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☆ Apple is revisiting a scrapped idea from its Steve Jobs era
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-18 | by ( Jordan Hart | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Steve Jobs had apparently had mixed feelings about Apple entering the TV market before his death. Apple cofounder Steve Jobs reportedly made it clear before he died that Apple wouldn't pursue its own television set, but the company may now be revisiting the idea over a decade later. Jobs reportedly told biographer Walter Isaacson that he'd "finally cracked" how to make TVs simpler to use. In 2014, writer and former Apple beat reporter Yukari Iwatani Kane wrote in her book, "Haunted Empire: Apple After Steve Jobs," that Jobs told top Apple employees in 2010 that the company wouldn't be making a TV set. Apple's services business, which includes Apple TV+ subscriptions, has boomed in recent quarters.

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Apple iPad (9th Generation) $199.00 $329.00 Save 40% The 2021 9th-gen 10.2-inch iPad is great for those who need an iPad for simple and basic tasks, like streaming videos, browsing the web, and running apps. View at Amazon What we like Check mark icon A check mark. View at Amazon What we like Check mark icon A check mark. View at Amazon What we like Check mark icon A check mark. The featherweight, 8.3-inch iPad Mini offers ultimate portability, while the 13-inch iPad Air and iPad Pro boast the largest screens at the expense of portability.

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Learn moreIn addition to the thousands of products on sale during Amazon Prime Day, the Apple Watch collection of smartwatches is also discounted. Right now, the Apple Watch SE (2nd Gen) is down to an all-time low, and the Series 9 is an impressive 30% off. Top Apple Watch dealsApple Watch SE (2nd Gen) 40mm $169.99 $249.00 Save 32% The second-generation Apple Watch SE is an impressive entry-level wearable that shares the same processor as the Series 8 and Ultra. View at Amazon What we like Check mark icon A check mark. The Apple Watch SE is the entry-level, budget-friendly option, but don't write it off just because of that.

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MacBook laptops can enjoy deals here and there throughout the year, but Prime Day offers the best guarantee of a deal if not the best deal. Right now, you can take $200 off the new 13-inch MacBook with the M3 processor or grab the latest M3 Pro 16-inch MacBook Pro model at an all-time low price. M1 users will notice a considerable improvement, and if you're still using an Intel MacBook Pro, this will basically blow your socks off. If you like larger displays without spending MacBook Pro money, there's a 15-inch model of the M3 MacBook Air, too. If you're looking for ultimate value, Apple still sells the M2 MacBook Air, which introduced Apple's long-overdue design refresh to the MacBook Air series.

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☆ OpenAI chief Sam Altman just showed he has what Tim Cook really wants — but Apple still has one big advantage
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-13 | by ( Katie Notopoulos | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Read previewAfter OpenAI unveiled its latest ChatGPT iteration, one tech executive is probably super jealous: Apple's Tim Cook. as you do with Apple's assistant. The comparisons to the female voice assistant from the movie "Her" were so obvious even OpenAI CEO Sam Altman tweeted about it. OpenAI clearly has made a voice assistant chatbot that is way more advanced than Siri currently is, and Tim Cook must be sweating a little. But Apple still has a big advantage whenever it updates Siri with an AI makeover: It's already the voice assistant on your iPhone — and that's huge.

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☆ Even Apple's $2 billion fine seemingly hasn't stopped its beef with Spotify
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-15 | by ( Aaron Mok | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Apple still hasn't responded to Spotify's request to update its EU app with price information. Spotify claims the silence is Apple's way of "avoiding" compliance with the DMA, per The Verge. Spotify issued the update a day after the EU hit Apple with a nearly $2 billion fine. AdvertisementNot even a nearly $2 billion fine from the European Commission seems to be able to stop Apple from beefing with Spotify. Apple reportedly hasn't acknowledged the update Spotify made to the European version of its app, according to an email Spotify sent to the EU Commission The Verge obtained.

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☆ Jim Cramer says Apple’s new Vision Pro headset just went from ‘boutique to upside surprise’
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-06 | by ( Morgan Chittum | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

The future for Apple's Vision Pro looks promising despite Wall Street's muted enthusiasm. Wall Street doesn't expect the Vision Pro to drive a ton of revenue at first though. Bank of America estimates the Vision Pro could add 46 cents per share to earnings-per-share (EPS) within the next five years. "We tested the Vision Pro and walked away positively from the overall extremely unique and immersive experience," BofA analysts wrote in a Monday research note. While it'll take time, the Vision Pro has the potential to boost sales and earnings in the future.

