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Apple to update developers, possibly signal split from Intel

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Apple Inc (AAPL.O) on Monday will hold its annual conference for software developers, rolling out new features in its operating systems for iPhones and iPads and possibly signaling a departure from Intel Corp’s (INTC.O) almost 15-year... More »

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Apple launches new MacBook Pro with updated keyboard

(Reuters) – Apple Inc on Monday launched an updated version of its MacBook Pro with modified keyboards, as the laptop line had faced criticism for typing-related problems, while boosting performance and adding storage. Apple said here its new lineup of MacBook... More »

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Apple expands services business to markets in Africa and beyond

(Reuters) – Apple Inc (AAPL.O) on Tuesday said it would expand its App Store, Apple Music and other services to dozens of new markets in Africa, the Middle East and beyond in the biggest geographical expansion of its services in almost a decade. Apple said it ... More »

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Apple works with White House to release ‘COVID-19’ app, website

(Reuters) – Apple Inc and the White House said on Friday that the iPhone maker worked with the Trump administration and federal agencies to release an app and website that will direct users to guidance from the Centers for Disease Control on the disease caused... More »

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Apple delays movie theater release of ‘The Banker’

(Reuters) – Apple Inc is delaying the planned December movie theater release of movie “The Banker,” one of its first original films, a source close to the company said on Friday, amid ongoing concerns about the period drama. The movie’s debut on Apple’s newly ... More »

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AppleTV+ debuts streaming TV service with Oprah and Aniston

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Apple TV+, the iPhone maker’s entry into the crowded streaming TV market, debuts on Friday as the first “all-original” subscription video service, according to Apple Inc (AAPL.O) Chief Executive Tim Cook. All of the programming is origi... More »

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Apple will seek theater deals for movies before streaming: WSJ

(Reuters) – Apple Inc plans to give its feature-length film productions extended theatrical releases before making them available on its streaming TV service, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday. Citing people familiar with the matter, the Journal said ... More »

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Disney CEO Bob Iger resigns from Apple board as TV battle looms

(Reuters) – Apple Inc (AAPL.O) said on Friday that Walt Disney Co (DIS.N) Chief Executive Officer Bob Iger had resigned from the company’s board of directors on Sept. 10 as the two companies prepare to compete head-to-head in the streaming television business.... More »

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Apple’s app store eyed in U.S. Congress antitrust probe

(Reuters) – The U.S. House Judiciary Committee on Friday requested information from Apple Inc Chief Executive Tim Cook as part of an investigation of competition in digital markets. The lawmakers in a letter sought information related to Apple’s App Store, whi... More »

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Apple has sour reaction to Goldman Sachs’ analyst note

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Apple Inc APPL.O struck out at a Goldman Sachs Group Inc (GS.N) analyst on Friday in a relatively rare public dust-up between a blue chip Wall Street firm and its client. The disagreement came after Goldman Sachs analyst Rod Hall criticize... More »

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Apple’s new, lower priced iPhone draws tepid response in Asia

HANGZHOU, China/SEOUL (Reuters) – Apple Inc’s (AAPL.O) new, lower priced iPhone that comes with a faster processor but lacks 5G technology disappointed Asia, where cheaper and feature-packed handsets from rivals are already available. The iPhone 11, launched o... More »

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Apple reveals triple-camera iPhone- $5 monthly streaming TV…

CUPERTINO, Calif. (Reuters) – Apple Inc (AAPL.O) caught up with hardware rivals on Tuesday by revealing a triple-camera iPhone, and it rolled out a streaming TV service priced at $5 a month, undercutting Disney and Netflix. The announcements came at the compan... More »

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Apple CEO warns Trump about China tariffs, Samsung competition

(Reuters) – President Donald Trump said on Sunday that he had spoken with Apple Inc’s Chief Executive Tim Cook about the impact of U.S. tariffs on Chinese imports as well as competition from South Korean company Samsung Electronics Co Ltd. Trump said Cook “mad... More »

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U.S. to deny tariff relief for Apple Mac Pro parts from China: Trump

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday said his administration would not grant Apple Inc any relief for tariffs on parts made in China for its Mac Pro computer and later added he thought the firm would build a plant in Texas. “Apple will ... More »

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Developers sue Apple over App Store practices

(Reuters) – Two app developers on Tuesday sued Apple Inc over its App Store practices, making claims similar to those in a lawsuit brought by consumers that the U.S. Supreme Court recently allowed to proceed. California-based app developer Donald R. Cameron an... More »

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Huawei founder says he would oppose Chinese retaliation against…

(Reuters) – Huawei Technologies’ founder and Chief Executive Ren Zhengfei told Bloomberg bloom.bg/2HT7DUY that retaliation by Beijing against Apple Inc was unlikely and that he would oppose any such move from China against the iPhone maker. When asked about ca... More »

