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 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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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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Apple’s HomePod Could Become The Next Apple Watch [Opinion]
However, the HomePod has been referred to as a “flop” by some sources. According to Bloomberg, many Apple Store workers claim that inventory has been piling up and low sales have pushed the company to cut orders with the manufacturer. “At first …
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Man speaks out after wild brawl breaks out at Apple Store in Texas mall
A wild fight broke out in the middle of the expensive gadgets at an Apple Store in a Texas mall on Tuesday night, and it was all caught on camera. Now we’re hearing from the couple who fought with security, and why one of them was put in handcuffs for …
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Man in brawl at Apple Store in Baybrook Mall says he was wrongly accused of shoplifting
A man at the center of a brawl inside the Apple Store at Baybrook Mall said that the whole thing was a misunderstanding. Julio Gonzalez told ABC13 the fight broke out over an Apple headset on Tuesday night. “It’s just a misunderstanding,” Gonzalez said.
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Apple Store staffers to mark Earth Day with green shirts starting this week
“Apple Store employees will celebrate Earth Day by again wearing green shirts instead of traditional navy blue for the next few weeks,” Joe Rossignol reports for MacRumors. “Apple has already provided many of its retail employees with the new uniform …
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Man speaks out after wild brawl breaks out at Apple Store in Baybrook Mall
A wild fight broke out in the middle of the expensive gadgets at the Apple Store at Baybrook Mall on Tuesday night, and it was all caught on camera. Now we’re hearing from the couple who fought with security, and why one of them was put in handcuffs for …
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Apple HomePod hit by sluggish sales in struggle to compete with Amazon Echo, Google Home
Inventory is piling up, according to Apple store workers, who say some locations are selling fewer than 10 HomePods a day. Apple declined to comment. Apple had an opportunity to put the HomePod at the centre of a new ecosystem of smart home and other …
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Apple’s HomePod speaker looks like a flop
The report cited Apple Store workers who said some locations sell fewer than 10 HomePod speakers a day. The HomePod’s weakness is that its Siri and Apple Music exclusivity make it a hard sell as a smart speaker for anyone who isn’t fully invested in …
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Apple Stores relying on in-store contractors to catch up on iPhone battery service backlog
It’s no secret that Apple Stores have struggled to keep up with demand for iPhone battery replacements, and it appears the company is trying a new strategy to reduce repair times for customers with affected iPhones. 9to5Mac has heard from multiple Apple …
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Apple Store Employees to Celebrate Earth Day With Green Shirts Starting This Week
Apple Store employees will celebrate Earth Day by again wearing green shirts instead of traditional navy blue for the next few weeks. Apple’s retail chief Angela Ahrendts with employees ahead of Earth Day in 2017
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