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Samsung Galaxy S6 Launch Has Chip Investors On Edge

The release of Samsung’s Galaxy S6, which goes on worldwide sale April 10, has some semiconductor investors, and perhaps even Apple (AAPL) shareholders, on edge. The Galaxy S6 and its double-curve-screen “Edge” variant, has won rave reviews and could impact sales of the iPhone 6 in the second half of 2015, some analysts say. Meanwhile, Qualcomm (QCOM) stock was down a fraction in afternoon trading in the stock market today, while some chip stocks

6 months later, iPhone 6 still draws long lines in Hong Kong

If you were to line up all the iPhone buyers in China and march them into Apple (AAPL) stores, the line apparently would never end. Six months after the launch of the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus, those smartphones are still attracting long lines at Apple stores in Hong Kong, Cantor Fitzgerald analyst Brian White reported Monday. White is currently on a tour of China and Taiwan. “The two Apple retail stores we visited in Hong Kong were jam-packed over the weekend with consumers waiting in long lines to purchase the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus,” White said in a research report. “At one of the Hong Kong stores, the line began outside the Apple store and wound around the inside with an estimated wait time of 1.5 hours to 2 hours, while the other Apple store in Hong Kong had an estimated wait time of over an hour.”…

Apple Watch retail appointments called ‘overkill’

Apple (AAPL) plans to control its limited initial supply of the Apple Watch by restricting in-store purchases to people who make reservations. Walk-in customers won’t be able to buy the new smartwatch when it becomes available on April 24. They’ll need to make an appointment first. Apple decided to take the new retail approach to provide more one-on-one instruction for Apple Watch buyers and to manage supply of the new product category, according to news reports. Apple will sell the Apple Watch by reservation-only for the foreseeable future. “Until Apple changes its mind — which it might not — all Apple Watch purchases will require you to make an online reservation if you plan to pick up the device at an Apple Store,” PCMag reported . Customers, however, can still have the Apple Watch shipped to their homes, PCMag said. Online presales begin Friday. Unlike the annual iPhone…