But, if you’ve visited an Apple Store recently, you may have found that you weren’t visiting a magical tech utopia after all. Many customers are now comparing their Apple Store experiences to those they’ve had at a different place: the dreaded DMV.
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France plans to sue Google, Apple over treatment of French software developers
France’s Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said Wednesday in a radio interview that French software developers who create applications for either Google Play Store or Apple App Store have seen unilaterally imposed prices and changes to their contracts by …
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France to sue Google, Apple over developer contracts: minister
… Inc.’s Google unilaterally imposed prices and contract changes on developers selling software on Google Play and Apple’s App Store. “I will therefore be taking Google and Apple to the Paris commercial court for abusive trade practices,” Le …
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Apple to stop iTunes Store access for first-gen Apple TV, Windows XP, and Windows Vista
Tech companies (especially Apple) want us to use the latest products the company has to offer. They want to make money from the sales, but they also develop and implement new technology that older devices can’t support at all (or can’t support it in a …
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Apple to store iCloud keys in China, sparking privacy fears
There are only days until Apple begins storing the data of Chinese iCloud users within China, and concern is mounting about the human rights and privacy implications. A new data center is due to open in China at the end of this month as Apple moves to …
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How Apple Is Trying to Become More than the “iPhone Company”
This app rolls over 200 different magazines subscriptions into one monthly service and has appeared in Apple’s app store for years. It is unclear how much Apple paid for Texture, or how much revenue the latest addition to its Services division might …
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Stanford students protest Apple’s new iPhone for being too addictive
The group, which calls itself ‘Stanford Students Against Addictive Devices,’ held a protest at the Apple Store in Palo Alto, holding up signs with phrases like “Apple HOLDS US CAPTIVE” in an effort to get the tech giant to take phone addiction …
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Refurbished iPhones Turn Cheap Android Phones into Devices Nobody Wants
The refurbished phone market is growing at a really fast pace, according to a new report, and one of the companies to benefit from it is Apple. iPhones are typically very expensive phones that not everyone affords to buy, but refurbished devices bring …
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Refurbished, high-end iPhones are suffocating the growth of cheap new Androids
The fastest growing segment in global smartphones isn’t Google’s vision for super-cheap, simple Android phones. Instead, according to new market data, it’s refurbished high-quality phones that carry a desirable brand but can be sold at a more affordable …
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Apple iPhone 8 Plus Camera Review
As we’re a website for photography fans, let’s start by looking at the iPhone 8 Plus’ cameras. The iPhone 8 Plus’ rear camera is the same 12MP camera you find on the iPhone X and it also features the same two lenses: wide-angle (28mm equivalent) and …
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Samsung Galaxy S9+ vs Apple iPhone X: The Superbowl of smartphones
Samsung unveiled its much-anticipated flagships at the MWC 2018 in Barcelona. Oh boy! Was it worth the wait? Absolutely. Although the new Galaxy S series smartphones don’t bring a new design to the table, they sure have some new tricks under their sleeve …
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Apple, Google see reputation of corporate brands tumble in survey
IPhone maker Apple dropped to 29th from its previous position of No. 5, and Google dropped from 8th to No. 28. Apple had ranked No. 2 as recently as 2016, according to the annual Harris Poll Reputation Quotient poll released on Tuesday. The poll …
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Apple supplier Wistron secures land to build new site in southern India
MUMBAI (Reuters) – A unit of Apple Inc’s Taiwanese contract manufacturer Wistron Corp has won approval from Karnataka to build a new assembly facility in the south Indian state, signaling a potential expansion of iPhone assembly work in India.
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Apple-approved Mac Store app mined crypto-coins
Annoyed users have forced an application to stop mining crypto-coins on Apple’s Mac computers. Calendar 2 was available via the official Mac App store and gave extra features to anyone who let the mining code run. But users voiced complaints about the …
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Apple Seems OK With Currency Miners In the Mac App Store
Apple has yet to block a popular title in the Mac App Store that has openly embraced coin mining, prompting one to ask the question: does Apple allow apps in the Mac App Store if they clearly disclose that they will be mining cryptocurrency? Ars Technica …
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Apple is allowing cryptomining software in the App Store
An app in Apple’s Mac App Store comes with an option to mine cryptocurrencies in exchange for running ad-free. Apple has typically held some pretty tight reins over what apps can appear in their App Store, blocking apps that don’t work as intended or that …
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Apple Music hits 38 million paid subscribers
An Apple logo hangs above the entrance to the Apple store on 5th Avenue in the Manhattan borough of New York City, July 21, 2015. Reuters/Mike Segar Apple Inc’s streaming music service now has 38 million paid subscribers, up from 36 million in February …
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