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Apple News and Brief History

Before you can properly understand Apple News, it’s important to know its history. Apple was founded by Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak in 1976. In 1977, Apple’s sales were growing with the success of its early computers. Within a few years, Jobs and Wozniak hired designers and a production line crew. Apple went public in 1980 and was an instant success. Over the next few years, Apple shipped new computers featuring new graphical user interfaces, such as the original Macintosh in 1984. As the market for personal computers expanded through the 1990s, Apple lost market share to the cheaper Microsoft Windows on PC clones. Eventually, Wozniak and Jobs both left Apple. Jobs would go on to found NeXT and would return to Apple when NeXT was acquired in the late 90s. Apple then began a journey to the great second act in the history of the business world.

Since the release of the iPod in 2001, Apple has become a major player once again in the technology industry. After releasing the iPhone in 2007, the iPad in 2010, and the Apple Watch in 2015, Apple is now one of the largest companies in the world. Apple’s worldwide annual revenue totaled $274.5 billion for its 2020 fiscal year.

Today, Apple operates retail stores all across the world, has a growing services division, and an ever-expanding hardware lineup. The technology industry follows Apple news to see where the company is headed in the future.

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Korean report claims Apple will drop the iPhone X notch in 2019 iPhones

Ben Lovejoy Mar 7 2018 - 5:11 am PT

A Korean report claims that Apple will drop the notch from its 2019 OLED iPhones. The company is said to be working on a new design where the screen will ‘completely fill the front of new iPhones.’

No details are provided about how Apple would deal with all of the technology currently housed in the notch. This includes the front-facing camera, separate infra-red camera for Face ID, dot projector, flood illuminator, speaker, microphone, ambient light sensor and proximity sensor …

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Opinion: Nokia hasn’t been healthy for Withings, Apple should consider HealthKit hardware

Zac Hall Feb 19 2018 - 9:03 am PT

Nokia’s ownership of Withings has been incredibly messy. After buying Withings in mid-2016, Nokia sued Apple over unrelated patents which resulted in Withings digital health products being pulled from the Apple Store.

While that dispute has since been resolved, Nokia now says it is reviewing its digital health business altogether. The result could be positive or negative for Withings customers depending on where ownership lands.

As a Withings customer myself, my hope is that Apple buys the digital health product business from Nokia — if only to do the bare minimum to maintain hardware that works with Apple HealthKit.

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Apple’s top leak investigator departs for Facebook, Jessica Kirschbraun fills position

Zac Hall Jan 22 2018 - 10:59 am PT

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Apple’s top investigator Lee Freedman has departed the company for a new role at Facebook. Freedman previously served as the Director of Worldwide Investigations at Apple.

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Bloomberg: Apple hires data scientist team for analytics project

Zac Hall Jan 19 2018 - 11:09 am PT

Apple has hired a team of data scientists from a company called Silicon Valley Data Science, Bloomberg reports. While it doesn’t sound like a full blown acquisition, the report notes that Apple’s hiring spree includes the CEO of the consulting firm.

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Apple now selling mesh Wi-Fi system as AirPort line remains unchanged

Zac Hall Jan 10 2018 - 12:14 pm PT

Apple has started selling a mesh Wi-Fi system from Linksys both on its website and in stores. The move is notable as Apple hasn’t updated its own Wi-Fi base station hardware since 2013 and doesn’t currently offer its own mesh Wi-Fi system.

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Apple hit with sanctions in the FTC’s case against Qualcomm

Chance Miller Dec 23 2017 - 10:53 am PT

As its legal battle with Apple drags on, Qualcomm is also in the middle of battling the Federal Trade Commission in a separate case. Making things all the more complicated, a judge on Friday ordered sanctions against Apple in the FTC’s case against Qualcomm…

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Apple’s head of India operations to leave company as growth slows

Chance Miller Dec 18 2017 - 4:49 pm PT

Update: Reuters reports that Michel Coulomb has been appointed to replace Kaul.

Coulomb has worked with Apple since 2003 and was most recently the managing director for Apple in South Asia, according to his biography on professional network LinkedIn.

According to a new report out of The Economic Times, Apple’s head of India operations is leaving the company with “immediate effect.” Sanjay Kaul has been in charge of Apple’s operations in India for the last year and a half, during which Apple has faced mixed results in the country…

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Tim Cook and Charles Koch demand Congress protect ‘dreamers’ before the year’s end

Zac Hall Dec 14 2017 - 8:57 am PT

Apple CEO Tim Cook and Koch Industries CEO Charles Koch are arguably at opposite ends of the political spectrum on many issues, but the two chief executives are speaking in unison on one major issue: immigration. Cook and Koch have co-authored an op-ed published by The Washington Post in which the duo calls on Congress to pass legislation that protects the children of undocumented immigrants.

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Report: Apple eyeing Shazam acquisition worth $400 million [U]

Zac Hall Dec 8 2017 - 1:06 pm PT

Update 12/11: Confirmed!

Apple may be planning to purchase the company behind the popular song tagging service Shazam, TechCrunch reports. The deal could be worth around $400 million (so not much for Apple) and announced as soon as next week.

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Report: Qualcomm files to block iPhone sales and manufacturing in China

Zac Hall Oct 13 2017 - 9:59 am PT

Apple’s ongoing legal battle with Qualcomm is heating up today in a serious way. The chip maker has reportedly filed a lawsuit against Apple in China in an effort to block the sale and manufacturing of iPhones in the country.

