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Apple iPhone Sales Miss Estimates; Hazy On Apple Watch

Apple (AAPL) earnings and revenue topped estimates on booming China sales, but the stock tumbled late amid lower-than-expected iPhone sales and a cautious revenue guidance. The news also rocked iPhone suppliers such Skyworks Solutions (SWKS), Qorvo (QRVO) and Avago Technologies (AVGO) . Apple earned $1.85 a share in its fiscal Q3, up 45% vs. a year earlier and beating views by 4 cents. Sales grew 33% to $49.6 bil, slightly above views for $49.4

Apple Watch users like, but don’t love, the device

A survey of Apple Watch users found that early adopters of the device in general like it, but don’t necessarily love it. Research firm Wristly surveyed 800 Apple Watch owners who signed up to be part of its research panel. Asked about their overall satisfaction with Apple’s (AAPL) new smartwatch, two-thirds said they are “very satisfied,” 31% are “somewhat satisfied,” 2% are “neither satisfied nor dissatisfied” and 1% are “somewhat dissatisfied.” The percentage of users saying they are “very satisfied” with Apple Watch is significantly less than what surveys showed for early adopters of the first iPhone and first iPad. In 2007, ChangeWave Research surveyed users of the first iPhone and found that 77% were very satisfied, 15% somewhat satisfied, 5% unsatisfied and 2% uncertain. In 2010, ChangeWave surveyed users of the first iPad and found that 74% were very satisfied, 17% somewhat satisfied, 1% somewhat unsatisfied and 1% very…

Skyworks, Qorvo ‘Best Positioned’ As Earnings Near

Skyworks Solutions (SWKS) and Qorvo (QRVO) are “best positioned” among radio-frequency chipmakers to benefit from favorable seasonal and demand trends heading into earnings, despite mixed signals in the mobile market, one analyst says. The Apple (AAPL) chip suppliers are poised to see a “slight upside to results and guidance,” given healthy iPhone demand, continued chip content gains and improving Chinese smartphone demand, Pacific Crest