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Ovations, hugs and soaring speeches as Apple embraces Hollywood

(Reuters) – Apple Inc brought in Oprah Winfrey, Steven Spielberg, Jennifer Aniston and Jason Momoa to talk up its new television streaming service at a Hollywood-style event on Monday marked by standing ovations, hugs and soaring rhetoric. The event ended almo... More »

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Apple TV+ joins crowded market for streaming options

(Reuters) – Apple Inc unveiled its Apple TV+ original content streaming service and Apple TV Channels subscription service on Monday without a price tag, making it difficult to evaluate how the new ventures will stack up to Netflix Inc and other competitors. T... More »

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Apple invites Hollywood to Silicon Valley in TV push

SAN FRANCISCO/LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Apple Inc is expected to finally lift the curtain on Monday on a secretive, years-long effort to build a television and movie offering designed to compete with big media companies and boost digital services revenue as iPho... More »

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Apple’s Cook to China: keep opening for sake of global economy

BEIJING (Reuters) – Apple chief executive Tim Cook nudged China on Saturday to open up and said the future would depend on global collaboration, as the United States and China remained locked in a bitter trade dispute. “We encourage China to continue to open u... More »

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Apple Watch detects irregular heart beat in large U.S. study

(Reuters) – The Apple Watch was able to detect irregular heart pulse rates that could signal the need for further monitoring for a serious heart rhythm problem, according to data from a large study funded by Apple Inc (AAPL.O), demonstrating a potential future... More »

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Apple infringed three Qualcomm patents, jury finds

(Reuters) – Mobile phone chip supplier Qualcomm Inc on Friday won a legal victory against iPhone maker Apple Inc, with a jury in federal court in San Diego finding that Apple owes Qualcomm about $31 million for infringing three of its patents. Qualcomm last ye... More »

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Apple says Spotify wants benefits of a free app without being free

(Reuters) – Apple Inc on Thursday responded to Spotify Technology SA’s complaint with EU antitrust regulators, saying the audio streaming service “wants all the benefits of a free app without being free”. Spotify, launched a year after Apple unveiled its first... More »

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Apple demanded $1 billion for chance to win iPhone: Qualcomm CEO

SAN JOSE, California (Reuters) – Qualcomm sought to become the sole supplier of modem chips for Apple’s iPhone to recoup a $1-billion “incentive payment” that Apple insisted on, not to block rivals from the market, Qualcomm’s chief executive testified on Frida... More »

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Apple cuts first-quarter production plan for new iPhones by 10…

(Reuters) – Apple Inc (AAPL.O), which slashed its quarterly sales forecast last week, has reduced planned production for its three new iPhone models by about 10 percent for the January-March quarter, the Nikkei Asian Review reported on Wednesday. That rare for... More »

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Exclusive: Foxconn to begin assembling top-end Apple iPhones in…

MUMBAI/DELHI (Reuters) – Apple Inc will begin assembling its top-end iPhones in India through the local unit of Foxconn as early as 2019, the first time the Taiwanese contract manufacturer will have made the product in the country, according to a source famili... More »

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Apple rebuilds mapping app, but will still tap TomTom

(Reuters) – Apple Inc is rebuilding the widely used mapping application on its iPhones from the ground up with its own dataset, but Amsterdam-based TomTom NV will continue to be a data provider for Apple’s maps app, Cupertino, California-based Apple told Reute... More »

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Apple approves update to messaging app Telegram amid Russia flap

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Apple has approved an updated version of the Telegram messaging service, a day after Telegram complained that it had been prevented from getting software improvements into the hands of iPhone owners worldwide. Telegram Chief Executive... More »

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Apple said to have chosen OLED for new iPhones- Japan Display…

TOKYO/SEOUL (Reuters) – Apple Inc has decided to use OLED screens in all three new iPhone models planned for next year, according to South Korea’s Electronic Times – a report that sent shares in Japan Display tumbling 10 percent. Japan Display, one of the main... More »

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Apple and Buffett saw value, and acted

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Apple Inc (AAPL.O) was not the only one to leap on a chance to buy its stock at a fat discount last quarter as Warren Buffett stepped in to scoop up an additional 75 million shares for Berkshire Hathaway (BRKa.N) at the same time. Bet... More »

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Buffett owns 5 percent of Apple. He’d like to own more

OMAHA, Neb. (Reuters) – Warren Buffett said he would be happy if his conglomerate Berkshire Hathaway Inc owned more than 5 percent of Apple Inc’s stock, including if the iPhone maker bought back more of its shares. Buffett made his assessment before tens of th... More »

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Apple hits record high after Buffett’s Berkshire increases stake

(Reuters) – Apple Inc’s stock hit an all-time high on Friday after Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc disclosed it bought an additional 75 million shares of the iPhone maker in the first three months of the year. Buffett’s increased stake, which was confi... More »

