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iPhones not listening in on consumers, Apple tells US lawmakers

David Shepardson and Stephen Nellis, Reuters
Updated as of Aug 08 12:20 PM

Apple Inc told US lawmakers on Tuesday that its iPhones do not listen to users without their consent and do not allow third-party apps to do so either, after lawmakers asked the company if its devices were invading users' privacy. Read more »

Chinese tech 'wolf' Huawei stalks Apple and Samsung

Dan Martin, Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Aug 07 12:10 PM

Despite being essentially barred from the critical US market, Huawei surpassed Apple to become the world's number 2 smartphone maker in the second quarter of this year and has market leader Samsung in its sights. Read more »

Apple, Facebook, Spotify, YouTube delete content of U.S. conspiracy theorist

Reuters
Posted at Aug 07 03:58 AM

Apple Inc., YouTube, Facebook Inc. and Spotify all took down podcasts and channels from U.S. conspiracy theorist Alex Jones, saying on Monday that the Infowars author had broken community standards. Read more »

Apple removes most of US conspiracy theorist's podcasts from iTunes

Rich McKay, Reuters
Posted at Aug 06 08:53 PM

Most of US conspiracy theorist Alex Jones's podcasts from his right-wing media platform Infowars have been removed from Apple's iTunes and podcast apps, the media news website BuzzFeed quoted a company spokesman as saying on Sunday. Read more »

As Apple tops $1 trillion, is a new tech bubble ready to burst?

Juliette Michel, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 06 08:42 AM

Tech companies account for about 20 percent of US GDP, and more than Germany's GDP. Read more »

China's Huawei eyes smartphone summit after passing Apple

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 03 08:01 PM

China's Huawei on Friday said it could replace Samsung as the world's top smartphone maker by late next year, just days after data showed it surpassed Apple for the number-two spot despite being essentially barred from the key US market.   Read more »

Streaming giant Deezer raises $186 million

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 03 08:20 AM

The cash injection takes Deezer's valuation past the one billion euro mark, it said. Read more »

LOOK BACK: Apple's road to a $1 trillion enterprise

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Aug 03 08:21 AM

The California-based company born of a friendship between Steve Wozniak and the late Steve Jobs is credited with giving rise to smartphone lifestyles and "apps" for nearly everything. Read more »

Trade fight weighs on world stocks; Apple milestone boosts US

Laila Kearney, Reuters
Updated as of Aug 03 07:59 AM

Apple Inc became the first publicly traded company with a market capitalization exceeding $1 trillion. That led a rebound in technology stocks that helped key US indexes pare earlier losses to turn positive. Read more »

Apple hits historic $1-trillion stock market valuation

Noel Randewich, Reuters
Posted at Aug 03 12:27 AM

Started in 1976, Apple has pushed its revenue beyond the economic outputs of Portugal, New Zealand and other countries. Read more »

World stocks sink on trade war fears

Laila Kearney, Reuters
Posted at Aug 02 08:07 AM

Apple, which jumped nearly 6 percent to a record high of $201.76 after predicting a surge in current-quarter sales, pulled the NASDAQ into positive territory and lifted the other two major US stock indexes. Read more »

Huawei tops Apple in tightening smartphone market: IDC

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 01 11:52 AM

China-based Huawei took the second-place spot from Apple in a tightening global smartphone during the second quarter of this year, according to figures released Tuesday by International Data Corporation. Read more »

Apple's pricey iPhone X, subscriptions deliver earnings beat

Stephen Nellis and Sonam Rai, Reuters
Posted at Aug 01 08:06 AM

Apple also forecast revenue above expectations for the fall, when it typically launches new iPhone models, reassuring a nervous tech sector that saw sell-offs last week. Read more »

Oppo steps into Apple, Samsung price territory with Find X

Jessica Fenol, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 25 08:26 AM

The front and rear "stealth" cameras slide out from the top of the Oppo Find X automatically, eliminating the need for a notch and giving the phone a nearly 94 percent screen-to-body ratio. Read more »

Apple Watch, FitBit could feel cost of US tariffs

Stephen Nellis, Reuters
Posted at Jul 20 03:06 PM

The latest round of US tariffs on $200 billion of Chinese goods could hit the Apple Watch, health trackers, streaming music speakers and other accessories assembled in China, government rulings on tariffs show. Read more »

Android software puts Google at heart of mobile life

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 18 06:18 PM

SAN FRANCISCO - The Google Android operating system, the target of a long-running EU antitrust investigation, powers the vast majority of the world's smartphones and firmly rules the mobile world.   Read more »

World Emoji Day: Apple teases 70 new characters

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 17 10:15 AM

The new emojis will be available on iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch and Mac, Apple said. Read more »

Apple launches $300 million 'green' fund for China suppliers

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 13 11:39 AM

The US giant said it and 10 initial suppliers would jointly provide the money for the China Clean Energy Fund, aimed at helping the companies make the transition to clean energy. Read more »

Criminal case sheds light on Apple self-driving car technology

Stephen Nellis, Reuters
Posted at Jul 11 11:44 AM

The charges filed in US federal court alleged that a former employee, Xiaolang Zhang, disclosed intentions to work for a Chinese electric car startup and booked a last-minute flight to China after downloading the plan for a circuit board for a self-driving car. Read more »

Samsung Galaxy Note 9 set for August 9 unveiling

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 28 09:55 AM

The South Korean giant is due to announce a successor to 2017's Galaxy Note 8, after the Galaxy S9 and S9+ last March. Read more »