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Apple revenue boosted by services, iPhone sales drop
Apple service products such as streaming and cloud continued to make gains while iPhone sales dropped, according to the company’s latest results. The tech giant posted quarterly revenue of $53.8 billion (£44.3 billion) in the three months to June 29, an increase of 1% from the same period in 2018. Net profit fell from $11.5…
Apple buys Intel’s smartphone modem division for $1 billion
Apple is to acquire chipmaker Intel’s smartphone modem division for $1 billion (£803 million). The agreement comes three months after Apple ended a long-running dispute with one of Intel’s rivals, Qualcomm, to ensure it would have a pipeline of chips it needs for future iPhones to work on ultrafast 5G wireless networks. The truce prompted…
Heatwave causes iPhone handsets to display temperature warning screen
As the UK set a new record temperature for July, it’s not just people who are feeling the heat but electronic devices too, with some iPhone users reporting their handsets struggling to deal with the weather. With the mercury reaching 36.9C (98.4F) at Heathrow Airport on Thursday afternoon, some iPhone owners have been taking to…
Apple denies favouring its own apps in App Store search results
Apple has denied claims that it favours its own apps when ranking search results for its own App Store. An investigation by the Wall Street Journal suggested that Apple apps would appear higher in search results than better-reviewed downloads from third-party competitors. It claimed that Apple’s own apps were ranked first in 60% of categories…
Apple urges older iPhone and iPad users to update to avoid GPS bug
Apple is to roll out software updates to some older devices in order to avoid a bug that could prevent them from using GPS. The company has told users of some iPhone and iPad models introduced in 2012 or earlier to update the software on their devices before the beginning of November to ensure they…
Apple previews new designs for World Emoji Day
Apple has released previews of a number of new emoji due to be rolled out later this year – including a range of disability-themed designs – to mark World Emoji Day. The new emoji, which include characters in different types of wheelchair, as well as designs showing a partially-sighted person with a cane and a…
Bill Gates: Steve Jobs ‘cast spells’ to motivate Apple staff
Bill Gates has said Apple co-founder Steve Jobs “cast spells” to motivate staff and prevent the company from going out of business. The Microsoft co-founder and longtime rival of the late Apple boss said Jobs was able to “mesmerise” people to work harder, but admitted his notoriously tough management style was not one others should…
British iPhone designer Sir Jonathan Ive to leave Apple
Tim Cook and Jonathan Ive look at the Mac Pro at the Apple Worldwide Developers’ Conference (Jeff Chiu/AP) Sir Jonathan Ive who designed the iPhone, iPod and Mac is leaving Apple after more than 20 years – saying it is a “natural” time to go. Known widely as Jony Ive,…
Apple commissioning considerable UK content for Apple TV+
Apple is commissioning “a considerable amount of content” from the UK creative community for the its upcoming video streaming platform, a senior executive for the company has said. Former BBC One and Channel 4 boss Jay Hunt told the Lords Communications Committee that the iPhone maker had spent millions of pounds commissioning with British production…