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Apple focuses on speed, parental controls in software upgrades
The latest version of Apple’s operating system for the iPhone and iPad, iOS 12, will make older devices, such as the iPhone 6, work better.
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Goldman Sachs, Apple to launch joint credit card: WSJ
The planned card would carry the Apple Pay brand and could launch early next year, the Journal reported, citing people familiar with the matter.
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Apple surprises with solid iPhone sales, announces $100bn buyback
Apple’s quarterly results topped Wall Street forecasts, which dropped ahead of the report on growing concern over the iPhone.
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Samsung flags mobile weakness as chips power record first-quarter profit
But Samsung Electronics, a rival and supplier to Apple, forecast continuing strong sales not only of server DRAMs but mobile DRAMs as well.
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Apple unveils new iPhone recycling robot
Dubbed ‘Daisy’, the robot builds on a previous generation of technology called Liam, which Apple developed to deconstruct iPhones.
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Israeli agency investigating Apple over handling of iPhone slowdown
Apple acknowledged in December that its software sometimes deliberately slows phones with weak batteries.
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Apple plans to replace Intel chips in Macs with its own - Bloomberg
Apple, which has used Intel chips in its computers since 2005, and the computer chipmaker both declined to comment.
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Apple tweaks iPad for students but holds price steady
The device will have a more powerful computing chip and extensive new software features aimed at teachers and students but keep the existing starting price of $299 for students.
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Apple, IBM chiefs call for more data oversight after Facebook breach
US lawmakers on Friday officially requested that Facebook’s Mark Zuckaberg explain at a congressional hearing how user’s data was released to the consultancy.
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Over 100 countries agree to seek digital tax consensus by 2020: OECD
Big digital companies like Google, Apple and Amazon have for years been able to exploit current rules to legally slash their tax bills in some countries.
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Apple Music hits 38m paid subscribers
Apple’s number compares to 71 million premium subscribers at the end of 2017 at industry leader Spotify.
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Hold the iPhone! Amazon primed to be larger than Apple
Amazon dislodged Microsoft Corp as the No 2 US company by market capitalization in February.
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Apple finds more serious supplier problems as its audits expand
Apple found 44 'core violations' of its labor rules in 2017, double the previous year.
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Samsung launches Galaxy S9 with focus on social media
Vendors are focusing on features designed to encourage consumers to ditch their old phones earlier than they would have previously.
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Apple sees ‘strong demand’ for replacement iPhone batteries - letter
Apple confirmed in December that software to deal with ageing batteries in iPhone 6, iPhone 6s and iPhone SE models could slow down performance.
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Apple plans new US campus, to pay $38bn in foreign cash taxes
Apple had set aside $36.3 billion in anticipation of tax payments on its foreign cash, meaning the payment would not represent a major impact on its cash flow this quarter.
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Senator wants Apple to answer questions on slowing iPhones
The California-based company apologised over the issue on 28 December, cut battery replacement costs and said it will change its software to show users whether their phone battery is good.
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Apple store in Zurich evacuated as phone battery overheats
Zurich police said the incident occurred as the repair worker was removing the battery, which overheated and burned his hand slightly.
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French prosecutor launches probe into Apple planned obsolescence: source
Apple already faces lawsuits in the United States over accusations of defrauding iPhone users by slowing down devices without warning to compensate for poor battery performance.
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IPhone addiction may be a virtue, not a vice for investors
In a statement to Reuters, Apple said it has offered a range of controls on iPhones since 2008 that allow parents to restrict content.
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Apple should address youth phone addiction, say two large investors
Jana and CalSTRS delivered a letter to Apple on Saturday asking the company to consider developing software that would allow parents to limit children’s phone use.
