Friday, 28 April 2017 Apple Inc has held talks with payments industry partners about launching a money-transfer service. The service will allow iPhone owners to transfer money digitally to other iPhone users. It will announce the new service later this year but the announcement and launch date may not yet …
Read More »Facebook to develop app for television set-top boxes
Wednesday, 1 February 2017 FACEBOOK Inc is creating an app for television set-top boxes, including Apple Inc’s Apple TV. The world’s biggest online social network is also in discussions with media companies to license long-form, TV-quality programming. Facebook declined to comment. An app for set-top boxes would bring Facebook closer …
Read More »US$1billion investment in SoftBank tech fund confirmed by Apple
Thursday, 5 January 2017 Apple Inc confirmed on Wednesday its plans to invest US$1bil (RM4.4bil) in a tech fund being set up by Japan’s SoftBank Group Corp. SoftBank has said it is investing at least US$25bil (RM112.2bil) in the fund and has been in talks with Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment …
Read More »iPhone production slash in first quarter of 2017
Saturday, 31 December 2016 NEW YORK: Apple Inc will trim production of iPhones by about 10% in the January-March quarter of 2017. The company had slashed output by 30% in January-March this year due to accumulated inventory, the paper said. Apple’s shares were down 0.84% in midday trading, in line …
Read More »Apple to establish R&D centers in Indonesia
Saturday, 10 September 2016 US-based technology giant Apple intends to establish two research and development (R&D) centers in Indonesia within three years. It has not specified the locations, but one is expected to be in Java and another outside Java. Apple and the Indonesian government had been intensively discussing …
Read More »Some Chinese greet arrival of iPhone 7 with a shrug
Friday, 9 September 2016 As Chinese smartphone vendors such as Huawei and Oppo scramble to offer cheaper alternatives with competitive functions, experts say local consumers are less willing to wait in long lines for a new iPhone. The iPhone 7 will be available in China on Sept 16, although online …
Read More »Apple Watch with focus on fitness
Thursday, 8 September 2016 SAN FRANCISCO: Two years after unveiling the Apple Watch with apps and styles that tried to appeal to every need and every customer, Apple Inc has honed its marketing strategy, debuting a second generation product aimed squarely at the health and athletic audience. The focus …
Read More »Apple unveils iPhone 7
Thursday, 8 September 2016 SAN FRANCISCO: Apple Inc unveiled an iPhone 7 with high-resolution cameras and no headphone jack at its annual launch event Wednesday, though the biggest surprise was the debut of a three-decade-old Nintendo game franchise, Super Mario Bros, on the smartphone. While shares of Apple barely …
Read More »Apple sets to reveal iPhone 7, many waiting for 8
Wednesday, 7 September 2016 SAN FRANCISCO: The iPhone 7 is expected to make its global debut on Wednesday, but many consumers and investors are already setting their sights on Apple Inc’s 2017 version of the popular gadget, hoping for more significant advances. At its annual product launch in San Francisco …
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