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Qualcomm refused modems for 2018 iPhone models: Apple

Qualcomm refused modems for 2018 iPhone models: Apple

San Francisco, Taking its legal battle with chip making giant Qualcomm to the next level, Apple has claimed it wanted to use Qualcomm modems in its 2018’s iPhone models but the chip maker refused to sell them after being sued by the iPhone maker over its licensing practices. The US[Read More…]

Apple hires Facebook critic on its privacy team: Report

San Francisco, Apple has reportedly hired a former Facebook employee — who testified before the British Parliament on the social media giant’s data-sharing policies during the Cambridge Analytica scandal — as product manager on its privacy team. According to a report in the Financial Times on Wednesday, the iPhone maker[Read More…]

Apple trims 10% production plan for iPhones: Report

Apple trims 10% production plan for iPhones: Report

Taipei, Just a week after lowering its revenue estimate for the first quarter of fiscal 2019, Apple is cutting its current production plan for new iPhones by about 10 per cent for the January-March quarter, the Nikkei Asian Review reported on Wednesday. Apple asked its suppliers to produce fewer new[Read More…]

Watch Apple iTunes movies, TV shows on Samsung Smart TVs

Watch Apple iTunes movies, TV shows on Samsung Smart TVs

Las Vegas, In a first such collaboration between two arch rivals, Samsung has announced it will offer Apple iTunes movies and TV shows and Apple AirPlay 2 support on 2019 Smart TV models beginning this spring. So if you’ve bought movies or TV shows from Apple’s iTunes store, you will[Read More…]

This is how Apple iPhone XI could look like!

The rumours of the release of iPhone 2019 have started to come. In the latest, Digit.in, a technology website in partnership with Oneleaks has claimed to share the renders of the iPhone XI version of Apple’s premier mobile phone series. In the images shared, it can be seen that the 2019[Read More…]

Apple lowers Q1 revenue guidance on slow iPhone sales

Apple lowers Q1 revenue guidance on slow iPhone sales

San Francisco, Following weaker than expected iPhone sales, particularly in China, Apple has lowered its revenue guidance for fiscal 2019 first quarter, which ended on December 29. In a letter to investors on Wednesday, Apple CEO Tim Cook said that the company now expects revenue of approximately $84 billion, down[Read More…]

Google Assistant beats Amazon Alexa, even for online shopping

Google Assistant beats Amazon Alexa, even for online shopping

San Francisco, Despite Amazon Alexa being more popular globally, Google Assistant has outperformed her — and other voice assistants like Apple Siri — in a test meant to understand the effectiveness of smart speakers. In the 2018 edition of “Smart Speaker IQ Test” by research-driven venture capital firm Loup Ventures,[Read More…]

Apple removes app claiming homosexuality is 'sin'

Apple removes app claiming homosexuality is ‘sin’

San Francisco,  Apple has removed a religious app from App Store after a petition by an LGBTQ rights organisation called for its removal as the app portrayed homosexuality as “sickness” and “sin”. According to a report in Fortune on Sunday, the app was created by Living Hope Ministries, a Texas-based[Read More…]

Apple lowers Q1 revenue guidance on slow iPhone sales

Apple makes software changes to avoid iPhone ban in China

San Francisco: Apple has made small changes to its software for iPhones to avoid a ban on their sales in China. A Chinese court had earlier banned the sale and import of most iPhone models after granting Qualcomm an injunction against Apple. Qualcomm claimed that Apple violated two of its[Read More…]

Apple suspends another spyware app from App Store

Apple hires former Tesla senior designer

San Francisco: Renewing speculation of Apple’s self-driving car, the Cupertino-based tech giant has hired former Tesla senior designer Andrew Kim. Kim worked extensively on Tesla Model 3, S, X and Y along with the Roadster V2 and the Semi. “His LinkedIn profile says that he joined the company in December[Read More…]

SMBs fast learning and adopting new technologies: Google India

Google to pump in $1 billion to build new offices

San Francisco,  Google revealed that it would invest USD 1 billion in the construction of new offices in New York, an announcement that comes weeks after both Amazon and Apple made known their individual expansion projects in the Big Apple. In a posting on the company’s blog, Google Vice President[Read More…]

China bans most iPhone sales, import

China bans most iPhone sales, import

Beijing: A Chinese court has banned the sale and import of most iPhone models after granting Qualcomm an injunction against Apple, a stunning decision that comes amid the trade war between the US and China, the media reported on Tuesday. The ban does not cover the new iPhone XS, iPhone[Read More…]

Apple lowers Q1 revenue guidance on slow iPhone sales

Buy Apple’s first Beddit sleep tracker for $150

San Francisco: Apple has released its new Beddit 3.5 sleep monitor for $150, the first since the tech giant bought the company in 2017. The new sleep monitor, with extremely thin, flat, and soft 2 mm thin sensor strip, can automatically track sleep, Apple wrote on its website. It works[Read More…]

Indian 'Froggipedia' becomes iPad App of Year: Apple

Indian ‘Froggipedia’ becomes iPad App of Year: Apple

New Delhi: Froggipedia app from Mumbai-based e-learning company Designmate has become the iPad App of the Year, Apple announced on Tuesday. Froggipedia is an interactive learning Apple Augmented Reality (AR) app that helps explore and discover the unique life cycle and intricate anatomical details of a frog. “This year, Battle[Read More…]

Xiaomi pips Apple in wearable devices segment in Q3: IDC

Xiaomi pips Apple in wearable devices segment in Q3: IDC

New Delhi: Riding on the success of its Mi Band 3 in India and other markets beyond China, Xiaomi grabbed the top position with 21.5 market share in the global wearable segment in the third quarter as Apple came second with 13.1 per cent share, the International Data Corporation (IDC)[Read More…]

Apple acquires AI startup Silk Labs

Apple acquires AI startup Silk Labs

San Francisco, Apple has acquired a Startup called Silk Labs that works on Artificial Intelligence (AI)-based personal assistant technology for smartphones and smart home devices. According to a report in The Registrar, the quietly-done acquisition for an undisclosed sum is aimed at strengthening Apple’s AI capabilities towards smart home devices.[Read More…]

Apple releases animated holiday ad focusing on Mac

Apple releases animated holiday ad focusing on Mac

San Francisco, Apple has released an animated short film named “Share Your Gifts” as its advertisement for 2018’s holiday season, focusing only on its line of personal computers — Mac. At Apple’s Fall event in October, CEO Tim Cook mentioned that the brand wants to make sure that everybody knows[Read More…]

iOS 12.1 to bring Group FaceTime, dual-SIM support

iOS 12.1 to bring Group FaceTime, dual-SIM support

San Francisco: Apple has reportedly updated its “iPhone User Guide” for the upcoming release of iOS 12.1, indicating that the latest version of the mobile operating system (OS) will include Group FaceTime and dual-SIM support for its newly-launched iPhones. The e-book, which serves as a digital manual for new iPhone[Read More…]

Apple mulling to buy Intel's modem business: Report

Apple secretly acquires Danish machine learning startup

San Francisco: Apple secretly bought a Danish visual effects startup Spektral for over $30 million last year, the media reported. According to a report in Fortune citing Danish daily Borsen on Thursday, the acquisition of the Copenhagen-based startup in December 2017 was a hush-hush affair. Apple has been to investing[Read More…]





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