Apple

  • US announces ban on Apple Watch

    A United States import ban on Apple smartwatch models took effect on Tuesday after President Joe Biden’s administration opted not to veto a ruling on patent infringements. In October, the United States International Trade Commission (ITC) banned Apple Watch models over a patented technology for detecting blood oxygen levels. However, Apple had appealed, arguing that…

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  • Apple’s iPhone 15 lineup hit stores Friday as people waited in long lines across China, Europe and the US to be among the first to get their hands on one of the company’s next-generation smartphones. Leading up to launch day, analysts at firms such as Wedbush Securities have reported iPhone 15 pre-orders tracking much stronger…

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  • The Spanish National Markets and Competition Commission (CNMC) has fined US-based technology giants Apple and Amazon €194.1 million ($218 million) for breaching competition rules. Both firms restricted the number of resellers of Apple products on Amazon’s website in Spain, “unreasonably,” the commission said on Tuesday. Firms limited the advertising spaces on the Amazon website in…

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  • In a bid to diversify its smartphone production from China, American tech giant Apple is set to manufacture some of its iPhone 14 models in India. According to GSM Arena, this news comes from a new Bloomberg report which also details Apple’s plans to ramp up production with contract manufacturer Foxconn at its assembly plant…

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  • American multinational tech conglomerate Apple will now be manufacturing the iPhone 13 locally in India at a Foxconn plant near Chennai. According to GSM Arena, this news comes after earlier reports already confirmed that the Cupertino based company had started trial production of the iPhone 13 in India back in December. Older models like the…

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  • A former Apple employee, Dhirendra Prasad, has been charged by U.S. prosecutors with defrauding the iPhone maker for more than $10 million through a series of schemes. According to filings with the federal court in San Jose, Califronia, Prasad faces five criminal counts after exploiting his “position of trust” as a buyer in Apple’s global…

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  • Apple launches new self-screening tool for COVID-19

    As part of its ongoing efforts to help fight the COVID-19 pandemic, Apple has released a new website and iOS/iPadOS app with a screening tool for coronavirus symptoms, along with updated information about prevention practices. In a statement this morning, Apple said the site arose out of a partnership with the Centers for Disease Control, the White House’s Coronavirus Task Force, and the…

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  • Apple celebrates iPad at 10

    Exactly on 27 January, 10 years ago, Apple co-founder and CEO Steve Jobs introduced one of the company’s most successful products, the iPad. iPad, a cross between a laptop and a phone, ran a custom version of the software, then known as the iPhone OS. However, the device was more than just a bigger iPhone…

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  • Why Apple is worried about ex-employees from China

    Apple Inc on Monday told a federal court it has “deep concerns” that two Chinese-born former employees accused of stealing trade secrets from the company will try to flee before their trials if their locations are not monitored. At a hearing in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, prosecutors argued that Xiaolang…

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  •   For the first time in eight years, Microsoft Corp‘s stock market value overtook that of Apple’s, with shares of the Windows maker rising 0.6 percent to end the week at $110.89. On Friday, Microsoft managed to not only become the world’s most valuable listed company, but also succeeded at reclaiming the number one spot…

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  •   U.S. stocks mostly rose Monday as financial and health care companies finished higher, while Apple and other technology companies continued to fall, the Associated Press reports. Asian indexes fell following weak economic data in China and a lack of progress in trade negotiations between the U.S. and China. Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway, which owns…

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  • Amid tightening regulation and endless criticism from media in the country, Apple is said to have pulled thousands of apps from its App Store in China. According to reports in China’s state broadcaster CCTV, Apple has pulled more than 25,000 apps from its App Store in the country because they were found to have violated…

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  • Jake came rushing in to see his Dad. “Dad!” he puffed, “Is it true that an apple a day keeps the doctor away?”  “That’s what they say,” said his Dad. “Well, give me an apple quick! I’ve just broken the doctor’s window!”

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  • Apple, Bono and Queen Elizabeth II are just a few of the big names and companies revealed in the Paradise Papers leak to have shifted money across the globe to cut tax. The spotlight on the tax affairs of the rich and powerful comes after a trove of documents was released by the US-based International…

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  • Apple co-founder Stephen Gary “Steve” Wozniak announced on Friday the launch of an online institute which offers coding lessons. The Apple II inventor has made invaluable contributions to the company’s amazing growth in over 40 years but says he hopes to do more with reprogramming tech education and addressing skills gap among job seekers across…

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  • Apple Inc. no longer dominates the Chinese smartphone market as the American multinational technology company is battling with local brands – Huawei and Oppo – to retain its grip on the domestic market. In September 2015, the Cupertino-based company published an annual revenue of $233 billion for the fiscal year. Apple’s revenue generation is calculated as…

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