Apple has notified subscribers of its Apple TV Plus streaming service that they will continue to get refund credits on their accounts until June, following a second extension of its free trial program earlier this month, The Verge quoted a report by 9 to 5 Mac. Apple extended the free year-long trials of […]
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Apple reports making its best quarter earnings in India
The American multinational technology company Apple on Wednesday (local time) reported that it has made its best quarter earnings in India by shipping more than 1.5 million iPhone units in the country. As per TechCrunch, Apple who shipped more than 1.5 million iPhone units in India in the quarter that finished in December, up 100% year-on-year, has made this its best […]
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Apple fails to overturn VirnetX patent verdict, could owe over $1.1 billion
A federal judge denied Apple Inc’s bid to set aside or reduce a $502.8 million patent infringement verdict favoring VirnetX Holding Corp, and awarded interest and royalties that could boost Apple’s total payout in two lawsuits above $1.1 billion. In a decision issued on Friday, U.S. District Judge Robert Schroeder […]
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Apple made a total of USD 64 billion in revenue through its App Store in 2020
Apple made a total of USD 64 billion in revenue through its App Store in 2020, showing 28% increase from an estimated USD 50 billion that the tech giant generated in 2019. According to The Verge, this growth in 2020 represents a good amount of growth for the company’s App […]
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Samsung will remain biggest OLED display supplier for iPhones in 2021
Apple seems to have big plans for 2021. Word is that the company is planning to ship around 180 million iPhones next year for which Samsung will be supplying a majority of the OLED display panels. Apple’s iPhone 12 series consists of four iPhone models all of which come with […]
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Apple CEO Tim Cook says App Store opened ‘gate wider’ for developers
In a prepared opening statement for Wednesday’s hearing in the House antitrust subcommittee, the longtime Apple executive positions the Cupertino, California-based technology giant as a “uniquely American company” that does “not have a dominant market share in any market where we do business.” He cited Google, Samsung Electronics Co. and […]
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Apple’s App Store rules scrutinized in US antitrust probe
About a year into a US antitrust investigation of Apple Inc., Justice Department lawyers are scrutinizing rules that require many app makers to use the company’s payment system, according to people familiar with the matter. Government lawyers have met with developers as recently as last week and are asking questions […]
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Apple WWDC 2020: The 14 important things that were announced
Apple’s keynote address led by CEO Tim Cook kicked off the first ever virtual Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC 2020). The announcements covered a whole bunch of software updates that are coming to the iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, Apple TV etc and also an announcement about that break-up with Intel. […]
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Google’s answer to Apple’s AirDrop called Nearby Share may come to Windows, macOS and other platforms
Google’s answer to Apple’s AirDrop feature, called Nearby Share, has already been hinted at in Android 11, indicating its arrival to several smartphones in the coming months. But it looks like this feature is supposed to work on other platforms as well as per a new report by 9to5Google. As the name […]
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UK scraps Covid-19 contact tracing app for Google-Apple system
Britain scrapped plans to launch its own coronavirus contact tracing smartphone app because of technical problems and will now work on building one using technology supplied by Apple and Google, health authorities said Thursday. The app had been undergoing trials on the Isle of Wight, off the southern coast of England, […]
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Apple’s stringent subscription rules in crosshairs of EU, developers
One week before Apple Inc.’s annual developer conference, the financial heart of its App Store is under renewed attack from antitrust regulators and exasperated developers. The European Commission launched two investigations into Apple on Tuesday. One major focus is on a contentious rule that limits what app developers can tell […]
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Indian boy who created Covid-19 tool among Apple student challenge winners
Apple on Tuesday announced 350 winners of its annual WWDC Swift Student Challenge from 41 different countries and regions, including Palash Taneja who designed a Swift playground that teaches coding while simulating how a pandemic moves through a population. For his Swift Student Challenge submission this year, created against the […]
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Apple’s diversity chief Christie Smith leaves as companies vow to tackle racism
Apple Inc.’s head of diversity and inclusion Christie Smith is leaving the iPhone company, according to people familiar with the matter. Last week, Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook said Apple is launching a $100 million Racial Equity and Justice Initiative, adding to the company’s response to the police killing of […]
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Flipkart Apple Days sale: iPhone SE, iPhone 11 available with cashback
Flipkart is back with its Apple Days sale and it starts today. The three day sale will continue till June 12 and it comes with offers on iPhone SE, iPhone 11 series and more. The Apple Days sale has special offers for HDFC Bank customers who can get cashbacks on […]
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Apple staff to begin working in HQ starting June 15
Apple Inc. told staff at its main Silicon Valley headquarters that the first phase of a plan to return to the office will begin on June 15, but stressed that most employees won’t go back for several months at least. Phase 1 will be “very limited” and workers will only […]