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It’s Not ‘The Apple Store’ Anymore
August 23, 2016

“The Apple Store” will soon be no more. But don’t panic — the physical retail locations aren’t going anywhere. Apple is just switching up the branding. Going forward, Apple will no longer refer to physical retail locations as Apple Stores. Apple would prefer it if we consumers would kindly...

Ripple Effects: iPhone Sales Decline Highlights Apple’s Impact
August 23, 2016

Is it really a surprise that Apple’s iPhone sales are dropping? After all, the market is becoming saturated, the iPhone as a product is maturing and a new model is slated for launch in September. But the ripple effects of this predictable turn of events...

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Tim Cook’s Five-Year Report Card
August 22, 2016

Tim Cook is celebrating his five-year anniversary this week — officially commemorating the date the torch officially passed from Apple Founder Steve Jobs to the man who became his handpicked successor to run the firm. Which means this is a week dedicated to evaluating the Cook legacy...

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Australian Banks Denied Temporary Approval For Apple Negotiations
August 19, 2016

The ruling is in from Australia’s anti-trust regulator – and it looks like the ongoing war between Apple and the nation’s largest banks over payments apps will carry on with a bit less teamwork on the banks’ side. The regulator has officially ruled that the...

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Apple To Invest In China, Open Up Joint R&D Center
August 17, 2016

Apple, dealing with a maturing iPhone market in the U.S. and declining demand in China, is raising its investments in the Asian country by announcing it is building a research and development center — a first for China. According to a report, Apple Chief Executive Tim...

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Apple Leads Rapidly Contracting Australian Smartphone Market
August 16, 2016

That latest numbers on the Australian smartphone market are a basic good news, bad news situation for Apple. The good news is they still lead the Australian smart phone market. The bad news is the market is slowing down notably as it rapidly approaches saturation....

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Apple Expands Carrier Billing Abroad
August 16, 2016

It looks like Apple is quietly investigating some new methods of payments in the iTunes and App Stores in a move to bring users into the fold that either don’t have a credit card to add to their accounts or have one, but don’t want...

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Apple Slated To Release iPhone 7 On September 7
August 11, 2016

Apple’s much-anticipated iPhone 7 is slated to be introduced on Sept. 7, and it is also working on a new MacBook Pro laptop line for the first time in four years. According to a Bloomberg report that cited people familiar with the matter, the MacBook Pro line...

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Apple’s Antitrust Fight With Aussie Banks Rages On
August 10, 2016

The battle between Apple and a consortium of Australian banks over Apple Pay is continuing to escalate. Apple has now accused the banks down under of  leveraging “innuendo and misstatements” in an attempt to force their way past restrictions Apple has placed in its payments platform....