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☆ Apple iPhone shipments may see 'significant decline' in 2024, analyst says
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-30 | by ( Alex Koller | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Apple CEO Tim Cook holds a new iPhone 15 Pro during the Wonderlust project launch event at the company's headquarters in Cupertino, California, Sept. 12, 2023. Kuo wrote that Apple's weekly shipments in China have dropped by 30% to 40% from a year earlier in recent weeks, "and this downward trend is expected to continue." "Apple may have the most significant decline among the major global mobile phone brands in 2024," Kuo wrote. Samsung has upped shipments of its new Galaxy S24 series this year by 5% to 10% as it sees "higher-than-expected" demand thanks to its AI-powered features, Kuo wrote. Apple, meanwhile, has lowered its shipment forecast for the iPhone 15 in the first half of 2024, he added.

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☆ Initial demand for Apple’s Vision Pro headset could wane, top analyst cautions
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-22 | by ( Alex Koller | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Apple 's Vision Pro quickly sold out after preorders for it opened Friday, but early signs could mean demand is waning, according to top Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo of TF International Securities. He estimated that Apple sold 160,000 to 180,000 Vision Pro units over the weekend. "Popular iPhone models also sell out immediately upon pre-order, and shipping times typically increase to several weeks within hours," Kuo wrote. Kuo wrote in his blog that it "should not be challenging" for Apple to ship 500,000 Vision Pro units in total this year. "Right now, Vision Pro is still a very niche product," Kuo wrote.

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The ruling issued Wednesday by the U.S. Court of Appeals in Washington comes three weeks after it blocked the ban. Apple is still trying to persuade the federal appeals court to overturn the ITC's ruling, but Wednesday's decision means the company is no longer insulated from the U.S. sales ban. The Cupertino, California, company also could negotiate a settlement with Masimo that would clear the way for it to continue selling the Apple Watch models with the blood-oxygen sensor. Having to pull its two top Apple Watches from the U.S. would put a small dent in the company's annual sales of $383 billion. Although the company doesn't disclose the volume of Apple Watch sales, analyst estimate the product accounts for about $18 billion in annual revenue.

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Some of the best iPad deals we saw during Black Friday sold out quickly, so you don't want to sit on the fence too long if you're thinking of buying one. Some iPad Air tablets are also on sale through Cyber Monday; take $100 off the latest iPad Air model with or without cellular connectivity. All Apple iPad Cyber Monday deals are expected to last through at least midnight on November 27, though with how good the discounts are, we recommend snagging them immediately. The best Apple iPad Cyber Monday deals todaySee more Cyber Monday iPad deals on Amazon. Apple iPad Cyber Monday FAQsIs Cyber Monday a good time to buy an iPad?

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☆ Why apple prices plunged in October
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-21 | by ( Danielle Wiener-Bronner | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

But apple prices plunged 7.9%. A Goldilocks year for applesIn general, apple prices dip in the fall, because that’s when they’re harvested and flood the market. An apple orchard near Leavenworth, Washington state. “We have a lot of volume, but I don’t know if we’re gonna be making any money this year.”Though gas prices have fallen, apple farmers have other rising costs, including labor. To cope with rising costs and improve sustainability, many farmers have been making adjustments to how they operate, said Todd Fryhover, president of the Washington Apple Commission, which promotes the state’s apple industry.

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☆ Apple shares give investors waiting to buy an opportunity after an uneven quarter
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-02 | by ( Zev Fima | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +9 min

AAPL YTD mountain Apple YTD Apple shares fell more than 3% after the release. Cash and capital allocation In its September quarter, Apple generated operating cash flow and free cash flow results that were lower than what the Street was looking for. Services, a high-margin business for Apple, reached a new all-time revenue record with growth accelerating to 16% on a year-over-year basis. On the call, CEO Tim Cook said Apple "achieved all-time revenue records across App Store, advertising, AppleCare, iCloud, Payment Services and video as well as a September quarter revenue record in Apple Music." Maestri said Apple achieved "all-time revenue records in the Americas, Europe, and rest of Asia-Pacific and a September quarter record in Greater China.

