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Apple Considers Podcast Service To Better Compete With Spotify
January 15, 2021

Apple is exploring the addition of a premium subscription podcast tier to become a more competitive rival to Spotify, Bloomberg reported on Friday (Jan. 15), citing sources. The move comes as the tech giant ponders funding original programming, the sources told Bloomberg. For over 10 years...

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Tim Cook Will Allow Parler’s App Store Return With Compliance
January 13, 2021

Social media app Parler can return to the App Store if it complies with Apple’s terms of service, Apple CEO Tim Cook said on CNBC’s Squawk on the Street on Wednesday (Jan. 13). The social network, which is favored by conservatives, was kicked off the...

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Apple Unveils Over $60 Million In Projects To Support Racial Equity
January 13, 2021

Apple is contributing $25 million to a new tech education hub in Atlanta to support Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and is building an Apple Developer Academy in Detroit as part of its recently announced $100 million Racial Equality and Justice Initiative (REJI) to...

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Apple’s App Store 2020 Haul Pegged At $64 Billion
January 10, 2021

Apple‘s App Store had a good year last year, generating over $64 billion, CNBC reported. That’s an increase from the estimated $50 billion from 2019 and $48.5 billion in 2018, according to the report. The numbers from 2020 seem to suggest that the pandemic had...

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Hyundai Stock Surges On Reports Of Talks With Apple Over Electric Cars
January 08, 2021

Apple has been working on electric-vehicle concepts for several years. The iPhone maker has now engaged in talks with Hyundai about cooperation on driverless, electric vehicles, according to media reports. In statements to the press, the South Korean automaker offered no details and said that...

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Apple Supplier Murata Anticipates 5G Phones To Top 500 Million
January 06, 2021

The largest manufacturer of ceramic capacitors for Apple and other smartphone makers, Murata Manufacturing Co., expects requests for 5G wireless devices to exceed 500 million handsets, Bloomberg reported on Tuesday (Jan. 5). “These handset makers are competing to grab our supply capacity once taken by Huawei,...

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Apple App Store Users Spent Record $1.8 Billion Over Holiday Season
January 06, 2021

The Apple App Store rang up some $1.8 billion in sales over the holiday season in the week between Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve, with a record $540 million in sales on New Year’s Day alone.  “Now more than ever before, customers around the...

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Some App Developers Look To Evade Apple’s New Privacy Rules
January 06, 2021

Some mobile app developers are looking for ways to circumvent Apple’s new privacy rules that will require iPhone users to consent to advertising identifiers known as IDFAs tracking their online moves, according to the Financial Times. App developers are reportedly dreading the expected rollout of...

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Apple MacBook Sales Poised For Banner 2021
December 30, 2020

The coronavirus and the new, stay-at-home economy have been a boon for tech companies, including Apple. The tech giant is expected to set a new record in 2021 for MacBook sales, increasing by 10 percent to 17.1 million computers shipped, Cult of Mac reported Wednesday...