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Instapaper Drops Apple Watch App in Latest iOS Update
Instapaper discontinued its Apple Watch app with its latest iPhone app update, but the iPhone and iPad versions are sticking around.
Report Says this is the Year Apple Stops Including the Lighting Headphone Adapter with iPhones
It’s looking like this is the year Apple will stop including the Lightning to 3.5 mm headphone jack adapter with new iPhones.
France Enacts Smartphone Ban for Schools
While it sounds like students can still bring one, they have to be turned off.
Scientists Just Routed The Entire Internet Through One Optical Cable
It maxed out at a mind-boggling data transfer rate of 661Tbps (terabits per second).
Apple Didn't Just Hit $1 Trillion Market Cap Despite what the Stocks App Says
Apple’s own Stocks app says the company market cap is already over US$1 trillion. The app is wrong because Yahoo Finance hasn’t updated its AAPL share count yet.
Apple's Stock Up Over $203, Inching Closer to $1 Trillion Market Cap
Apple’s stock is hovering over US$203 Thursday morning, which means the company is getting closer to hitting a $1 trillion market cap.
Walgreens Announces Digital Health Platform
Perhaps feeling the heat from Apple’s forays into health, the pharmacy chain’s Find Care Now platform will be available online and in its app.
Chase ATM Apple Pay Support Available at 16,000 Terminals
Chase now supports Apple Pay at nearly all 16,000 of its ATMs so customers can withdraw cash without inserting their credit or debit card in the machine.
Snapchat Releases Voice Activated Lenses
Depending on the lens, you can say words like hi, love, wow, and ok, and the lens will animate.
Apple Pay in Germany, CVS, 7-11 Coming This Fall
At first, CVS removed support for mobile payments in favor of the CurrentC service.
Apple's Stock Finally Tops $200
Apple’s stock topped US$200 for the first time on Wednesday since its 7-for-1 stock split in 2014.
Facebook, Instagram Apps Getting Screen Time-like Activity Management
The Facebook and Instagram apps are getting their own activity and usage time management controls, much like Screen Time settings in iOS 12 on the iPhone and iPad.
Apple's Wearables Revenue Up 60% in Q3 2018
Apple’s wearables business, which includes Apple Watch, AirPods, and Beats headphones, is rising quickly with a 60% revenue increase year over year.
Apple CEO Bags on Trump Tariffs, Calls them a Consumer Tax
Tim Cook called out Donald Trump’s tariffs on imports from China on Tuesday saying they amount to a tax on consumers.
Apple Pay Transactions Top 1 Billion in Q3 2018
The total number of Apple Pay transactions during Apple’s 2018 third fiscal quarter topped the 1 billion mark, beating both PayPal and Square.
Apple's App Store Revenue Twice as Much as Google Play Store
Apple’s App Store brought in almost twice as much revenue in the first half of 2018 than the Google Play store.
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Apple Turns in Record June Quarter Driven by iPhone, Services, and Wearables [Update]
Apple reported a record June quarter on Tuesday, with record revenues of $53.3 billion, up 17% year over year, and record earnings per share of $2.34, up 40% year over year. [Update: This article was updated with more information.]
Apple Releases macOS Mojave Public Beta 4
Mojave is Apple’s latest version of macOS and is expected to ship this fall.
Apple Opposes Cupertino Tax Proposal on Employee Count
Apple says that the US$70 million it spent on public benefits in Cupertino should allow the company to be exempt from the tax.
Apple Releases iOS 12 Public Beta 4 for iPhone and iPad
Apple released iOS 12 Developer Beta 5 for the iPhone and iPad on Monday, and now iOS 12 Public Beta 4 is available.
What Shared Board Members Mean for Corporations
Of the top 50 companies in the S&P 500, 78% are directly connected via one or more board members.
Logitech Buying Popular Microphone Maker Blue
Logitech is expanding its foothold in the audio market again by purchasing microphone and audio gear maker Blue in a US$117 million deal.
iOS 12 Developer Beta 5 Confirms HomePod Speaker Phone Feature
iOS 12 developer beta 5 confirms HomePod will get iPhone speaker phone support for making and answering calls this fall.