Wall Street Journal

By MacRumors Staff
The Wall Street Journal is a business-focused newspaper and website that often shares technology-related news, including news on Apple. Information on Apple, such as details on upcoming products or services, is typically accurate and trustworthy having been obtained from reliable sources within Apple.

Wall Street Journal Articles

5G Modem Feature Blue

WSJ: Apple's 5G Modem Prototypes 'Three Years Behind Qualcomm's Best Chip'

Thursday September 21, 2023 1:57 am PDT by
In the last few years, Apple has spent billions of dollars attempting to develop its own modem chip to replace the Qualcomm modem chips that it uses in iPhones, but a new paywalled Wall Street Journal report suggests Apple's approach to the project has been dogged by unrealistic goals, a poor understanding of the challenges involved, and completely unusable prototypes. Apple's plan to design ...
Apple Pay Feature

Banks Pressuring Visa to Cut Back on Apple Pay Fees

Tuesday October 5, 2021 11:29 am PDT by
A number of banks are currently pressuring Visa to make changes to the way it processes some payments made via Apple Pay, moves that would reduce the fees the banks pay to Apple for certain transactions, reports The Wall Street Journal. At the heart of the issue are automatic recurring payments like memberships and streaming services. Visa is aiming to change the way it issues tokens for ‌App...
apple watch 6s 202009

Apple Reportedly Planning Multiple New Apple Watch Health Features, Including Temperature and Blood-Pressure Monitoring

Wednesday September 1, 2021 7:25 am PDT by
Apple is planning to add a raft of new health features to the Apple Watch, including blood-pressure trends, a thermometer for fertility and sleep tracking, sleep apnea detection, and diabetes detection, as well as a number of updates for existing models, according to the Wall Street Journal. Sources who claim to be familiar with Apple's plans and have access to internal company documents...
Apple TV Ray Light 2 Yellow

Apple Looking to Establish a Large Production Campus in Los Angeles for Apple TV+

Tuesday July 20, 2021 5:40 am PDT by
Apple is looking to lease a large production campus in Los Angeles for Apple TV+, according to the Wall Street Journal. Apple apparently told real-estate development executives about its intention to lease a Los Angeles production campus, presumably for ‌Apple TV+‌. The production hub could exceed half a million square feet in size since it needs to provide enough space to produce multiple...
spotify vs apple podcasts feature

Spotify Set to Rival Apple Podcasts Subscriptions With New Service That Won't Charge Content Creators

Friday April 23, 2021 5:25 am PDT by
Apple this week announced a new subscription feature coming to the Podcasts app in May that will let podcast publishers sell subscriptions to an individual show or a group of shows, with pricing starting at 49 cents per month. Publishers will be able to set their own pricing, but Apple will reportedly take a 30% of subscription revenue that creators generate in their first year on the...
trio iphones ios

WSJ: Apple Expects Lower-Priced LCD Models to Represent Majority of iPhone Sales in Upcoming 2018 Lineup

Friday June 15, 2018 10:51 am PDT by
Apple is widely rumored to introduce three new iPhone models in September, including a second-generation iPhone X, a larger version dubbed the iPhone X Plus, and a lower-priced but lesser-featured version. Given the iPhone X Plus is expected to have an OLED display, like the iPhone X, it would be reasonable to assume that the majority of iPhones that Apple plans to manufacture in 2018 will...
faceidapplepaycash

Apple Teaming Up With Goldman Sachs for Apple Pay-Branded Credit Card

Thursday May 10, 2018 9:54 am PDT by
Apple is teaming up with investment bank Goldman Sachs for the launch of a new joint credit card that would be placed under the Apple Pay branding. The card could launch as soon as early 2019, according to The Wall Street Journal. At the same time, Apple would end its partnership with Barclays, which offered customers an Apple rewards program and financing deals through a Barclaycard Apple...
EU apple tax

Apple Will Start Paying Ireland Billions Owed in Back Taxes 'Early Next Year'

Monday December 4, 2017 9:20 am PST by
In August 2016 the European Commission ruled that Apple must repay 13 billion euros ($15.46 billion) in back taxes dating between 2003 and 2014. According to the EU, the taxes were avoided with the help of sweetheart tax deals from Ireland, and today The Wall Street Journal reports that Apple will now begin paying these back taxes "as soon as early next year." Ireland's Finance Minister,...
truedepth labeled

WSJ Says iPhone X's Production Issues Due to Fewer 'Romeo' Than 'Juliet' Modules

Wednesday September 27, 2017 6:43 am PDT by
The Wall Street Journal reports that iPhone X production issues were due to a supply imbalance of components dubbed Romeo and Juliet. The report, citing people familiar with the situation, claims it has taken more time to assemble the Romeo module than the Juliet module, both part of the iPhone X's new TrueDepth facial recognition system for Face ID. The so-called Romeo module reportedly...
trump softbank

Apple Has Discussed Investing Up to $1 Billion in SoftBank's Global Technology Fund

