“Apple chief executive Tim Cook said on the company’s quarterly earnings call today that he views litigation as a “last resort” but that Apple “didn’t see another way forward” in the company’s recent lawsuit against chip-maker Qualcomm.”
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Month: January 2017
15 interesting points from Apple’s Q1 2017 earnings call
“Apple announced the financial results for its fiscal first quarter of 2017 this afternoon, and the numbers for the holiday period are pretty good. The company beat Wall Street estimates by putting up a record 78.3 million iPhone sales and more than $78 billion in revenue.”
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Apple’s record Q1 2017 earnings: 78.3M iPhones, 13.1M iPads, $78.4B revenue
“Apple on Tuesday reported its [fiscal] Q1 2017 earnings, offering a look at its performance over the all-important 3-month holiday quarter. To the surprise of some analysts, the company beat Wall Street’s expectations by posting 78.3 million iPhone sales and $78.4 billion in revenue.”
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Alto’s Adventure creators announce a game that captures the true essence of skateboarding
“Just like Alto’s Adventure has distilled the essence of snowboarding into a wonderfully executed iPhone, iPad and Apple TV title, their next project promises to do the same for skateboarding.”
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TwelveSouth’s new MagicBridge accessory joins your Apple Keyboard and Magic Trackpad 2
“TwelveSouth is introducing the next generation of its MagicWand accessory known as the MagicBridge. The small tray houses both your Apple Magic Keyboard and Trackpad 2 to create a unified control surface for your Mac. Head below for all the details:”
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Apple Music becomes official sponsor of FC Bayern Munich
“Apple Music has announced its entry into the world of high profile sport sponsorship, by agreeing a sponsorship deal with top German soccer club FC Bayern Munich.”
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Why Activation Lock is no longer checkable via iCloud
“My guess is it’ll get replaced with a more secure system, though I’m not sure how such a system could be made available to the general public the way the iCloud tool was without suffering from the same abuse.”
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Starbucks Adds Voice with iOS Beta and Alexa Skill
“Starbucks has started a limited beta test of voice-assisted ordering via its iOS app. The beta is currently limited to 1000 users but will expand through the summertime. Android support is slated for later this year.”
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Tim Cook: Trump’s immigration freeze will hurt Apple
“In a message sent to Apple employees, Tim Cook notes that he is concerned about President Donald Trump’s recent executive order limiting immigration from seven Muslim-majority countries.”
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How to speed up a slow Mac
“How do you make a slow Mac faster than ever? By cleaning up the software and improving the hardware! Bits rot and atoms age. As time goes on, your software will slow down and your hardware will chug under the weight of age. It’s inevitable. But that doesn’t mean you have to give in.”
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