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Apple Will Use Drones To Improve Maps, Add Indoor Navigation
December 02, 2016

No less a tech behemoth than Apple is looking to use drones in its own operations, in a move that Bloomberg said seeks to boost the firm’s Maps service. This would be a shot across the location-mapping bow of Google, the newswire said earlier this...

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iPhones To Get Curvy, Maybe
November 29, 2016

Where does the time go? Next year marks the 10th anniversary of when the first-generation iPhone was released. And rumors allege that one of next year’s iPhone models could come with a thinner, curved screen (and not like when the iPhone 6 warped in users’ pockets)....

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Apple’s China Struggle
November 28, 2016

Bloomberg said last week that two firms in China have upset the Apple (smartphone) cart as of late, having garnered attention and market share in that country. The two firms have been challenging Apple and Samsung for users in China, targeting local stores that “dominate sales in...

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Apple Stores Users’ Call Data For Months
November 18, 2016

Sigh. Here we go again. In a surprising revelation (that really should surprise exactly no one), a Russian forensic security firm found that Apple automatically stores its iPhone users’ call and iMessage data and for as long as four months. Elcomsoft — which reached notoriety...

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Apple Patent Implies It Wants Siri To Be Part Of iMessage
November 18, 2016

Taking a page from Google and its virtual assistant, Google Assistant, Apple is gearing up to incorporate Siri into its own messaging service. According to a report by TechCrunch examining a new Apple patent, the patent indicates Apple wants Siri to be integrated into iMessage, explaining...

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Complaints Mount About iPhone In China
November 16, 2016

According to the China Consumers’ Association (CCA), an increasing number of consumer requests are emerging for an investigation of iPhone — particularly the 6 and 6Plus models. This comes after a number of complaints that the devices switch off and can never again be turned...

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Bailout For Japan Display?
November 14, 2016

In a bailout that may be reminiscent of days not long ago when the government came to the rescue of any number of firms during the Great Recession, an Apple supplier may be on the prowl for a lifeline. The company is Japan’s largest panel...

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Fake Retail Apps Are Here, Just In Time For Christmas
November 07, 2016

The holiday season has arrived — meaning sales, snowflakes, good cheer, Christmas carols and fraudsters working day and night to break open your bank account through a variety of creative means. One of this year’s favorites so far, according to reports in The New York Times,...

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Still Slumping iPhone Sales Expected To Pressure Suppliers In 2017
November 07, 2016

The new predictions from KGI’s Ming-Chi Kuo are out — and less than bullish on Apple. The latest iPhone sales forecast predicts that overall, iPhone 7 lines will be down in 2017 — pushed mainly by weak demand in China, slow shipment volume of 4.7″ iPhones in 1Q17,...