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Apple says all its facilities now powered by clean energy

(Reuters) – Apple Inc (AAPL.O) on Monday said it had achieved its goal of powering all of the company’s facilities with renewable energy, a milestone that includes all of its data centers, offices and retail stores in 43 countries. The iPhone maker also said n... More »

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Dialog expects to supply chips to Apple through 2020: CEO in paper

FILE PHOTO: Dialog semiconductor logo is pictured at a company building in Germering near Munich, Germany August 15, 2016. REUTERS/Michaela Rehle/File Photo FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Dialog Semiconductor (DLGS.DE) expects Apple (AAPL.O), its top customer, to use i... More »

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Apple Music U.S. subscriber growth outpacing Spotify: WSJ

Customers enter the Apple store on 5th Avenue beneath an Apple logo in the Manhattan borough of New York City, July 21, 2015. REUTERS/Mike Segar NEW YORK (Reuters) – Apple Music is on track to overtake Spotify by number of U.S. subscribers, the Wall Street Jou... More »

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Apple’s user base grows, but analysts probe for more detail

FILE PHOTO: An Apple Store staff shows Apple’s new iPhones X after they go on sale at the Apple Store in Regents Street, London, Britain, November 3, 2017. REUTERS/Peter Nicholls/File Photo (Reuters) – In its quarterly earnings report on Thursday, Apple Inc ga... More »

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Some Chinese Apple users warned by firm on dodging new data law

FILE PHOTO: A woman looks at the screen of her mobile phone in front of an Apple logo outside its store in Shanghai, China July 30, 2017. REUTERS/Aly Song/File Photo BEIJING (Reuters) – Some Chinese users of Apple Inc’s (AAPL.O) products who have created Apple... More »

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SEC mixes message on Apple shareholder proposals, activists say

FILE PHOTO: A customer looks at her Apple iPhone X at an Apple store in New York, U.S., November 3, 2017. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson/File Photo BOSTON (Reuters) – Apple Inc was allowed to disregard one activist shareholder proposal on greenhouse gas emissions but t... More »

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Amazon Prime Video now available on Apple TV

The Amazon TV button on a remote control is shown in this photo illustration. Picture taken November 10, 2017 REUTERS/Mike Blake (Reuters) – Amazon.com Inc and Apple Inc have partnered to bring the Amazon Prime Video app to Apple TV in more than 100 countries,... More »

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Qualcomm files new patent infringement complaints against Apple

A sign on the Qualcomm campus is seen, as chip maker Broadcom Ltd announced an unsolicited bid to buy peer Qualcomm Inc for $103 billion, in San Diego, California, U.S. November 6, 2017. REUTERS/Mike Blake (Reuters) – Qualcomm Inc (QCOM.O) said on Thursday it ... More »

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Dialog shares tank on report Apple to design own power chips

FILE PHOTO: The new iPhone X is pictured at the Apple Store Marche Saint-Germain in Paris, France, November 3, 2017. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier/File Photo FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Apple is designing its own power-management chips for use in iPhones as early as 2018, ... More »

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EU takes Ireland to court for not claiming Apple tax windfall

The European Commission said on Wednesday it was taking Ireland to the European Court of Justice for its failure to recover up to 13 billion euros ($15.3 billion) of tax due from Apple Inc (AAPL.O), a move labeled as "regrettable" by Dublin. More »

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Apple, Amazon bid for James Bond film rights- Hollywood Reporter

The film franchise features Bond, James Bond. And Apple Inc and Amazon.com Inc have joined a bevy of suitors bidding for distribution rights for the lucrative movies depicting the exploits of Britain's famed fictional spy, the Hollywood Reporter said on Wednes... More »

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Google, Apple face off over augmented reality technology

Alphabet Inc's (GOOGL.O) Google on Wednesday unveiled tools to make augmented reality apps for mobile devices using the Android operating system, setting up its latest showdown with Apple Inc's (AAPL.O) iPhone over next-generation smartphone features. More »

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Apple sets up China data center to meet new cyber-security rules

FILE PHOTO: A 3D printed Apple logo is seen in front of a displayed cyber code in this illustration taken March 22, 2016. Apple Inc on Wednesday said it is setting up its first data center in China, in partnership with a local internet services company, to com... More »

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Apple adds Virgin to U.S. carrier lineup as Virgin ditches Android

A customer views the new iPhone 7 smartphone inside an Apple Inc. store in Los Angeles, California, U.S., September 16, 2016. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson Apple Inc will soon start selling wireless plans from Virgin Mobile USA, the first new carrier offered by the i... More »

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Apple`s Cook tells MIT graduates: temper technology with humanity