Monday December 12, 2016 10:49 am PST by
Apple has held talks with SoftBank about investing up to $1 billion in the Japanese telecommunication giant's global technology fund, according to The Wall Street Journal. A deal has not been finalized, while the current status of the talks could not be determined, according to the report. President-elect Donald Trump and Softbank CEO Masayoshi Son (Image: LA Times) The so-called "SoftBank...
AirPods duo

AirPods Delay Attributed to Apple Ensuring Both Earpieces Receive Audio at Same Time [Updated]

Friday December 9, 2016 8:57 am PST by
AirPods were originally slated to launch in October, but the wireless earphones were later delayed. Apple said it needed "a little more time" before they are ready for customers, and it has yet to provide an official update since. While the exact reason for the delay remains unclear, a person familiar with the development of AirPods told The Wall Street Journal that Apple's troubles appear...
iphone6s scene2

iPhone 7 to Start at 32GB of Storage, Replacing 16GB Base Model

Tuesday July 5, 2016 1:39 pm PDT by
In a wide-ranging commentary piece about why now is a bad time to buy a new iPhone, The Wall Street Journal has confirmed that the iPhone 7 will start with 32GB of storage, replacing the infamous 16GB base tier offered since the iPhone 3GS.The new iPhones are expected to have more storage for those photos. Instead of 16GB as a starting point for the entry-level iPhone, the new starting point will ...
iphone7mockupantennabands

Apple's 2016 iPhone Update to Focus on Headphone Jack Removal, Major Changes Won't Come Until 2017

Tuesday June 21, 2016 11:07 am PDT by
Rumors have suggested the 2016 iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus will not feature major design changes aside from the removal of the headphone jack, information that has been confirmed in a new report from The Wall Street Journal. The iPhone 7 and the iPhone 7 Plus will continue to feature 4.7 and 5.5-inch displays, with only "subtle changes" to the exterior of the devices. Past rumors indicate the...
apple pay

Apple Working on Mobile Person-to-Person Payment Service

Wednesday November 11, 2015 12:46 pm PST by
Apple is in talks with U.S. banks over a potential person-to-person mobile payments service, reports The Wall Street Journal. Such a service would perhaps be positioned as an expansion to Apple Pay, and it would allow people to send each other payments, much like PayPal's Venmo or Square's Square Cash service. Little is known about the talks at this early date, but The Wall Street Journal...
bmwi3

Apple Car Development Speeds Up, 2019 Launch Date Targeted

Monday September 21, 2015 12:09 pm PDT by
Apple is speeding up development on its electric car project, reports The Wall Street Journal, giving it a "committed project" label and targeting 2019 as a prospective shipping date. To facilitate a faster launch, Apple will be greatly expanding the number of people working on the car.The go-ahead came after the company spent more than a year investigating the feasibility of an Apple-branded...
apple watch hermes1

Jony Ive Says Apple Watch Hermès Doesn't Make Apple 'Exclusive'

Friday September 11, 2015 9:30 am PDT by
Apple design chief Jony Ive and Hermès artistic director Pierre-Alexis Dumas recently spoke with The Wall Street Journal about how the Apple Watch Hermès came to be. Interestingly, the two companies began collaborating on the premium Apple Watch last year, several months before the wrist-worn device was released.“It’s something highly unusual for Apple to do—to talk about an unannounced...
businessipad

Apple Working With More Than 40 Tech Companies to Make iPad a Better Work Tool

Wednesday August 12, 2015 6:43 pm PDT by
Apple is working with more than 40 technology companies to make the iPad a better work tool, according to a new report by The Wall Street Journal. The initiative, which is called the Mobility Partner Program (MPP), is an effort to change the way business is done and boost lagging iPad sales. The initiative is a bet that Apple, which has never been a big player in the $2 trillion annual...
Galaxy Note 4

Samsung May Announce Galaxy Note 5 in August to Beat iPhone Launch

Friday July 10, 2015 5:28 am PDT by
Samsung is planning to move up the launch of the Galaxy Note 5 by one month to avoid competing with Apple's annual iPhone event in September, according to The Wall Street Journal. The South Korean handset maker will reportedly unveil the next Galaxy Note in mid-August instead of announcing the smartphone at the IFA Berlin trade show in early September as it has done for four consecutive years. ...
iphone6 stock photo

Apple to Order Record-Breaking 85-90 Million Force Touch-Equipped 'iPhone 6s' Models

Wednesday July 8, 2015 9:16 am PDT by
Apple is asking suppliers to assemble a record-breaking 85 to 90 million units of its next-generation iPhone models combined by year-end, according to The Wall Street Journal. That order tops the reported 70 to 80 million iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus units that Apple ordered during its initial production run last year. The report reiterates rumors that the so-called "iPhone 6s" and "iPhone 6s...
appletv

Apple Nixed Plans for Apple-Branded Television Set 'More Than a Year Ago'

Monday May 18, 2015 6:28 pm PDT by
Apple shelved plans to introduce a full-blown television set more than a year ago reports The Wall Street Journal, citing sources with knowledge of Apple's plans. The company reportedly spent more than a decade researching the possibility of releasing an ultra high-definition television set before deciding to nix the project because it couldn't find untapped features that would give it an edge in ...