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Chinese media reports another bloated iPhone 8 battery case

Chinese media reports another bloated iPhone 8 battery case

Written by on October 6, 2017 in News with 0 Comments

BEIJING (Reuters) – A fresh case of Apple Inc’s new iPhone popping open due to a swollen battery has been reported in state media in China, the world’s biggest smartphone market where the U.S. firm is seeking to revive faltering sales. The incident comes as Apple investigates similar cases reported in Taiwan and Japan of […]

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News highlights – 18 September 2017

News highlights – 18 September 2017

Written by on September 19, 2017 in News with 0 Comments

News highlights for 18 September 2017 Nvidia shares hit record high on AI focus (Reuters) – Shares of Nvidia Corp touched a record high for the second straight day on Monday following yet another steep increase in the chipmaker’s price target by a Wall Street analyst. Read more… Sprint follows AT&T with iPhone trade-in deal […]

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Apple – how different will the 10 year anniversary iPhone be?

Apple – how different will the 10 year anniversary iPhone be?

Written by on September 12, 2017 in News with 0 Comments

CUPERTINO, Calif. (Reuters) – A decade after then-CEO Steve Jobs unveiled the first iPhone, Apple Inc is set to introduce a completely redesigned top-of-the-line iPhone along with two other new phones, as well as a big upgrade to the Apple Watch and a higher-definition Apple TV. The splashy launch event will take place at the […]

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Virgin US ditches Android, goes with Apple for first time

Virgin US ditches Android, goes with Apple for first time

Written by on June 22, 2017 in News with 0 Comments

(Reuters) – Apple Inc will soon start selling wireless plans from Virgin Mobile USA, the first new carrier offered by the iPhone maker’s since 2013, the companies said on Wednesday. Virgin Mobile USA, a subsidiary of Sprint that licenses its name from the Virgin Group co-founded by Richard Branson, struck the deal as part of […]

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Apple’s big surprise: 30 year old game franchise, Super Mario Brothers!

Apple’s big surprise: 30 year old game franchise, Super Mario Brothers!

Written by on September 8, 2016 in News with 0 Comments

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Apple Inc unveiled an iPhone 7 with high-resolution cameras and no headphone jack at its annual launch event Wednesday, though the biggest surprise was the debut of a three-decade-old Nintendo game franchise, Super Mario Bros, on the smartphone. While shares of Apple barely budged, Nintendo’s U.S.-listed shares jumped 29 pct on […]

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News highlights – 6 September

News highlights – 6 September

Written by on September 7, 2016 in News with 0 Comments

News highlights – 6 September China not queuing for latest iPhone, will wait and see SHANGHAI/BEIJING (Reuters) – Judging by the volume of online chatter, there’s a lot less buzz in China ahead of this week’s expected launch of the new Apple Inc iPhone, and people on the street say they’re more likely to “wait […]

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FBI may never disclose how it broke into iPhone

FBI may never disclose how it broke into iPhone

Written by on March 31, 2016 in News with 0 Comments

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The FBI may be allowed to withhold information about how it broke into an iPhone belonging to a gunman in the December San Bernardino shootings, despite a U.S. government policy of disclosing technology security flaws discovered by federal agencies. Under the U.S. vulnerabilities equities process, the government is supposed to err in […]

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Apple could turn table and ask how shooter’s iPhone was hacked

Apple could turn table and ask how shooter’s iPhone was hacked

Written by on March 30, 2016 in News with 0 Comments

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – If the U.S. Department of Justice asks a New York court to force Apple Inc to unlock an iPhone, the technology company could push the government to reveal how it accessed the phone which belonged to a shooter in San Bernardino, a source familiar with the situation said. The Justice Department […]

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iPhone cracked, legal action dropped, but for how long?

iPhone cracked, legal action dropped, but for how long?

Written by on March 29, 2016 in News with 0 Comments

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – The U.S. Justice Department said on Monday it had succeeded in unlocking an iPhone used by one of the San Bernardino shooters and dropped its legal case against Apple, ending a high-stakes legal battle but leaving the broader struggle over encryption unresolved. The abrupt end to a confrontation that had transfixed […]

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The next big thing in phones may not even be a phone

The next big thing in phones may not even be a phone

Written by on March 25, 2016 in Features with 1 Comment

FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Nearly a decade after the iPhone broke the mould for mobile phones the question being asked is whether the evolution of the smartphone has finally come to an end, as even Apple now treats older, smaller 4-inch screens as something new. Industry experts believe innovation in smartphones is giving way to phone […]

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