“Mobile apps have made air travel a little bit more tolerable, but for a while one of the most-loved airlines had a noticeably missing mobile component. Well, not anymore: Virgin America’s app has finally arrived, and it looks like it was worth the wait.”
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Month: July 2016
Apple just sold its billionth iPhone
“One billion iPhone devices have officially been sold now since Steve Jobs unveiled the magical smartphone back in 2007, the company revealed today.”
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Former Apple engineers build app to take on iCloud
“Apple’s iCloud platform is getting fresh competition this week from some of its former former engineers that want to completely change the way content is stored on your iPhone.”
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Reports reaffirm non-moving Home button for iPhone 7 with haptic feedback simulating clicks
“If you believe certain analysts, supply chain chatter and reports from outlets like Mac Otakara, Apple’s next iPhone will feature an all-digital, touch-sensitive Home button flush with its front face.”
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The Dyson 360 Eye is the best robotic vacuum, which is why it’s $1,000
“Mike Aldred was hired by high-end appliance maker Dyson in 1998 with the goal of creating a robotic vacuum. Aldred was familiar with founder James Dyson’s legendary perfectionism, but even that didn’t prepare him for the task that lay ahead.”
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Apple’s Q3 in charts and commentary
“Apple continued its grin-and-bear-it slog though a brutal year of quarterly financial results Tuesday, thanks to the incredible success of the iPhone 6 raising the bar so high that every single year-over-year comparison is destined to look tiny.”
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Apple Q3 2016 Results: $42.4 Billion Revenue, 40 Million iPhones, 10 Million iPads Sold
“Apple has just published their financial results for Q3 2016, which covered the three months from April to June 2015. The company posted revenue of $42.4 billion. The company sold 10 million iPads, 40 million iPhones, and 4 million Macs, earning a quarterly net profit of $7.8 billion.”
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Apple is turning Carpool Karaoke into an Apple Music series
“Apple is turning Carpool Karaoke, the Late Late Show with James Corden segment that regularly goes viral, into its own TV show, which will air on Apple Music. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Apple has ordered 16 episodes, which will be released weekly once the series is ready.”
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Apple brings back Bob Mansfield to reportedly run its car project
“Apple is going back to its old hardware boss to run the biggest hardware project it has ever attempted. Bob Mansfield, Apple’s former hardware engineering chief, has taken over the Apple Car project, known internally as “Project Titan,” according to The Wall Street Journal.”
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Verizon to buy struggling Internet giant Yahoo for a reported $4.83 billion
“Monday, both Yahoo and Verizon Wireless said that the nation’s leading wireless carrier will be buying Yahoo’s operating business for a reported $4.83 billion.”
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