Apple Industry News

Apple’s indomitable Macintosh posted shpiment growth of 13.7% YoY in Q3 2205 as personal computer shipments during the quarter grew 9.4% from the prior year, with global volumes reaching 75.8 million units, according to preliminary results from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Personal Computing Device Tracker.

“While the entire market is continuing on a very strong year, fueled by Windows 11 transition and the need to replace an ageing installed base, the results by regions are telling different stories,” said Jean Philippe Bouchard, research vice-president with IDC’s Worldwide Mobile Device Trackers, in a statement. “In particular, the North American market continues to be impacted by the US import tariffs shock and by macroeconomic uncertainties. While existent, the demand for newer PCs ready for Windows 11 is likely to push well into 2026.”

● IDC declares a statistical tie in the Personal Computing Device market when there is a difference of one-tenth of one percent (0.1%) or less in the shipment shares among two or more vendors. Traditional PCs include Desktops, Notebooks, and Workstations and do not include Tablets or x86 Servers. Detachable Tablets and Slate Tablets are part of the Personal Computing Device Tracker but are not addressed in this press release.
● Shipments include shipments to distribution channels or end users. OEM sales are counted under the company/brand under which they are sold.

Of course, Apple’s Mac captures the majority of worldwide personal computer profits, estimated at around 70%* (yet another reason why Finder is always smiling).

*Using conservative estimates for operating margins (Apple’s Mac at ~25% vs. PC peddlers at ~4% based on vendor reports of low/single-digit non-Mac [personal computer margins), Macintosh accounts for ~70% of the PC industry’s industry operating profits.

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Source link: https://macdailynews.com/2025/10/14/apple-mac-grows-13-7-in-q3-to-grab-9-global-market-share/

On iPhone you can block specific callers and you can change your setting to automatically identify, screen, filter, and block unknown and spam calls.

iPhone can help identify incoming calls using information from Apple Business Connect, supported carriers, and supported call identification apps.

1. Go to the Settings app on your iPhone.

2. Tap Apps, tap Phone, then tap Call Blocking & Identification.

3. Turn on one or more of the following:
   • Business Call Identification: Caller information is identified by Apple Business Connect or your carrier.
   • Call Identification apps: Caller information is identified by supported caller ID apps.

Call Screening automatically answers calls from unknown numbers without interrupting you. Once the caller shares their name and reason for their call, your iPhone rings and shares their response so you can decide if you want to pick up. You can also choose to silence calls from unknown callers and send them directly to voicemail.

1. Go to the Settings app on your iPhone.

2. Tap Apps, then tap Phone.

3. Choose one of the following:
   • Never: Call Screening is turned off and your iPhone will ring when you receive a call from an unsaved number.
   • Ask Reason for Calling: Calls from unknown numbers will be asked for more information before iPhone rings.
   • Silence: Calls from unsaved numbers will be silenced, sent to voicemail, and appear in the Recents list.

Note: When answering calls, Siri will speak in your iPhone’s default language. See Change the language and region on iPhone.

1. Go to the Settings app on your iPhone.

2. Tap Apps, then tap Phone.

3. Turn on the following:
   • Unknown Callers: Calls from unknown numbers are removed from your Recents list and sent to the Unknown Callers list.
   • Spam: Calls identified by your carrier as potential spam or fraud are silenced, sent to voicemail, and moved to the Spam list.

You can mark an unknown caller as known to prevent future calls from being sent to the Unknown Callers list. Go to the Phone app, tap the Filter button, tap Unknown Callers, tap Mark as Known next to the call, then tap Mark as Known.

To remove a number from your known callers, tap Contacts twice, tap Other Known, tap the number you want to remove, then tap Mark as Unknown at the bottom of the contact card.

1. Go to the Phone app on your iPhone.

2. Tap Contacts, tap a contact, then tap Block Contact.

1. Go to the Settings app on your iPhone.

2. Tap Apps, then tap Phone.

3. Tap Blocked Contacts, then tap Edit.

4. Tap the Remove button, then tap Unblock.

1. Go to the Phone app on your iPhone.

2. Do one of the following, depending on which Phone app layout you are using:
   • Unified layout: Tap Calls.
   • Classic layout: Tap Recents.

3. Tap the Filter button in the top-right corner of your screen.

4. Tap Unknown Callers or Spam.
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Source link: https://macdailynews.com/2025/10/13/apples-powerful-new-anti-scam-tool-how-to-screen-and-block-calls-on-iphone/