We aren’t buying enough new iPhones. That’s why Apple is expected to tell investors something it’s never had to say before during its quarterly earnings call: iPhone sales likely dropped for the first time since the game-changing device went on sale in 2007. That drop isn’t a surprise to those who’ve been listening. Apple CEO …
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Luis Perez carefully frames his photo to get the best shot for Instagram. Gripping his white cane in one hand and his iPhone in the other, Perez squints at the screen and points the display toward the sunset. His iPhone speaks: “One face. Small face. Face near top left edge.” Perez snaps several photos and then puts his iPhone back …
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Looks like delaying Apple court sessions is becoming a trend. U.S. District Judge Lucy Koh late Tuesday granted Samsung’s motion to put a damages retrial on hold until the Supreme Court can review the case. The trial was scheduled to start Monday in San Jose, California, and would have taken about a week. The delay comes only a couple days …
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Apple’s years-long fight with Samsung Electronics over design patents will make its way to the US Supreme Court. The nation’s highest court on Monday agreed to review the case, the first time it has looked at a design patent case since the 1800s. Samsung filed a request with the Supreme Court in December to re-examine the case after losing in …
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It’s Apple event time. For the second year in a row, Apple will host a product launch in March. Last year’s event was all about the Apple Watch. This year’s will focus on two of Apple’s more established product lines — the iPhone and iPad. The company is expected to introduce a smaller iPhone and a smaller version of the …
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Apple shouldn’t have to comply with a search order for an iPhone used by one the San Bernardino, California, terrorists because the Constitution forbids it, the company said Tuesday. In a reply to a Department of Justice filing from Thursday, Apple said that the All Writs Acts — the 227-year-old law invoked to compel Apple to assist the FBI — …
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Apple’s biggest product news next week just may be small — a smaller iPhone, that is. The electronics giant will host an event at 10 a.m. PT Monday at its headquarters in Cupertino, California. Expect lots of device talk, including updates to Apple’s most important product lines, the iPhone and iPad. Don’t hold your breath for a new Apple Watch. …
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The battle between Apple and the FBI just got a lot more heated. Bruce Sewell, Apple’s top attorney, on Thursday ramped up his criticism of the government, accusing the US Department of Justice of taking a “cheap shot” and waging a smear campaign. His remarks were made in response to a Justice Department filing earlier that day that took a …
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The wind picked up and rain started to fall just as I got to the San Mateo gas station. The thought of fumbling with my wallet while standing in the cold made me shudder. Fortunately, I was getting a demo of how Apple Pay works at ExxonMobil gas pumps. I now can pay for gas or a car wash from …
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OK, so everyone in the wireless industry is talking about 5G. Why should I care? 5G aims to be 100 times faster than our current wireless technology and even speedier than what Google Fiber offers through a physical connection to the home. The incredible speeds and responsiveness achieved with 5G open up new possibilities, and the technology had people buzzing …
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