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Apple crows about iPhone 6S sales, investors disappointed

For Apple (AAPL), iPhone 6S sounds like success. The Cupertino, Calif.-based company announced Monday that it sold more than 13 million iPhone 6S and 6S Plus models in their first three days of retail availability. That beats the previous record of 10 million units, set last year during the opening weekend of iPhone 6 sales. “Sales for iPhone 6S and iPhone 6S Plus have been phenomenal, blowing past any previous first weekend sales results in

Apple iPhone buybacks could crush Outerwall’s ecoATM

Apple’s (AAPL) iPhone Upgrade Program and similar smartphone trade-in programs from wireless carriers are poised to put the hurt on Outerwall’s (OUTR) struggling ecoATM venture. The ecoATM business uses automated self-service kiosks to buy back old phones, tablets and MP3 players for cash. It then resells the used devices. But the trade-in programs from Apple and its carrier partners are likely to greatly reduce the supply of used iPhones

Apple iPhone 6S Teardown: Skyworks, Avago Still In

If your new iPhone 6S is pink, it might be because it’s blushing. A teardown by iFixit on Friday — the day of the iPhone 6S launch — reveals the usual suspects but notes no major content increases from Apple (AAPL) chip suppliers Avago (AVGO) and Qorvo (QRVO), according to Mizuho Securities analyst Vijay Rakesh. “Overall the teardown results appear in line,” he wrote in a research report. “Content at Skyworks Solutions (SWKS) is up on the (iPhone)