Apple said it spent $60 billion with 9,000 different parts suppliers and American companies last year, an increase of about 10 percent from 2017. This move, the company said, supported an estimated 450,000 jobs. The company released the news on Monday (Jan. 28), and it...
Apple has changed the guidance for in-app subscriptions, upgrading the design and making it easier to find the guidance and clear and detailed rules. Apple is aiming to make the rules as clear as possible for in-app subscriptions in order to alleviate some of the...
Apple has been granted a patent that would equip future devices with built-in sensors that can detect harmful, poisonous gasses, such as carbon monoxide. According to Patently Apple, “Apple’s patent claim #9 points to a ‘target gas consisting of at least one of ozone (O.sub.3), nitrogen...
Apple suggested its safety features could be beneficial for iPhone sales — by up to $2.3 billion — in the event of catastrophic climate change, according to a new report. The recently-released report was written by Apple and published by CDP, a nonprofit organization that questions...
Apple is expected to get rid of LCD displays for its 2020 line of iPhones, offering completely organic light-emitting diode (OLED) displays. The Wall Street Journal, citing people familiar with the production plans, reported that Apple prefers OLED displays because of their flexible handset design....
Apple is partnering with Johnson & Johnson’s Janssen Pharmaceuticals unit to study whether the Apple Watch can be used to prevent strokes. According to Venture Beat, the study is focusing on the latest version of the Apple Watch and whether it can detect atrial fibrillation...
Apple CEO Tim Cook revealed to employees earlier this month that the company will cut back on hiring for some divisions. Citing sources familiar with the matter, Bloomberg reported that the move is due to weak iPhone sales, as well as the company slashing its...
In an effort to help consumers over the age of 65 to use the Apple Watch as a health tracker, Apple has reportedly been in discussions with private Medicare plans. While no official arrangements have come out of the talks, the tech company was said...
Apple’s discounted battery replacement program may have affected the company’s bottom line in the billions, according to reports. After Apple admitted that it was slowing down aging iPhones based on older batteries, the company offered a solution: It would replace customers’ batteries throughout 2018 at...
