Smartphones, Headsets, and Rugs - MOSK: 02.24.2023

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4.8 • 972 Ratings

🗓️ 24 February 2023

⏱️ 18 minutes

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Summary

- Counterpoint Tracks Smartphone Sales in Europe, Middle East, and Africa - Nikkei Asia: First and Second MR Headsets from Apple in Development - Apple Services Hit with Global Glitches on Thursday - Apple TV+ Announces Return of “The Problem with Jon Stewart” - MIB Original iPhone and “Undiscovered” Apple-1 Up for Auction - Sponsored by SimpliSafe - Get a free indoor security camera plus 20% off with Interactive Monitoring at SimpliSafe.com/macosken - Looking for The Mac Observer's Daily Observations Podcast? Put this link in your podcatcher of choice: https://www.macobserver.com/rss/dailyobservations_mp3.xml - Power what we do next for as little as $1 a month. Join the Mac OS Ken Test Kitchen at Patreon at Patreon.com/macosken - Send me an email: [email protected] or call (716)780-4080!

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0:00.0	This is MacOS Ken.
0:09.0	Counterpoint points out smartphone sales, talk around Apple's headset plans, and neat tech stuff up for auction.
0:17.8	It is Friday the 24th of February, 2023.
0:21.7	I'm Ken Ray and this is news from MacO West Ken brought to you by yours truly
0:29.5	and sponsored by Simply Safe. Get a free indoor security camera plus 20% off with interactive monitoring
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0:44.8	the show is also supported by people like you
0:48.5	patrons through patreon
0:51.6	find out more and add your support at patreon.com slash Maco
0:58.2	can.
1:00.3	Two-Fisted tales of telephony.
1:05.0	Smartphonery.
1:08.0	Two reports on smartphone shipments from Counterpoint Research today.
1:12.0	They cover last quarter and last year, so they are not
1:16.0	great. The first report covers Europe, which had a smartphone market beaten up by a
1:21.5	dire economic climate and ongoing geopolitical uncertainty.
1:27.0	For the fourth quarter, the continent saw shipments of 45 million units, a decline of 24% year on year. Counterpoint says that marked the worst fourth
1:37.2	quarter for smartphones in Europe since 2011 and contributed to the worst year for smartphones in Europe since 2012.
1:47.0	According to the firm, Samsung stayed on top in the December quarter despite a 25% drop in shipments versus the same quarter a year earlier.
1:57.0	Apple took second place from Shao Me, despite its weakest smartphone launch in Europe since
2:02.3	iPhone 5 in 2012. its weakest
2:03.7	its weakest smartphone launch in Europe since iPhone 5 and 2012.
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