WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. consumers may be about to directly feel the effects of the trade fight started by U.S. President Trump with China and other countries this year when a new list of Chinese imports to be taxed is announced in coming days.
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As usual, Apple Store logos and shirts go green to celebrate Earth Day
Earth Day is on Sunday – a day devoted to raising environmental awareness and expressing support for measures to protect the environment. Apple is doing its bit to raise awareness of the day by turning its store logos green and swapping out the usual …
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… stores to teach customers how to better use their Apple products, and the company also offers in-store repairs and support at the “Genius Grove.” The Apple retail tag covers everything from new retail developments to unique products that Apple offers.
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Apple has a new iPhone-destroying robot called Daisy that can disassemble 200 phones in an hour
Apple announced they have a new robot called “Daisy” that takes apart iPhones for the valuable materials within. It can disassemble 200 iPhones per hour, according to Apple. Greenpeace, the environmental group, said Apple should focus on designing longer …
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Apple has a new iPhone-destroying robot called Daisy that can disassemble 200 phones in an hour (AAPL)
Apple announced they have a new robot called “Daisy” that takes apart iPhones for the valuable materials within. It can disassemble 200 iPhones per hour, according to Apple. Greenpeace, the environmental group, said Apple should focus on designing longer …
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Apple celebrates Earth Day by debuting Daisy, the recycling robot
The promotion will run from April 19 through April 30. Consumers who donate certain devices can also get credit toward an in-store purchase or Apple gift card.
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Apple might have a new iPhone SE in the works
Apple has raised hopes that it might be preparing a new iPhone SE after tech bloggers seized on a filing by the company on Wednesday. In a Russian-language regulatory filing with the Eurasian Economic Commission (EEC), first spotted by French website …
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We put Apple’s iPhone X up against Google’s Pixel 2 — and Apple’s phone is still king
You’ll be looking at your phone’s screen several times a day for years, and thankfully both the iPhone X and Pixel 2 have cutting-edge displays. The iPhone X’s 5.8-inch OLED (organic light emitting diod) screen has a resolution of 2,436 × 1,125 pixels for …
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Apple pulls app used by teenagers to hide photos behind a calculator amid police investigation
Apple has removed from the App Store a controversial app that poses as a calculator and allows users to hide secret photos. The Calculator% app is popular with teenagers, but has been criticised by child welfare experts and is part of an investigation by …
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Apple iOS App Store is trouncing Google Play in services, subscriptions
Apple’s U.S. customers installed 45 new iPhone apps in 2017, a growth of 10 percent over last year, while Services revenue from In-App Purchases and Subscriptions expanded by 23 percent–driven by games, music and video streaming and dating services.
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Apple planning a news subscription service similar to Apple Music, sources say
Currently, Apple sells subscriptions for iCloud storage and Apple Music. It also gets a cut of subscriptions sold by third-party apps on the App Store. The company could also choose to turn its original video content efforts into its own Netflix-like video …
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Thief Arrested Shoplifting From Greenwich Apple Store: Police
GREENWICH, CT — An 18-year-old Yonkers, NY man was arrested on a charge of sixth-degree larceny on April 12 after he allegedly shoplifted items from the Apple Store on Greenwich Avenue, according to Greenwich police. Boubakar S. Toure was apprehended by …
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Apple is reportedly readying a monthly subscription service for news (AAPL)
The line item, which includes iCloud, Apple Music, and App Store revenue, posted $30 billion in sales for 2017. Apple executives have said they plan to hit a target of $50 billion in services revenue by 2021. Apple previously emphasized magazines as a key …
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Russia wants Apple to ban secure, encrypted messaging app Telegram from App Store
“Russia’s state telecommunications regulator wants Apple and Google to remove the Telegram messenger app service from their respective app stores,” Luke Dormehl reports for Cult of Mac. “This follows a recent court decision in which a Russian judge …
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Apple has an iPhone design problem it’s getting harder to solve
Apple made waves in 2016 when it decided to get rid of the iPhone’s headphone jack, and again in 2017, when it announced the iPhone X would have a virtual home button. Apple is reclaiming as much of the iPhone exterior as it can, so what could be next on …
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Updates to the Milan Apple Store Construction site reveal the Amphitheater’s Screen and more
Late last month Patently Apple posted a report that provided an update in the construction of the Apple Piazza Liberty store in Milan that will offer an amphitheater situated on the roof of the Apple store which is below ground level. Today two more great …
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‘Father of the iPod’ Tony Fadell suggests 3 features Apple could add to the iPhone to fight device addiction
Technologist Tony Fadell, who founded Nest and worked on the original iPod, is worried about device overuse. In an editorial for Wired UK, he suggested some features Apple could build into future iPhones to fight device addiction. One of his ideas is an …
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