This
week: Apple’s 13-year record revenue streak is
broken;  our best picture yet of iPhone 7
features; rumors point to a
faster, untethered Apple Watch 2; Apple has a huge
increase in R&D spending, but where’s the money going?
 And stick around for more stories from the Cult of Mac.
 This week: a 15-year-old mows lawns, then uses the money to
build one of the world’s best Apple collections.
 


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8 optimistic takeaways from Apple’s slumptastic earnings
call

http://www.cultofmac.com/425131/apple-earnings-call-q2-2016-takeaways/


R&D spending at Apple increased by $1.1 billion dollars
compared to the same six month period last year, according to a new
SEC filing
The tech giant is fighting itself here, being forced to
compare this
year’s numbers to the killer iPhone 6 sales that drove
2015’s overwhelming revenue
Apple’s tablets are doing fine, really, selling 10.3 million
units this quarter. But in general, tablets are stinking up the
place.
Apple surprised by SE demand and
can’t keep up



 








Apple Watch made $1.5 billion more than Rolex last year

http://www.cultofmac.com/425038/apple-watch-made-1-5-billion-more-than-rolex-last-year/

The Apple Watch, which celebrated
its first birthday this week, is just such a product. How
much of an impact did the Apple Watch make in its debut year?
Enough to bring in $1.5 billion more than Rolex did in 2015.
While Apple has yet to make its Watch sales public knowledge,
according to a recent Wall
Street Journal article, the debut Apple wearable likely
brought in around $6 billion in its first year. That’s considerably
more than Rolex’s $4.5 billion in total revenue for the
equivalent time frame.
Apple Watch also outsold the iPhone in both products’
respective first years by a margin of 2-to-1.

 
Apple Watch 2 Rumored to Include Cellular Connectivity Amid
Push for iPhone Independency

http://www.macrumors.com/2016/04/25/apple-watch-2-cellular-connectivity/


The Wall Street Journal reports that Apple is working on
including cellular network connectivity and a faster processor in
the so-called Apple Watch
2.
LTE would undoubtedly require an additional data plan, on top
of one they might already have for both the iPhone and iPad,
benefits like using GPS, making phone calls, and
streaming Apple
Music without an iPhone nearby could outweigh the cons for
some users. 






 




iPhone 7 may make bigger splash than expected


http://www.cultofmac.com/424854/iphone-7-may-make-bigger-splash-than-expected/



Apple will supposedly make its next iPhone both waterproof and
dustproof
Digitimes claims the device will also have a new
touch-sensitive home button that sits flush with the rest of the
screen
Other features Apple is rumored to be adding include a new
Smart Connecter, dual lens camera, bigger battery, wireless
charging, no headphone jack, and a cleaner rear shell design with
minimal antenna lines.
Design will be pretty much the
same as the 6 and 6s.