Apple CEO Tim Cook waves after speaking during Commencement Exercises at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S., June 9, 2017. REUTERS/Brian Snyder Apple CEO Tim Cook on Friday warned graduates at MIT, a pioneer in fields... More »

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Apple debuts HomePod speaker to bring Siri into the living room

Members of the media photograph a prototype Apple HomePod during the annual Apple Worldwide Developer Conference (WWDC) in San Jose, California, U.S. June 5, 2017. REUTERS/Stephen Lam Apple Inc (AAPL.O) on Monday introduced the HomePod, a voice-controlled spea... More »

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Amazon-Apple TV deal shows tough road to cooperation for tech rivals

Tim Cook, CEO, speaks about Amazon during Apple’s annual world wide developer conference (WWDC) in San Jose, California, U.S. June 5, 2017. REUTERS/Stephen Lam A deal bringing Amazon Prime Video to Apple TV, announced on Monday at Apple Inc’s developer confere... More »

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Apple self-driving car testing plan gives clues to tech program

An Apple logo is seen in a store in Los Angeles, California, U.S., March 24, 2017. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson – RTX32LL4 Apple Inc outlined a plan to train operators of self-driving cars in documents submitted to California regulators earlier this month, the lates... More »

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Apple considers bidding for Toshiba`s chip business: report

FILE PHOTO: An Apple logo is seen in a store in Los Angeles, California, U.S., March 24, 2017. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson/File Photo Apple Inc (AAPL.O) is considering teaming up with its supplier Foxconn to bid for Toshiba Corp’s (6502.T) semiconductor business, p... More »

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Australian regulator sues Apple alleging iPhone `bricking`

FILE PHOTO: A customer tries on a new iPhone 7 Plus in Australia’s flagship Apple store in Sydney, September 16, 2016 as the iPhone 7 range goes on sale for the first time. REUTERS/Jason Reed Australia’s consumer watchdog has sued Apple Inc (AAPL.O) alleging i... More »

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Apple says to add two more R&D centers in China

FILE PHOTO: An Apple logo hangs above the entrance to the Apple store on 5th Avenue in the Manhattan borough of New York City, July 21, 2015. REUTERS/Mike Segar/File Photo Apple will set up two new research and development centers in Shanghai and Suzhou in Chi... More »

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Berkshire Hathaway gains $1.6 billion from its huge bite of Apple

FILE PHOTO – An Apple iPhone 7 and the company logo are seen in this illustration picture taken in Bordeaux, France on February 1, 2017. REUTERS/Regis Duvignau/File Photo Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc (BRKa.N) is sitting on more than $1.6 billion of ... More »

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Tech breakthroughs take a backseat in upcoming Apple iPhone launch

FILE PHOTO – An Apple iPhone 7 and the company logo are seen in this illustration picture taken in Bordeaux, France on February 1, 2017. REUTERS/Regis Duvignau/File Photo When Apple Inc (AAPL.O) launches its much-anticipated 10th anniversary iPhone this fall, ... More »

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Apple breaks intraday record high for first time since 2015

An Apple logo hangs above the entrance to the Apple store on 5th Avenue in the Manhattan borough of New York City, July 21, 2015. REUTERS/Mike Segar/File Photo Apple Inc’s share price hit an intraday record high on Tuesday for the first time in almost two year... More »

Ireland accuses EU of exceeding power in Apple tax case

The logo of Apple is seen at a store in Zurich, Switzerland November 22, 2016. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann Ireland accused the European Commission on Monday of exceeding its powers and interfering with the EU member’s national sovereignty over tax affairs in ruling ... More »

With bylaw tweaks, Apple grants activist one of three wishes

The logo of U.S. technology company Apple is seen in Zurich, Switzerland April 5, 2016. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann Apple Inc’s board relaxed some rules for director nominations by outside investors but stopped short of broader changes sought by an activist sharehol... More »

Apple shows ambition to get into self-driving car race

An Apple logo hangs above the entrance to the Apple store on 5th Avenue in the Manhattan borough of New York City, July 21, 2015. REUTERS/Mike Segar/File Photo Apple Inc (AAPL.O) is wading in to the debate over regulation of self-driving cars, declaring it is ... More »

NBCUniversal in deal to sell ads for Apple News

An Apple logo hangs above the entrance to the Apple store on 5th Avenue in the Manhattan borough of New York City, July 21, 2015. REUTERS/Mike Segar/File Photo Comcast Corp’s NBCUniversal will begin selling ads for Apple Inc’s News app next year in an exclusiv... More »

Apple loses patent retrial to VirnetX, owes $302.4 million

The Apple Inc. store is seen in Los Angeles, California, U.S., September 16, 2016. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson A federal jury in Texas on Friday night ordered Apple Inc to pay more than $302 million in damages for using VirnetX Holding Corp’s patented internet secu... More »