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Apple Blocks Third-Party Apps Using iMessage to Link Android Phones
Apple Blocks Third-Party Apps Using iMessage to Link Android Phones
December 10, 2023  |  Apple

Apple has reportedly shuttered third-party apps that let Android and iPhone users communicate via iMessage. The tech giant has “taken steps to protect our users...

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ChatGPT Mobile App Downloaded 110 Million Times in 6 Months 
ChatGPT Mobile App Downloaded 110 Million Times in 6 Months 
November 30, 2023  |  artificial intelligence

Six months after ChatGPT became available in its first native mobile version, its mobile app has been downloaded more than 110 million times and generated...

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Apple to Enable More Texting Features Between iPhones and Android
Apple to Enable More Texting Features Between iPhones and Android
November 16, 2023  |  Apple

Apple has reportedly revealed its plans to adopt the technological standard known as RCS (rich communication services) for smoother text messaging between iPhones and Android devices. ...

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Apple Paid Subscriptions Top 1 Billion, Doubling in Three Years  
Apple Paid Subscriptions Top 1 Billion, Doubling in Three Years  
November 02, 2023  |  Apple

Apple’s services notched double-digit revenue growth in the quarter, and management pointed to continued consumer enthusiasm for content, subscriptions and payments.  CEO Tim Cook noted...

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Apple Pay Later Now Available for All Qualifying US Residents
Apple Pay Later Now Available for All Qualifying US Residents
October 25, 2023  |  Apple

Apple has reportedly launched Apple Pay Later for all qualifying U.S. residents. Available on an invite-only basis since March, the buy now, pay later (BNPL) feature is now...

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Apple Announces Plans to Democratize Repairs and Increase Consumer Access
Apple Announces Plans to Democratize Repairs and Increase Consumer Access
October 24, 2023  |  Apple

Apple has revealed plans to make parts, tools and documentation necessary for repairing iPhones and computers available to independent repair shops and consumers across the United...

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Apple iPhone Remains Teens’ Preferred Mobile Device
Apple iPhone Remains Teens’ Preferred Mobile Device
October 10, 2023  |  Consumer Insights

The Apple iPhone is reportedly on track to remain the mobile device of choice of nearly nine in 10 teens.  Eighty-seven percent of teens own...

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How Netflix Shows the Importance of Getting Innovation’s Timing Right
How Netflix Shows the Importance of Getting Innovation’s Timing Right
October 04, 2023  |  David S. Evans

There Are Ghosts, of Course A bit more than 25 years ago, on March 10, 1998, Netflix shipped its first DVD, “Beetlejuice,” about two ghosts played...

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Report: China’s Crackdown on Foreign Apps Could Impact Apple’s iPhone App Store
Report: China’s Crackdown on Foreign Apps Could Impact Apple’s iPhone App Store
September 29, 2023  |  Apple

China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology has reportedly issued new rules that could restrict Apple from offering many foreign apps on its iPhone app...

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