 2015 to spot the ultimate IoT-age winner. ‘Move The Needle’ The market is forecast

Amazon, Apple Audiobooks Deal Under Antitrust Review

Amazon.com (AMZN) and Apple (AAPL) are under investigation by German antitrust authorities over their market dominance selling audiobooks. Amazon subsidiary Audible is the exclusive supplier of audiobooks to Apple’s German iTunes store. Combined, the two companies sell about 90% of the audiobooks in Germany, according to the Financial Times . “Both companies hold a strong position in the market for digital audiobooks in Germany,” Andreas Mundt,

Apple iPhone winning where it counts: profits

While some investors fret about Apple’s (AAPL) market share in smartphone unit sales, others note that Apple leads by a mile in the metric that matters most: smartphone profits. In the third quarter, Apple captured 94% of smartphone industry profits, despite accounting for 14.5% of smartphone unit sales, Canaccord Genuity analyst Michael Walkley said in a research report Sunday. It was the fourth straight quarter that Apple likely captured over