Article Hero Image AppleInsider may earn an affiliate commission on purchases made through links on our site. Apple informed TechCrunch of the product's end of life in a statement today. HomePod mini has been a hit since its debut last fall, offering customers amazing sound, an intelligent assistant, and smart home control all for just $99. We are focusing our efforts on HomePod mini. We are discontinuing the original HomePod, it will continue to be available while supplies last through the Apple Online Store, Apple Retail Stores, and Apple Authorized Resellers. Apple will provide HomePod customers with software updates and service and support through Apple Care. The company plans to sell remaining HomePod units until stock is depleted, though Apple's online storefront is already sold out of Space Gray models. Support will also continue until the product is declared obsolete. Announced at WWDC 2017, HomePod was Apple's first foray into the smart … [Read more...] about Apple discontinues full-size HomePod, to focus on HomePod mini
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Apple’s $111.4B Q1 shatters quarterly record with massive growth across all categories
Article Hero Image AppleInsider may earn an affiliate commission on purchases made through links on our site. Announced before the company's usual conference call with analysts, Apple's revenue of $111.4 billion for the quarter ending December 2020 represents growth of 21% on the $91.8 billion seen one year prior , itself a record-setting set of results. Earnings per share is set at $1.68, comparatively higher than the $4.99 seen in Q1 2020 before the four-way stock split . The gross margin of $44.3 billion is up from Q1 2020's $35.2 billion, while operating expenses are up/down year-on-year to $10.8 billion from $9.6 billion. Net profit is $28.8 billion, an improvement from $22.2 billion one year prior. "This quarter for Apple wouldn't have been possible without the tireless and innovative work of every Apple team member worldwide," said Apple CEO Tim Cook . "We're gratified by the enthusiastic customer response to the unmatched line of cutting-edge … [Read more...] about Apple’s $111.4B Q1 shatters quarterly record with massive growth across all categories
Thaco expects to sell 110,000 vehicles this year
Thaco expects to sell 110,000 vehicles this year By Hung Le Robot arms are seen at a plant of Thaco assembling Mazda-branded vehicles – PHOTO: THACO HCMC – Local automobile firm Truong Hai Auto Corporation, or Thaco, has set a goal of selling at least 110,000 vehicles this year compared to some 96,000 units sold last year, said Chairman Tran Ba Duong at an event of the corporation on Monday. The automaker plans to sell 75,000 passenger cars and 35,000 trucks and buses, as well as ship a total of 1,400 semi-trailers to Canada and the United States and 350 buses to Thailand, Singapore and the Philippines. In addition, the firm aims to manufacture more than 106,700 vehicles of various types such as KIA, Mazda and Peugeot cars, a 28% rise against 2018. Thaco wants to develop 39 new models of vehicles, including six for passenger cars, 18 for trucks, 10 for buses and five for semi-trailers, in order to meet the increasing demand at home and abroad. Driven by the … [Read more...] about Thaco expects to sell 110,000 vehicles this year
Hội An becomes transport role model
Hop on: Tourists take a public bus ride in Hội An city. It’s the second trial project in the promotion of environment-friendly transport. — Photo courtery Shinichi Mochizuki Viet Nam News HỘI AN — Hội An has begun the second trial of a public bus route connecting An Bàng and Cửa Đại beaches, the old quarter and Trà Quế vegetable gardens before launching the service in 2019. A public bus system would help reduce air pollution from this flood of vehicles. The city also plans to use more battery-powered cars, bicycles and walking streets for tourists, easing the negative impact of all the exhaust fumes in the Old Quarter of Hội An. Shinichi Mochizuki, EMW (European mobility week and car-free day) national co-ordinator for Japan said the trial aimed to evaluate the feasibility of the operation by providing an assessment of the real number of travellers. “It focuses on passengers’ mobility behaviour. We want to stop at hotels and home-stays along the service route,” Mochizuki … [Read more...] about Hội An becomes transport role model
Gas trading violations affects businesses and consumers
Police in the southern province of Tây Ninh inspect the gas storehouse of Thái Dương Manufacturing-Trading Ltd Co. The sale of low quality gas and illegal extraction is a common occurrence, posing dangers to the health and rights of consumers. — VNA/VNS Photo Lê Đức Hoảnh Viet Nam News HÀ NỘI — The trading of low quality gas, illegal extraction and failure to ensure the safety continue posing dangers to the health and rights of consumers. Some gas trading firms illegally take gas cylinder shells from other companies, then remove the label on the tank and attach their own to sell to consumers, Kinh tế & Đô thị (Economic and Urban Affairs) newspaper reported. A representative from the Market Management Department under the Ministry of Industry and Trade recently said that unhealthy competition in the trade of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) has remained and destabilised the market, affecting the interests of consumers, organisations and individuals with legitimate trading … [Read more...] about Gas trading violations affects businesses and consumers