The Apple TV also includes a power cable and Lightning-to-USB cable for charging the Siri Remote, but note that no HDMI cable is included, so you’ll need to buy one if you don’t already have an extra.
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Cook gave no indication when other credit cards, banks or financial institutions in these countries would begin supporting Apple Pay.
The iPhone 6s and 6s Plus launched last month, and Apple said it sold 13 million units, including in China, during its first weekend.
Shares of Apple and a few of its suppliers had fallen on Monday after German mixed signal integrated circuits maker Dialog Semiconductor, which also sells chips used in the iPhone, announced quarterly results that were lower than analysts’ expectations.
While smartphone sales are slowing globally, Apple has strengthened the iPhone’s appeal to upscale buyers by offering premium features like better cameras and faster processors, said Gartner analyst Brian Blau.
Early-adopting couch potatoes can now order the new-and-improved Apple TV and get their devices by the end of the week. In fact, the company has bested Wall Street’s targets in every quarter for the past two years.
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Like the old Apple TV, the new model lets people stream their favorite shows from services like Netflix and Hulu on their television sets. While Apple is the world’s most valuable company, and has a balance sheet that other companies envy, many investors make decisions largely based on the outlook for future growth. “In technology, there are the quick and the dead, so Apple needs to be on the side of the quick”.
