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Apple TV Plus orders 'Harriet the Spy' series with Beanie Feldstein in lead
The show, based on Louise Fitzhugh's classic children's book series of the same name, has received a series order from the streamer
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Apple inks deal with Martin Scorsese for Apple TV+ exclusive films, shows
This will be Scorsese's second production for any OTT platform, the first being The Irishman on Netflix
Tim Cook hits billionaire status as Apple's market value nears $2 trn
Apple's share price rose almost 5% last week, leaving the company Jobs co-founded 44 years ago in his parents' California home on the cusp of stock-market milestone: a market value of nearly $2 trn
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Apple dominated India's premium smartphone segment with 48.8% share in Q2
The iPhone 11 and iPhone XR together accounted for 28 per cent shipments in this segment in Q2, said the IDC report
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Apple iMac gets SSDs across variants, Retina 5K display, and other upgrades
The 27-inch iMac, 21.5-inch iMac and iMac Pro now starts at Rs 169,900, 99,900 and Rs 464,900, respectively. These products will be available in Apple Authorised Resellers later in August
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Apple's circuit board supplier AT&S reports 13.2% rise in Q1 core profit
The chipmaker forecasts profitability growth on strong demand from smartphone makers
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Chinese artificial intelligence firm files $1.4 bn lawsuit against Apple
The lawsuit marks the continuation of a row that has been ongoing for nearly a decade
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Apple plans to move 10% of its global manufacturing to India in 5 yrs
Move will help the company shift production from China, where around 95 per cent of its mobiles are currently manufactured
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Apple grows 25% as global smartphone market declines in second quarter
The smartphone market worldwide fell to 285 million units, a second consecutive quarter of freefall
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Apple beats Saudi Aramco, becomes most valuable publicly listed firm globally
After reporting blockbuster quarterly results, Apple's stock surged over 10% on Friday to end the session at $425.04, putting its market capitalisation at $1.82 trillion
New iMac to HomePod 2: Here's everything Apple may launch in next 3 months
The company is also expected to unveil a renewed AirPower charging mat, and smaller wireless charger AirPower Mini, as well as AR based Apple Glass
Wall Street slips on fears of economic pain due to rising Covid-19 cases
Netflix's shares fell 7.2% after it forecast slower-than-expected subscriber growth during the third quarter and weighed the most on the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq.
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Apple wins tax battle with EU as court annuls order to pay $15 billion
The decision is a setback for European efforts to clamp down on what the authorities believe is anti-competitive behaviour
Crunch time for Apple in fight against $15 billion European Union tax order
The European Commission said Apple benefited from illegal state aid via two Irish tax rulings that artificially reduced its tax burden for over two decades
US slaps 25% additional duty on French goods over digital tax row
The US move follows a US Section 301 probe, which concluded the French tax discriminates against US tech firms such as Google, Facebook and Apple Inc
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Apple iPhone 12 to have 'high-end' lenses in rear camera for better imaging
Apple's upcoming iPhone 12 is likely to feature high-end lens arrays in the rear camera to improve image quality
Traders thought Apple had 'holy grail' of oil data, but the quest continues
On-the-spot gasoline consumption figures would change the way oil markets trade, because it is "the holy grail of metrics," said Patrick DeHaan, head of petroleum analysis at GasBuddy
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Apple catches TikTok reading user clipboards; won't do now, says Chinese app
Chinese short-video making app TikTok has announced it will no longer automatically access user clipboards on Apple iPhones after iOS 14 in Beta exposed the app's constant reading of user clipboards
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iOS 14 lets users with impaired hearing set alerts for important sounds
Apple has added a few smart features to the latest version - iOS 14 - intended for use by people with vision and hearing impairments.
Apple Inc to close 14 stores in Florida as coronavirus cases rise
The company said earlier this week it would again close seven stores in the Houston area after cases rose there
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