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by Anne LEC’HVIEN and Adam PLOWRIGHT Agence France-Presse PARIS, France (AFP) — French prosecutors have launched a probe into Japanese printer maker Epson for alleged planned obsolescence in its products, using landmark consumer legislation that campaigners hope to turn against Apple as well. The investigation, confirmed to AFP by a legal source on Thursday, was opened in November and is being led by anti-trust and consumer protection specialists in the French economy ministry under the […]
SAN FRANCISCO, California, United States (AFP) — Apple’s board has instructed chief executive Tim Cook to use only private aircraft “in the interests of security and efficiency” at the world’s most valuable company, regulatory documents show. A filing with securities regulators this week said the board determined that its CEO must use private aircraft for “all business and personal travel.” The policy was implemented in 2017 “in the interests of security and efficiency based on […]
HONG KONG, China (AFP) — Asian markets edged upward Wednesday in thin holiday trading, with investors shrugging off a negative Wall Street lead as fears over lackluster iPhone demand eased, and commodities rose. Shares in Apple, the biggest US company by market capitalisation, had slumped 2.5 percent Tuesday, mirroring a move by its Asian suppliers, after a report in Taiwan’s Economic Daily warned of weak demand for the iPhone X. But that slide was arrested […]
SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) — Apple on Thursday confirmed what some conspiracy theorists suspected, that it intentionally slows performance of older iPhones as batteries weaken from age. The admission played into concerns that Apple was stealthily nudging iPhone users to upgrade to newer models by letting them think it was the handsets that needed replacing and that it was not just a matter of getting new batteries. “Our goal is to deliver the best […]
NEW YORK, United States | AFP) — Apple is in talks to buy the popular song recognition app Shazam as the tech giant tries to compete with streaming leader Spotify, TechCrunch reported Friday. The technology news site, quoting unnamed sources, said that the deal could be announced Monday with financial terms not yet clear. A spokeswoman for Apple declined comment. Since its founding in 1999, Shazam has offered a high-tech solution to listeners’ longtime agony […]
(Reuters) — Apple is designing its own power-management chips for use in iPhones from as early as 2018, according to the business daily, Nikkei. The news sank the shares of Apple’s current supplier, Dialog Semiconductors, in Frankfurt, even though Dialog said its business relationship with Apple hasn’t changed. But it’s a good move for Apple, says Chief Strategy Officer & Head of Technology Research, GBH Insights’ Daniel Ives. “So, I think there’s two sort of […]
SHANGHAI, China (AFP) — Skype has apparently joined the lengthening list of internet communication tools on China’s blacklist, with Apple saying Wednesday it was ordered to clear its download store of apps that violate national laws. Skype is no longer available for download on the China Apple Store or Android sites, with Chinese web-users saying it had been gone for weeks. “We have been notified by the Ministry of Public Security that a number of […]
by Olivia Hampton Agence France Presse WATCH, United States (AFP) — It all began by accident. After hurting his wrist, artist Oilhack started mixing paints, oil and soap in a bowl, experiments that eventually morphed into brightly colored moving seascapes in a collaboration with fellow Frenchman Thomas Blanchard that Apple used to promote its iPhone X. In their US debut, the pair, who form the WeAreColorful collaborative, are bringing an immersive experience — filling the […]
PARIS, France (AFP) — Apple, Bono and Queen Elizabeth II are just a few of the big names and companies revealed in the Paradise Papers leak who have reportedly shifted money across the globe to cut tax. The spotlight on the tax affairs of the rich and powerful comes after a trove of documents was released by the US-based International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ), detailing secretive offshore deals that, while not illegal, are embarrassing […]
SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) — Apple shifted much of its offshore wealth in the face of a tax crackdown on a haven it had in Ireland, according to reporting Monday on the Paradise Papers on the iPhone maker’s tax strategy. After the US technology colossus stated publicly in 2013 that it was paying its proper share of taxes, it moved the bulk of its untaxed overseas cash to the Channel Islands jurisdiction Jersey, the […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The US Supreme Court on Monday upheld a $120-million patent award Samsung was ordered to pay Apple in the latest ruling in a series of legal skirmishes between the top two smartphone makers. The US justices let stand without comment a 2016 appeals court verdict reinstating the award for Apple, which sued Samsung over patents for “slide to unlock” and other features used on smartphones. The case is separate from […]
BEIJING, China (Reuters) — Wen Qinle, a 29-year-old mobile accessory shop owner in China, who has been in the business for ten years, said that he had stocked-up forty cases and one hundred screen protectors for Apple’s iPhone X which launched on Friday (November 3). The businessman is expecting the latest iteration of the iPhone to help lift sales after Apple said pre-orders for the the ten-year edition handset have been “off the charts”, following […]