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☆ Inside Google’s Plan to Stop Apple From Getting Serious About Search
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-26 | by ( Nico Grant | More About Nico Grant | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

For years, Google watched with increasing concern as Apple improved its search technology, not knowing whether its longtime partner and sometimes competitor would eventually build its own search engine. Those fears ratcheted up in 2021, when Google paid Apple around $18 billion to keep Google’s search engine the default selection on iPhones, according to two people with knowledge of the partnership, who were not authorized to discuss it publicly. The same year, Apple’s iPhone search tool, Spotlight, began showing users richer web results like those they could have found on Google. Google quietly planned to put a lid on Apple’s search ambitions. Google’s anti-Apple plan illustrated the importance that its executives placed on maintaining dominance in the search business.

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☆ Top Apple analyst says MacBook demand has fallen 'significantly'
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-18 | by ( Ashley Capoot | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Tim Cook, chief executive officer of Apple Inc., during an event at Apple Park campus in Cupertino, California, US, on Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2023. Top Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo said Wednesday that shipments for the company's MacBook computers will decline around 30% year over year, to 17 million units, during 2023. He said demand for the new 15-inch MacBook Air has slipped "significantly" in the wake of the back-to-school shopping period, and that MacBook shipments during Apple's fourth quarter will be lower than they have been in years past. Apple's fourth quarter has historically been important for the company as consumers purchase devices as part of their holiday shopping. He said shipments of the 15-inch MacBook Air are projected to be down more than 20% this year.

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Google counters that it dominates the market because its search engine is better than the competition – a position that Apple’s Cue supported in his testimony Tuesday. Google also argues that users can, in any event, switch to other search engines with a couple of clicks. And last week, the founder of search engine DuckDuckGo, which has about 2.5% of the search market, testified that his company struggled to compete because of Google's revenue-sharing agreements with Apple and other companies. If he decides Google broke the law, another trial will determine how to rein in Google's market power. The Mountain View, California-based company could be stopped from paying Apple and other companies to make Google the default search engine.

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Eddy Cue, Apple’s senior vice president of services, testified in Washington that Google’s placement as the default search option on the Safari browser across Apple devices was motivated by quality. “I didn’t think at the time, or today, that there was anybody out there who is anywhere near as good as Google at searching,” said Mr. Cue, who was called to testify by the Justice Department. “Certainly there wasn’t a valid alternative.”The Justice Department has accused Google of illegally locking in its monopoly through deals to make its search option the default on Apple, Samsung, Firefox and other platforms. Those partnerships squashed competitors that struggled to get their products in front of consumers, the Justice Department argues.

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☆ Apple exec Eddy Cue is such a big sports fan that he has a grid of 9 TVs at home for watching games
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-23 | by ( Haley Tenore | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Interestingly, Cue didn't mention Apple's upcoming Vision Pro headset in the interview. The Apple Vision Pro headset will be rolling out early next year, according to the company. AdvertisementAdvertisementWatching sports on the Vision Pro headset is like looking into the future. AppleIf you're interested in getting your own Vision Pro headset, Apple says they'll be available "early next year." Apple is also reportedly working on a cheaper version of the headset — the Apple Vision (sans Pro) — to make mixed-reality technology accessible to more people.

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☆ The 101 Best Amazon Prime Day Deals 2023
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-12 | by ( Nick Guy | ) www.wsj.com time to read: +5 min

We’ll be updating this page frequently over the course of Prime Day, so be sure to come back often to see what’s new. They’ll be coming and going throughout Prime Day, and we’ll regularly be updating this section with our favorites as they’re available. Thankfully, third-party retailers including Amazon have no such qualms, and we’re seeing plenty of deals for Prime Day. KitchenMake meal prep more enjoyable from your morning cup of coffee to your after-dinner tipple with these Prime Day deals. Check out these beauty buys on sale for Prime Day and as well as discounted fashion finds recommended by the team at the New York Post.

