Browsing: Apple

The smartphone revolution is over

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It’s been less than a decade since Apple shook the mobile telecommunications industry to its foundations with the original iPhone. The handset helped turn Apple into the world’s most valuable company (US$620bn this week) and inflicted huge

Lines dwindle outside Apple stores

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The frayed scrap of paper taped to the sidewalk outside Apple’s flagship store in San Francisco’s Union Square had a simple message: US$5 for photographs. The sight of Apple fans clamouring to get the latest phone was replaced on

Apple confounds sceptics as shares soar

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Apple’s third-quarter rally is unwelcome news to the unusually large swath of investors who have been giving up on the stock. Shares of the iPhone maker have jumped 21% this quarter, trouncing the S&P 500 Index. At the same time, the number

iOS 10 update bug frustrates users

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Apple faced an embarrassing technical glitch after some customers reported difficulties updating their iPhone operating system to the latest software, which became available on Tuesday. After downloading the iOS 10 update, the smartphones

Hey Apple, where are the new Macs?

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It’s been a tough month for mobile phone manufacturers: Samsung has recalled its Galaxy Note7 due to exploding batteries, the European Commission has handed Apple a €13 billion fine for its tax practices in Ireland and Google has withdrawn

World has reached ‘peak mobile’

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Apple announced its new iPhone 7 and 7 Plus and Watch Series 2 today at the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium in San Francisco. What the event confirmed was that the leaks about the phone and the watch

How the iPhone has changed over the years

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Apple’s new iPhone 7 isn’t a major upgrade on the previous version, despite its various updates and features — and the well-flagged news that the smartphone has no headphone jack. That said, the iPhone has been a game-changer. It helped