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Sprint offers new iPhone 8 & 8 Plus deals starting at $0 down, $9.72/month

Jordan Kahn Oct 13 2017 - 6:20 am PT

Sprint is today announcing a new deal for the iPhone 8 and 8 Plus, offering customers $350 off the new phones and bringing down the monthly instalments to less than $10/month.

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Apple donating $1 million to CA wildfire relief effort, matching employee donations

Zac Hall Oct 12 2017 - 10:46 am PT

Apple has pledged to donate $1 million to the wildfire relief effort in California, San Francisco Chronicle reports. The company has also encouraged employees to help individually by promising to match employee donations two-to-one.

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Report: Apple working with LG on foldable iPhones amid heated competition with Samsung

Zac Hall Oct 11 2017 - 9:54 am PT

We’re still awaiting the first OLED iPhone to ship with the iPhone X in less than a month, and new rumors are surfacing about a future iPhone with a foldable display. According to The Bell (via The Investor), Apple is working with LG and not Samsung to create an iPhone with a foldable OLED panel. The report suggests that Apple’s rivalry with Samsung and concern over leaking may be a deciding factor in choosing suppliers.

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Apple paid Nokia $2 billion cash to settle its patent dispute

Zac Hall Jul 28 2017 - 6:42 am PT

Nokia has disclosed that Apple made a $2 billion cash payment last quarter as part of the deal to settle patent disputes between the companies. Specific details of the settlement were previously not reported. Nokia has also revealed more information about how Apple and Nokia will work together going forward.

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Apple launches special edition Beats with designer Balmain & Kylie Jenner

Jordan Kahn Jul 19 2017 - 2:32 pm PT

Apple has launched its latest special edition Beats headphones today together with designer brand Balmain with new versions of its Powerbeats 3 Wireless Earphones and Beats Studio Wireless Over-Ear Headphones.

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J.P. Morgan: OLED iPhone 8 will arrive on time in Sept. in small quantity, ASP of $1100

Jordan Kahn Jul 19 2017 - 6:53 am PT

J.P. Morgan Apple analyst Rod Hall is out today with his latest forecast for the company’s upcoming fiscal Q3 and beyond, and within includes predictions for the iPhone 8 launch this fall. Notably, the firm combats some recent reports that the flagship OLED model would be delayed, claiming that it expects the model to arrive at least in limited quantities in time for the usual September launch…
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Apple releases ‘A Portrait of Canada’ shot on iPhone video for Canada Day

Jordan Kahn Jun 28 2017 - 12:35 pm PT

To celebrate Canada Day and the country’s 150th anniversary taking place July 1st this weekend, Apple today released a new shot on iPhone campaign that includes photos and a short film titled “A Portrait of Canada”.

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Report: Apple may have bought eye tracking tech firm SensoMotoric Instruments

Zac Hall Jun 26 2017 - 1:00 pm PT

Apple may have purchased an eye tracking technology company called SensoMotoric Instruments, MacRumors believes. The report is based on legal activity discovered through a shell company and Apple attorney Gene Levoff.

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Apple Camp registration opening today, new Today at Apple sessions for kids starting this month

Zac Hall Jun 20 2017 - 9:03 am PT

Apple is opening registration for its annual Camp program for kids at Apple Stores starting today. Three tracks for kids 8-12 this year include sessions on iMovie, GarageBand, and coding. Apple has also introduced new Today at Apple offerings with new Kids Hour sessions covering robotics, filmmaking, and illustration for ages 6-12.

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Olixar claims to reveal iPhone 8 design w/ new cases now available to order

Jordan Kahn Jun 20 2017 - 7:48 am PT

Yesterday one of the first screen protectors allegedly for iPhone 8 leaked claiming to show the device’s expected design and other features. It was made by case manufacturer Olixar, and today the company is one of the first to reveal an entire line of cases for the upcoming iPhones. It’s also started accepting preorders for the cases that it says depicts both the front and back of the iPhone’s new design accurately.

We’re told by the company selling the cases, MobileFun, that Olixar has created them using “information and schematics they’ve acquired through their factories and contacts in the far east.”

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A first look at Apple’s ‘HomePod’ Siri speaker at WWDC ’17 [Video + Gallery]

Jordan Kahn Jun 5 2017 - 5:01 pm PT

The big reveal today at Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference in San Jose was the unveiling of the company’s much anticipated standalone Siri speaker device officially called ‘HomePod’.

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Apple received a declassified national security letter in recent government request for customer data

Zac Hall May 23 2017 - 9:21 am PT

Apple releases two reports each year on how customer data is requested by governments and private parties as part of its privacy effort. While the reports are generally fairly general, the latest report released this week includes a notable change from previous versions…

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Qualcomm says Apple suppliers withholding ~$1 billion in royalty payments after lawsuit

Zac Hall Apr 19 2017 - 1:48 pm PT

Qualcomm has released its quarterly earnings results and acknowledged the ongoing legal dispute with Apple in detail. Specifically, Qualcomm says Apple’s suppliers have “withheld ~$1 billion from their payments” over royalties for sales activity in the December quarter alone. Qualcomm has also provided a wide range of guidance for its next fiscal quarter because of the ongoing legal battle…

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After EveryAppleVideo YouTube channel goes dark, new ‘Every ? Video’ archive surfaces

Zac Hall Apr 10 2017 - 10:54 am PT

Reddit pointed out this morning that the invaluable ‘EveryAppleVideo’ YouTube channel has gone dark for unknown reasons. Visiting the channel page takes you to an empty channel under a banner reading ‘This channel was closed and is no longer available.’ without further explanation.

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