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Final refrain for iPod as Apple stops production

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of May 11 11:48 AM

Apple put out word it is no longer making iPods, the trend-setting MP3 players that transformed how people get music and gave rise to the iPhone. Read more »

'Fortnite' now free to play on iPhones

Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 06 07:39 AM

Microsoft's video game unit Xbox on Thursday said it will tap into cloud computing to make "Fortnite" free to play on mobile devices powered by Apple or Android software. Read more »

EU targets Apple Pay in latest Big Tech antitrust case

Alex Pigman, Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 02 09:19 PM

The EU accused Apple on Monday of blocking rivals from its popular "tap-as-you-go" iPhone payment system. Read more »

Apple reports solid Q2; warns of $4 to $8-B hit from Covid, supply chain

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 29 08:23 AM

Apple reported better-than-expected profits Thursday amid continued robust consumer demand, but warned that the China Covid-19 lockdown and ongoing supply chain woes would dent June quarter results by $4 to $8 billion. Read more »

iPhone maker Pegatron halts Shanghai production over COVID

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 13 02:29 PM

Key iPhone maker Pegatron has halted operations at two subsidiaries in the Chinese cities of Shanghai and Kunshan due to Beijing's strict zero-COVID measures. Read more »

Apple upgrades low-end iPhone SE with 5G

Danielle Kaye and Nivedita Balu, Reuters
Posted at Mar 09 06:29 AM

Apple Inc on Tuesday added 5G connectivity to its low-cost iPhone SE and iPad Air and introduced a faster chip for a new desktop. Read more »

Apple expected to launch new low-cost 5G iPhone

Danielle Kaye and Nivedita Balu, Reuters
Posted at Mar 08 08:44 AM

Apple Inc will likely announce a new low-cost version of its iPhone SE with 5G capabilities at its annual spring product launch event on Tuesday, analysts say. Read more »

Apple halts all product sales in Russia

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Mar 02 07:05 AM

Tech giant Apple announced Tuesday a halt in all product sales in Russia, the latest fallout over Moscow's invasion of Ukraine. Read more »

How a woman's iPhone revealed hacking around the world

Joel Schectman and Christopher Bing, Reuters
Posted at Feb 17 06:42 PM

It all started with a software glitch on her iPhone. Read more »

Google to overhaul ad tracking system on Android devices

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 17 03:17 AM

Tech giants are under pressure to better balance privacy and ad-targeting, as they try to maintain access to the data key to their ad revenue. Read more »

iPhones to work as digital payment points in US

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Feb 09 07:30 AM

A new service that will allow US businesses later this year to accept payments on their iPhones from touchless cards or other iPhones. Read more »

Apple sales top estimates, dodging supply chain hits

Danielle Kaye and Paresh Dave, Reuters
Posted at Jan 28 05:52 AM

The iPhone 13 led to worldwide phone sales revenue for Apple of $71.6 billion, a 9% increase from the 2020 holiday season that handily beat targets. Read more »

Apple's iPhone retakes top spot in China smartphone market: research

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 27 02:48 PM

A surge in sales saw the iPhone maker account for 23 percent of the highly competitive market in October-December. Read more »

Apple poised for strong earnings despite supply constraints, Omicron

Danielle Kaye, Reuters
Updated as of Jan 27 08:22 AM

Apple Inc navigated pandemic-related supply chain issues better than rivals at the end of 2021, likely helping the iPhone maker surpass Wall Street revenue growth targets of 6 percent, some analysts estimate. Read more »

Apple's biggest plant in China woos workers with benefits amid omicron surge

Ann Cao, South China Morning Post
Posted at Jan 18 12:41 PM

The world’s largest iPhone factory is offering former workers extra cash to return to its production line, as a local omicron COVID-19 outbreak disrupts travel to the central Chinese city of Zhengzhou. Read more »

Apple to require employee proof of COVID-19 booster

Reuters
Posted at Jan 17 08:38 AM

Apple Inc will require retail and corporate employees to provide proof of a COVID-19 booster shot, The Verge reported, citing an internal email. Read more »

Apple retreats again, after valuation tops $3T again

Medha Singh and Noel Randewich, Reuters
Posted at Jan 05 08:46 AM

Apple Inc's stock market value peaked on Tuesday for a second day above a $3 trillion, but the iPhone maker's shares again failed hold that gain by the session's end. Read more »

BlackBerry pulls life support for its smartphones

Reuters
Posted at Jan 04 08:41 PM

The move marks the end of an era as the phones, which sported a tiny QWERTY physical keyboard, pioneered push email and the BBM instant messaging service. Read more »

Apple delays return to office indefinitely: Bloomberg News

Reuters
Updated as of Dec 16 08:18 AM

Apple Inc is delaying its return to office plans indefinitely, Bloomberg News reported, while the company said it has temporarily closed three stores in the US and Canada after a rise in COVID-19 cases and exposures among the stores' employees. Read more »

Apple closes in on $3 trillion market value

Nivedita Balu, Anisha Sircar and David Randall, Reuters
Posted at Dec 14 06:21 AM

Apple Inc's market value hovered just shy of the $3 trillion mark on Monday, following a stunning run over the past decade. Read more »