Apple's iphone air flop exposes thinness obsession

Apple's latest attempt to redefine smartphones with an ultra-slim form factor has ended in disaster, revealing a market obsession that may be short-lived.

Iphone air activations a dismal 700,000 after price cuts

A recent Weibo post from notorious leaker Digital Chat Station claims the iPhone Air barely scraped past 700,000 activations, even after Apple slashed its price multiple times. That's a paltry figure compared to the hundreds of millions Apple typically sells.

However, things got even worse for Apple's competitors. According to the leak, one unnamed Chinese ultra-thin phone managed a dismal 50,000 activations. This has reportedly spooked manufacturers, with at least one Chinese brand's sequel now considered