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Apple Switches Up Its App Store Tipping Option
June 12, 2017

As Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) concluded last week, we saw a myriad of new product and service announcements from the tech giant. Aside from the latest Apple Watch or MacBook Pro updates, Apple also announced a significant change to its App Store policy updates...

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Apple’s Rumored New iPhone Speed Slows Down Shares
June 12, 2017

While the Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) generally has eye-catching, flashy news that causes Apple’s stocks to soar, that wasn’t entirely the case this past week. Following the WWDC news, Apple’s new iPhone speed is of particular interest to many. There is rumored to be much slower speeds for...

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Apple To Launch Business Chat For iMessage Platform
June 07, 2017

In Apple news this week: While full details won’t be revealed until this Friday at the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC 2017), there are grumblings about the company’s soon-t0-be-announced Business Chat offering. In an effort to attract businesses onto its iMessage platform, this new feature will...

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Michelle Obama On Empowerment At Apple WWDC 2017
June 06, 2017

Former First Lady Michelle Obama made a surprise appearance at Apple’s Worldwide Developer Conference (WWDC 2017) today (June 6, 2017). During an hourlong session with Apple’s CEO, Tim Cook, and moderated by Apple’s vice president of environment, policy and social initiatives, Lisa Jackson, Michelle Obama...

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Pacific Crest: Investors Better Off Owning Alphabet, Citing Weak iPhone 2017 Sales
June 06, 2017

Apple saw Pacific Crest Securities downgrade its investment rating on the stock to sector weight from overweight, saying in a research note to clients that while Apple is expecting strong performance out of the iPhone 8 cycle, it’s not factoring in the chance that iPhone sales...

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Siri Says Hi To HomePods And Apple Goes P2P
June 06, 2017

All eyes were on San Jose yesterday (Monday, June 5) as Apple kicked off its annual Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC 2017) and gave the world its first preview of its 2017 roadmap, its Amazon Echo killer, the HomePod, and its Venmo killer, P2P payments via iMessage....

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Apple To Boost Siri Presence In Race Vs. Amazon
June 05, 2017

Apple will boost Siri’s presence across the app universe, with deployment across a greater number of them, Reuters reported. The strategy behind the expansion is one where Apple is seeking to staunch the competition posed by Alexa, the competing voice assistant offered by Amazon. Apple...

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Apple Finally Gets Into The Voice-Activated Speaker Game
June 01, 2017

Apple has started manufacturing a Siri-controlled smart speaker — and might even be ready to debut it at the company’s annual developer conference in June. Sources tell Bloomberg News that the device — which will not be ready to ship until later in the year — will...

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iPhone Market Shares Fall
May 30, 2017

As the company works to reach a $1 trillion valuation, Apple saw its worldwide smartphone market share dip in the first quarter due to increasing competition out of China. According to Fortune Magazine, Apple owned 13.7 percent of the smartphone market in the first quarter, putting...