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Apple launches movie bundle sale from $10, action films starting at $5, more
Apple’s latest movie sale offers multi-film bundles from $10, plus a wide range of action titles and more from $5. All of which will become a permanent part of your library. There’s also this week’s $1 HD rental, which you can find down below.
iOS software engineer says Apple service promos mean ‘iOS is adware’
One of Tumblr’s software engineers has said that Apple’s promotions for its own services are so pervasive that “iOS is adware”…
Apple Music now has a much smarter way of handling alternate album versions – one it has belatedly copied from the original Beats service.
Previously, if there was more than one version of an album, they each appeared on the artist page, which made for a cluttered and confusing experience…
An analysis of the likely tech industry impact of the coronavirus outbreak says that smartphone sales are this quarter likely to sink to their lowest level in five years. Apple yesterday announced that it would not hit its own guidance for the quarter.
A separate report suggests that Samsung may be best-placed to weather the storm thanks to its main manufacturing base being outside China…
The announcement that Apple will not hit even the lower end of its guidance for the current quarter has seen AAPL down more than 3% in pre-market trading.
At the time of writing, the stock is down by more than $11, a 3.5% drop on yesterday’s close…
Digitimes: New ’12-inch’ iPad Pro in production with 3D-sensing rear camera, likely March launch
Digitimes says that a new iPad Pro series is in production with a target release date of March, echoing earlier comments from Bloomberg.
