Apple acquires machine learning and AI startup Turi for around $200M

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Apple has acquired artificial intelligence and machine learning startup Turi Inc, according to a latest report from Geekwire. The deal is said to be finalized at around $200 million. Continue reading “Apple acquires machine learning and AI startup Turi for around $200M”

Apple Music for Android sheds beta tag, gets equalizer and bug fixes

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Apple Music for Android was first launched in beta in November last year. The music streaming service which has been receiving lot of updates and improvement over the past 9 months has officially come out of beta. Continue reading “Apple Music for Android sheds beta tag, gets equalizer and bug fixes”

Apple Watch 2 tipped to sport thinner One Glass Solution display

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Apple is said to make an important change in the display of its next generation watch. A new report from Digitimes says Apple Watch 2 will sport a thinner display.

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Apple hires former BlackBerry automotive software exec Dan Dodge for Car Project: Report

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Apple has been tight lipped about its secret car project for few years now. However, the company has been making some important appointments for its car project. A new report from Bloomberg says that Apple has hired Dan Dodge, the former head of BlackBerry Ltd.’s automotive software division.

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Apple iPhone sales surpass 1 billion units globally

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At the fiscal Q3 2016 earnings yesterday, Apple confirmed that it has sold 988.15 million iPhones till June. At the employee meeting in Cupertino, CEO Tim Cook has confirmed that Apple sold the billionth iPhone last week. Continue reading “Apple iPhone sales surpass 1 billion units globally”

Apple iPhone sales in India up 51% YoY, says Tim Cook

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Apple just announced earnings for the financial year Q3 2016 that ended June 25, 2016. The company CEO Tim Cook said in earnings call that iPhone sales in India have increased 51% from the same period in 2015.

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Apple reports $42.4 billion revenue in FY Q3 2016, iPhone sales continue to fall

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Apple has reported revenue of $42.4 billion with a net profit of $7.8 billion in their earnings for the financial year Q3 2016 that ended June 25, 2016. Revenues were down 14.5% year-on-year and earnings per share were $1.42. It sold 40.4 million iPhones, 9.95 million iPads, and 4.25 million Macs during its fiscal third quarter of 2016. Continue reading “Apple reports $42.4 billion revenue in FY Q3 2016, iPhone sales continue to fall”

Apple iPhone 7 could release in the week of September 12

Apple is all set to unveil its next iPhone in September. It will release in the week September 12th, according to @evleaks. The iPhone 6s and the iPhone 6s Plus were introduced on September 9th last year and went on sale on September 25th, after the pre-orders began on September 12th. It is not clear if the release mentioned in the tweet is the date of the event or the availability of the phone.
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Apple and Samsung rank highest in customer satisfaction for smartwatches and fitness bands

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Apple has been ranked highest among manufacturers of smartwatches, and Samsung among manufacturers of fitness bands, according to the J.D. Power 2016 Fitness Band Device Satisfaction Report and J.D. Power 2016 Smartwatch Device Satisfaction Report.
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Apple to ditch 16GB variant for next iPhone in favour of 32GB: WSJ

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Apple is finally doing away with the 16GB variant for its upcoming iPhone which could be called as iPhone 7. According to a latest report from the Wall Street Journal, Apple will start the base model of iPhone 7 from 32GB.

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