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☆ Apple loses London appeal in 4G patent dispute with Optis
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-04 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

LONDON, July 4 (Reuters) - Apple Inc (AAPL.O) infringed two telecommunications patents used in devices including iPhones and iPads, London's Court of Appeal ruled on Tuesday, dismissing the tech giant's appeal in a long-running dispute with a U.S. patent holder. Texas-based Optis Cellular Technology LLC sued Apple in 2019 over its use of patents which Optis says are essential to certain technological standards, such as 4G. London's High Court ruled last year that two of Optis' 4G patents were so-called standard essential patents and that Apple had infringed them. Apple appealed against that decision in May, arguing that the two patents in issue were not essential to 4G standards and that it had not infringed the patents. Apple and Optis did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

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☆ Apple to ask US Supreme Court to undo App Store order in Epic Games case
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-03 | by ( Mike Scarcella | Industry Insight | Corporate Attorneys Don T Want To Pay Law Firms For Chatgpt When They Could Use It Themselves | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Circuit Court of Appeals that kept in place most of the order issued in 2021 by U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers. In appeals to the 9th Circuit, Epic challenged key parts of the judge's ruling that favored Apple, while Apple challenged the order concerning the App Store. On Friday, the 9th Circuit rejected petitions from Apple and Epic urging the court to revisit its April decision. Epic Games also can ask the Supreme Court to hear its appeal. Circuit Court of Appeals, No.

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☆ Why are there no photos of Tim Cook and other Apple executives wearing the company's Vision Pro headset?
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-06 | by ( Alistair Barr | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Top Apple reporter Mark Gurman noted there are no photos of Tim Cook wearing the Vision Pro headset. At the end of a busy day covering Apple's latest gadget, reporter Mark Gurman noticed something strange: There were no images of CEO Tim Cook or other Apple executives wearing the company's new Vision Pro headset. "Unless I missed something, it is very curious to me why there are no photos of Tim Cook or other Apple executives actually wearing the Vision Pro. Steve Jobs with the first iPhone APThis time, the Vision Pro device was shown on the faces of various models, who were mostly women. Various theories are being floated on why Cook and other Apple executives haven't been pictured wearing the devices.

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☆ Apple's Vision Pro has a familiar fatal flaw: They are nerd goggles that will make most people look uncool
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-05 | by ( Alistair Barr | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

This is the reality for Apple's Vision Pro mixed-reality headset: It's another pair of nerd goggles that will make most people look decidedly uncool. For now, the Vision Pro has failed to do pull this off. Its hard to imagine Apple Vision Pro ever becoming cool. Would she be impressed by a guy wearing a $3,499 Apple Pro Vision headset? The ultimate goal is probably to pack all the prowess of the Vision Pro into a cool slim pair of glasses.

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☆ Top Apple analyst says iPhone 16 Pro will get an even bigger screen and new periscope camera
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-16 | by ( Ashley Capoot | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Ming-Chi Kuo, a renowned Apple analyst, said in a blog post Tuesday that he predicts that a bigger screen and a periscope camera will be features of the iPhone 16 Pro. Kuo said that the iPhone 16 Pro's display will be "slightly larger" than the screens on the current iPhone 14 Pro and the upcoming iPhone 15 Pro. A periscope camera offers improved zoom capabilities, and Kuo said he expects the iPhone 16 Pro and the even larger iPhone 16 Pro Max to have them. Kuo's comments echo another industry analyst, Ross Young, who said that the iPhone 16 Pro and the iPhone 16 Pro Max will get bigger screens. When another user guessed that the iPhone 16 Pro would increase from 6.1 to 6.4 inches, and the iPhone 16 Pro Max would increase from 6.7 to 6.9 inches, Young replied "close."

☆ Everyone knows Siri is way behind. It's partly why top Apple engineers have jumped ship to Google, report says.
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-28 | by ( Hasan Chowdhury | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Apple is having a hard time convincing workers that Siri can keep up with new AI rivals. Apple lost three top engineers working on AI technology to Google, The Information reported. It's the latest example of how far behind Apple is seen to be on AI versus Google and OpenAI. Apple has lost three top engineers working on ChatGPT-like technology to Google, in a sign the iPhone-maker is struggling to supercharge its AI efforts and Siri as large language models go mainstream. They were personally poached by Google CEO Sundar Pichai after shunning Apple boss Tim Cook's efforts to keep them, the report said.

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