Apple reports record $234 billion revenue in FY 2015, 231M iPhones, 55M iPads sold

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Apple has reported revenue of $51.5 billion with a net profit of $11.1 billion in their earnings for the financial year Q4 2015 that ended September 26, 2015. Revenues were up 22% and earnings per share up 38% year-over-year. For the fiscal year 2015, Apple reported revenue of 234 billion, up 28%, and 58 billion dollars over 2014. It sold over 300 million devices in the year, including 231 million iPhones, 55 million iPads, and 21 million Macs and increased its global market share for both iPhone and Mac. In FY Q4 2015 it sold 48 million iPhones, up 22% year over year, 9.8 million iPads and 5.7 million Macs. Continue reading “Apple reports record $234 billion revenue in FY 2015, 231M iPhones, 55M iPads sold”

Apple faces $5M lawsuit over WiFi Assist feature that eats cellular data

Apple is yet again facing a class action lawsuit and this time it is over one of its new iOS 9 feature. A California based couple has sued Apple for not warning its users that the new Wi-Fi assist feature eats huge chunk of cellular data.

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Google Chrome for iOS gets Split View multitasking feature

Google Chrome has updated its iOS app with new iOS 9 multi tasking feature. The latest update that bumps the app to version 46.0 brings Split View multitasking feature to iPad Air 2 or mini 4.

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Apple Watch launching in India on November 6

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There were reports of Apple launching the Apple Watch in India in September, but it didn’t happen. Apple launched its flagship iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus smartphones in India last week. Today Apple Watch page on Apple India website has been updated from “coming soon” tag to “Available 6/11”, which is November 6th. Continue reading “Apple Watch launching in India on November 6”

Apple releases iOS 9.1 update, adds over 150 new emojis and Live Photos improvements

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Apple has released iOS 9.1 update for the iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch devices, few week after releasing iOS 9.0.2 update. The update brings 150 new emoji characters with full support for Unicode 7.0 and 8.0 emojis, Live Photo improvements and includes several bug fixes and improvements for these devices. It also brings three new planet wallpapers and includes security updates that break the recent iOS 9 Pangu jailbreak. Check out the complete changelog below. Continue reading “Apple releases iOS 9.1 update, adds over 150 new emojis and Live Photos improvements”

Apple removes over 250 apps from the App Store that collected users’ personal info

Apple has taken down more than 250 apps from the App Store that were accessing and storing personal information, like Apple ID and device serial numbers, according to a report by SourceDNA.

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Apple iPad mini 4 now available in India starting at Rs. 28900

Apple iPad mini 4Apple introduced the iPad mini 4 along with the iPad Air Pro at its event in California last month. Now the tablet is available for purchase from online retailer Infibeam at the same price of last year’s iPad mini 3. The iPad mini 4 has the same 7.9 inch Retina Display with 2048×1536 resolution seen on last year’s iPad mini 3 with Retina Display, but this has Apple A8 chip with M8 motion co-processor. Touch ID fingerprint sensor and other internals similar to the iPad Air 2. Continue reading “Apple iPad mini 4 now available in India starting at Rs. 28900”

Apple iPhone 6s Plus Unboxing

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Apple introduced the iPhone 6s Plus smartphone at an event San Francisco last month, along with the iPhone 6s. Both the phones went on sale in India yesterday starting at Rs. 62,000 and Rs. 72,000, respectively. We managed to get the iPhone 6s Plus from the US, which was shipped to us yesterday. Check out the unboxing video. Continue reading “Apple iPhone 6s Plus Unboxing”

Intel reportedly has a workforce of over 1,000 working on chips for next iPhones

Intel has more than 1,000 engineers working on the Intel 7360 LTE modem for Apple’s iPhone 7 devices, as per a latest report from Venturebeat.

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Apple ordered to pay $234 million to University of Wisconsin over patent infringement

A US federal jury has ordered Apple to pay $234 million to University of Wisconsin over patent infringement case. The case involved Gurindar Sohi and Terani Vijaykumar, both electrical and electronics engineering graduates of Birla Institute of Technology and Science (BITS), Pilani.

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Apple iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus launched in India starting at Rs. 62000 and Rs. 72000

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Apple has launched its flagship iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus smartphones in India, as it promised. The new iPhone 6s and 6s Plus have 4.7-inch (1334 x 750 pixels) and 5.5-inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) displays, respectively with new 3D Touch technology that senses the pressure you apply to the display to offer different features. Continue reading “Apple iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus launched in India starting at Rs. 62000 and Rs. 72000”

Apple launches new 21.5-inch Retina 4K iMac in India for Rs. 123900

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Apple has launched a new 21.5-inch iMac with Retina 4K Display with 9.4 million pixels, 4.5 times more than the standard 21.5-inch iMac display in India. It has a 3.1GHz quad-core Intel Core i5  (Turbo Boost up to 3.6GHz) with Iris Pro Graphics 6200 and 1TB hard drive, compared to the 1.6GHz dual-core Intel Core i5 processor (Turbo Boost up to 2.7GHz) with Intel HD Graphics 6000 and 1TB of hard drive on the standard 21.5-inch iMac model. Continue reading “Apple launches new 21.5-inch Retina 4K iMac in India for Rs. 123900”

Airtel to offer iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus in India, introduces iPhone Infinity plans with free 4G data

Airtel has finally announced that it will offer the iPhone 6s and the iPhone 6s Plus smartphones in India. It has already started taking pre-orders for the new iPhones at its stores and will start selling them from October 16th, which is the launch date of the new iPhones in India. Continue reading “Airtel to offer iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus in India, introduces iPhone Infinity plans with free 4G data”