Those who buy a new iPad, iPhone or Mac will get one year of its streaming service, Apple TV Plus, for free, Apple CEO Tim Cook said at the company’s iPhone event, Tuesday. Apple TV Plus launches in Nov.1 and will otherwise cost $4.99 per month for a family subscription. It will be available in more …
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This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. At its annual September event this morning, Apple showed off the next major release of its wearable OS, WatchOS 6. At the event, held at the Steve Jobs Theater at its campus in Cupertino, California, Apple also rolled out new iPhones, iPads, Apple Arcade, the Apple …
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There are a lot of efforts trying to rein in advertising tech that tracks you online, and the newest option is coming from the ad industry itself. The IAB Tech Lab, a partner to the Interactive Advertising Bureau that has long represented online ad companies, proposed a new digital token on Wednesday designed to offer a better balance between advertisers’ …
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Get ready for the iPhone 11 on Sept. 10. Apple sent invitations to the media on Thursday for its next big product launch. It plans to introduce its newest devices and services at 10 a.m. PT at the Steve Jobs Theater in Cupertino, California. The iPhone may be a tougher sell this year. Apple isn’t expected to change the basic design …
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As fires continue to consume the Amazon rainforest for a fourth week, Apple CEO Tim Cook pledged aid from his company without specifying a dollar amount. “It’s devastating to see the fires and destruction ravaging the Amazon rainforest, one of the world’s most important ecosystems. Apple will be donating to help preserve its biodiversity and restore the Amazon’s indispensable forest across …
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In a series of tweets on Friday, President Donald Trump said US companies should “immediately start looking for an alternative to China.” The message appears to have hit tech stocks hard, with shares in Apple and several US chipmakers dropping. Shares of Apple fell about 4.1%, CNBC reported Friday. Qualcomm chips declined 2.7%, while Nvidia lost 4.8%, and Advanced Micro …
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US President Donald Trump’s escalating trade war with China will make it harder for Apple to compete with Samsung. That was the basis of Apple CEO Tim Cook’s message to Trump when the two had dinner on Friday, according to Trump. Apple would be hit by new tariffs set to come into effect Sept. 1 because its products are largely …
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Wonderscope, an augmented reality storytelling app for Apple devices, added a new interactive experience to its library of immersive, educational stories Tuesday: Clio’s Cosmic Quest brings young readers along for a journey with a cute purple space particle (who’s dealing with a jerk in her nebula) as she learns about stars, supernovas and our solar system. Wonderscope is one of the first …
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The global smartwatch market is experiencing what one analyst called “impressive” growth. And Apple is still leading the way, by a wide margin. Manufacturers shipped 12 million smartwatches during the second quarter of 2019, a 44% increase over the same quarter last year, market analyst Strategy Analytics reported Tuesday. Much of that growth is attributable to consumers increasingly accessorizing their …
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Eager to get an Apple Card? Invites are now rolling out, at least to some select few. After CEO Tim Cook announced the card would arrive in August, Apple on Tuesday began the initial deployment of its new branded credit card, sending out email invites to some of those who signed up to be “notified” that the card was indeed …
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