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Facebook launches PR campaign to defend targeted ads in spat with Apple

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 26 08:49 AM

Facebook is not backing down in its fight with Apple over a new privacy feature that could curb tracking needed for the social network's targeted ads, launching a major media campaign to defend a practice that is a big revenue generator. Read more »

Apple is top smartphone vendor in Q4, but Samsung keeps lead in 2020

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 23 03:52 PM

Apple emerged as the top smartphone vendor in the fourth quarter of 2020 after it introduced the iPhone 12 series, but Samsung still kept the top spot for the year, according to industry tracker Gartner.  Read more »

Apple iPhone 12 mini sales slow as smaller smartphones lose appeal: report

Subrat Patnaik, Reuters
Posted at Feb 09 11:42 PM

Apple Inc's iPhone 12 mini US sales were just 5 percent of overall sales of its new phones during the first half of January, industry data provider Counterpoint said on Tuesday, adding to signs of muted demand for the new smaller version of its flagship device. Read more »

Google phone cameras will read heart, breathing rates with AI help

Paresh Dave, Reuters
Updated as of Feb 05 08:31 AM

The development is one of the first applications of Alphabet Inc's artificial intelligence technology to its wellness services. Read more »

Facebook pop-ups to escalate feud with Apple

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 02 06:59 AM

SAN FRANCISCO - Facebook on Monday said that pop-up messages on its iPhone and iPad apps will tout benefits of targeted ads ahead of a privacy move by Apple that could curb tracking. Read more »

Huawei plummets as Apple becomes world’s No 1 smartphone seller on China boost

Iris Deng and Celia Chen, South China Morning Post
Posted at Jan 30 04:06 AM

Consumers, including many in China, snapped up iPhones in droves in the holiday quarter of 2020. Huawei ceded market share to Apple and others as it struggled to deliver premium handsets under US sanctions.  Read more »

Google to stop using Apple tool to track iPhone users

Paresh Dave, Reuters
Posted at Jan 27 11:46 PM

Google's iPhone apps such as Maps and YouTube will stop using a tool from Apple Inc that allows them to personalize ads, avoiding a new Apple warning that informs users their browsing is being tracked.   Read more »

Apple ties exec bonuses to social, environmental values

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 06 09:58 AM

Apple is making environmental and social values factors it will weigh when calculating bonuses for top executives, according to a regulatory filing on Tuesday.   Read more »

Apple loses copyright suit against security startup

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 30 05:03 AM

A US federal judge Tuesday dismissed Apple's copyright infringement lawsuit against cybersecurity startup Corellium in a case which could have implications for researchers who find software bugs and vulnerabilities.   Read more »

Apple adding privacy fact labels to App Store items

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 15 10:05 AM

Apple on Monday began adding labels that reveal what user data is gathered by games, chat or other software offered in the App Store for its popular mobile devices. Read more »

Workers riot at India iPhone factory over 'exploitation' claims

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 13 06:02 PM

Authorities vowed to crack down on workers who went on a violent rampage at a Taiwanese-run iPhone factory in southern India over allegations of unpaid wages and exploitation, with 100 people arrested so far. Read more »

Apple launches $549 new AirPods Max, pricier than some iPhones, to boost holiday sales

Munsif Vengattil and Stephen Nellis, Reuters
Posted at Dec 09 08:52 AM

Apple Inc on Tuesday unveiled its new AirPods Max, a set of wireless over-ear headphones at $549 apiece, pricier than some of its other popular phone and tablet products, in a measure likely to boost sales over the December holiday period.   Read more »

Apple to extend fee waiver for paid events due to pandemic

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 24 06:25 AM

Apple said Monday it would extend through June 30 a waiver on app fees for paid events such as tutoring and fitness classes, citing the coronavirus pandemic.   Read more »

Apple to pay $113 million to US states over iPhone battery complaints

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 19 07:02 AM

Apple has agreed to pay $113 million to settle litigation with more than 30 US states over its slowdown in performance of older iPhones to manage battery power.   Read more »

Top 5 takeaways from Apple's Mac launch event

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 11 05:08 AM

The M1 chip is expected to improve battery life, be faster and more efficient, and will run on the latest version of Mac operating system, Big Sur. Read more »

'Second chance': Bello, trabaho ang ganti sa snatchers ng kaniyang cellphone

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 10 09:26 PM

Trabaho imbes na kaso ang gustong ibigay ni Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III sa nanghablot ng kanyang cellphone.  Read more »

Apple's late iPhone launch temporarily wiped $100 billion off its stock value

Stephen Nellis, Reuters
Posted at Oct 30 09:30 AM

The late launch of new 5G phones caused Apple Inc's customers to put off buying new devices, leading the company on Thursday to report the steepest quarterly drop in iPhone sales in two years.  Read more »

Apple beats profit estimates but weak iPhone sales pull down shares

Stephen Nellis, Reuters
Posted at Oct 30 05:44 AM

Apple Inc. on Thursday reported revenue and profits that beat Wall Street expectations, but iPhone sales that were even weaker than analysts had braced for sent shares down 4.6% despite booming Mac and AirPods sales. Read more »

Apple developing search engine to compete with Google: report

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 29 02:43 AM

The report, citing unnamed sources, said signs of the search engine technology have begun to appeal in its iOS 14 operating system. Read more »

Short queues in China as Apple's newest iPhone 12 hits stores

Josh Horwitz, Reuters
Posted at Oct 23 04:26 PM

Two of Apple's latest iPhone 12 models went on sale in China on Friday, after early pre-order data showed strong consumer interest in the 5G-enabled device in the firm's second-largest market.   Read more »