Apple hasn’t dramatically changed its iPhone design in two years, but customers don’t seem to care. The world’s highest-valued company reported another record-setting quarter, thanks to strong sales of the iPhone 7 and 7 Plus. Apple broke its record for most iPhones sold in a quarter, hitting 78.3 million, ahead of analysts’ expectations. Also on …
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Samsung’s got a secret weapon for its Galaxy S8 with Qualcomm’s latest chip, but will it work? The Galaxy S8 will be the first phone to feature the Snapdragon 835. Qualcomm has boasted about new features like longer battery life, faster charging and gigabit LTE speeds. But maybe there’s a reason why Samsung’s competitors are choosing to stick with the …
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Super Mario Run, Nintendo’s first mobile game, was supposed to be a smashing success. But although it’s hit 78 million since its December 15 release on the iPhone last year, only 5 percent of players paid the $10, £8 0r AU$15 to unlock the full game, Bloomberg reported. (Get Nintendo’s full earnings report here.) The 5 percent figure is about …
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Government rules that would put an end to set-top box rental fees are likely dead. Ahead of the agency’s open meeting Tuesday, the new chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, Ajit Pai, removed the proposed rules from a list of items to be considered by the FCC. At a press conference following the agency’s open meeting, Pai wouldn’t comment on …
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Apple is back on top. The company overtook Samsung as the world’s top smartphone vendor in the final three months of 2016, according to Strategy Analytics. The iPhone maker captured 18 percent of the global market in the December quarter, said the firm. Apple on Tuesday reported it sold 78.3 million iPhones in the fourth quarter, snapping a three-quarter streak …
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Amazon is making a major investment to boost its air delivery capabilities. The world’s largest e-retailer plans to spend $1.49 billion to create its first worldwide air cargo hub at the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky Airport in Hebron, Kentucky, the company and state officials said Tuesday. The new hub is slated to create up to 2,700 new full- and part-time jobs. The …
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Familiarity breeds comfort. At least, that’s the case with the iPhone 7. Apple hardly changed the body of its flagship phone, yet consumers cozied up to the device like never before. Apple sold more iPhones than ever before — 78.3 million — and snapped a three-quarter streak of iPhone unit sales declines. Analysts had expected the company to sell 78 …
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Two years ago, analysts couldn’t find enough glowing adjectives to describe Apple’s fiscal first-quarter results. “Stunning,” “outstanding” and a “monster” were among their reactions to Apple’s blowout quarter. Another simply said, “Wow!” The iPhone 6 and 6 Plus, Apple’s first big-screen phones, drove the company to top Wall Street’s highest expectations. Apple sold more iPhones than it ever had before …
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Now playing: Watch this: Apple’s ‘theater mode’ debuts on a smaller screen 1:24 Get ready to be a little less annoyed by all of those Apple Watches in movie theaters. Maybe. Apple on Monday introduced a beta version of its WatchOS 3.2 software to developers, letting them take advantage of new features Apple will eventually distribute to all Apple Watch …
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Apple’s online tool meant to help prevent the use of lost or stolen iPhones may have actually aided phone thieves. Apple has removed the Check Activation Lock Status page from iCloud.com. The change was noted Sunday by MacRumors. The page let people check the status of an iPhone, iPad, or iPod Touch by plugging in the IMEI (International Mobile Equipment …
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