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CTA, Other Tech Groups Back Apple Over Smartphone Privacy
The Consumer Technology Association (CTA) and three other technology groups filed an amicus brief to support Apple in overturning a court order to help...
Apple Sets The Date For A ‘Small’ Event: Here’s What We Expect
Apple will be downsizing at a planned March 21 event where it’s expected to launch a 9.7-inch version of the 12.9-inch iPad Pro tablet...
Unlocked Smartphone Market Keeps On Growing
U.S. unlocked smartphone shipments grew 140 percent in the U.S. to a record 14.6 million units in 2015, and sales will grow another 58...
Bill Gates breaks with tech industry over FBI’s iPhone hack request
Microsoft founder says issue is not black and white and that the government shouldn’t have to be completely blind. “It is no different than...
Viewpoint: What Are Tim Cook’s Priorities?
Tim Cook is fighting the wrong battle at the wrong time. What’s more important? Keeping a terrorist’s iPhone safe from the people who are...
110 Million iPhones In Use In U.S.
A new study reveals that there are at least 110 million iPhones operating [n the U.S., with almost three quarters of them iPhone 6...
Who’s Trying To Ban iPhones Now?
Samsung didn’t succeed in getting a ban on the importation of select Apple products in 2013, but haptic-feedback company Immersion thinks it can get...
Which Way Will Apple Go With Wireless Charging?
Apple might as early as 2017 implement wireless-charging technology that charges iPhones and iPads within inches or feet of a wireless charging station, eliminating...
Samsung Q4 Smartphone Sales Surge As iPhone Stagnates
Samsung’s global smartphone sales surged in the fourth quarter as Apple shipments stagnated, but Samsung’s full-year sales rose only at a low-single-digit percentage rate...
Apple Q1 Sees Record Revenue, Profit
Updated! Apple reported its largest quarter by revenue ever today, with a Q1 total of $75.9 billion for a net profit of $18.4 billion....
IHS: Apple Tops Fingerprint Sensor Market
Biometric security for devices is on the rise, and IHS Technology research shows fingerprint sensor security is leading the way. Fingerprint sensors, used primarily...
iPhone 6s, 6s Plus Didn’t Prevent Apple From Losing Q4 Market Share
Apple lost U.S. smartphone share in the fourth quarter of last year despite the September launch of the new iPhone 6s and 6s Plus,...
Apple Watch Tops In Market Share In ’15
Apple Watch captured a 52 percent share of global smart watch shipments in 2015 in a product segment that still lacks a strong use...
Watch Out Mophie: Apple Has Its Own Battery Case
Apple quietly launched its first iPhone battery case, making the case available on its website. The Smart battery case, designed for the iPhone 6...
Apple Music Service Comes To Sonos
The Apple Music subscription streaming service will be available through Sonos wireless multiroom-audio systems starting Dec. 15 when a public beta program goes into...
iPhone Users Break 100 Million Mark In U.S.
The number of iPhone users in the U.S. hit 101 million at the end of September, but the growth in Apple’s installed base is...
Apple Shuts Down Beats Music
RIP Beats Music. Apple announced it is shutting down Beats Music as of Nov. 30. All subscriptions will be canceled, but users will be...
Samsung Smartphone Sales On Upswing Again
Samsung’s global smartphone shipments rose in the third quarter for the first time in six quarters, but its share slipped slightly in part because...
iPad Pro Will Be Available November 11
The iPad Pro will be available on Apple.com on Nov. 11, Apple announced, and it will arrive at Apple’s retail stores, select carriers and...
iPhone Sales Growth Accelerates Despite Slower Market Growth
iPhone unit- and dollar-sales growth accelerated in Apple’s fiscal fourth quarter and for the company’s full 2015 fiscal year, thanks to last year’s launch...
Microsoft’s CE Products Get Almost As Much Respect As Apple’s
Consumer perceptions of Microsoft’s consumer electronics products are on the upswing, and the company “appears ripe to disrupt Apple’s hold across markets” thanks to...
Red Zone: Why Apple Music Should Fear YouTube Red
As streaming services continue to usurp downloaded or, forgive us, packaged media, the competition is heating up between the leading content providers. “The most...
Apple Updates iMacs; Adds New Magic Mouse, Keyboard, Trackpad
Oh, that’s right. Apple still makes desktop computers. With decidedly less fanfare than it gave the iPhone 6s and MacBook, Apple quietly announced updates...
Apple Readying Wireless Ear Buds?
Apple may be readying wireless ear buds known as AirPods if the trademark sleuthing done by MacRumors is accurate. According to the site, trademark...
Interbrand: Apple & Google Are Global MVPs
The two companies topping Interbrand’s annual valuable brands list will likely come as little surprise to anyone who regularly reads TWICE. Apple won and...
Apples To Apples? Not Really. iPhone 6s Launch Sales Break ‘Records’
Apple touted record iPhone 6s and 6s Plus sales of more than 13 million in the first three days after launch, beating last year’s...
Here Is Everything You Need To Know About Today’s iPhone 6s & 6s Plus Launch
In case you’ve been living under a digital rock, Apple’s iPhone 6s and 6s Plus become available today. Here’s what you need to know: ...
Verizon, Cricket Add Twists To Today’s iPhone Launch
The iPhone 6s and 6s Plus went on sale today with a couple more twists. Verizon is launching the phones on an installment-payment plan...
Sprint Throws A Shot In The iPhone 6s Price War With $1/Month Plan
The new iPhones don’t come out until tomorrow, but leasing prices for the iPhone 6s and 6s Plus fell once again with an announcement...
T-Mobile To Lease The iPhone 6s For $5 Per Month
Apple’s installment-payment and upgrade plans for the iPhone 6s and 6s Plus are already getting stiffer competition. T-Mobile unveiled a $5/month JUMP (Just Upgrade...
How Will Apple’s Unlocked iPhones, Payment Plans Impact Carriers?
Apple could upset carriers’ apple carts with its own installment-payment and upgrade program for unlocked iPhone 6 and 6S phones, which can be activated...
Tim Cook Talks iPhone 6S, Driverless Cars On ‘The Late Show’ With Stephen Colbert
Tim Cook talked with Stephen Colbert about the new iPhone, the rumor that it’s developing a driverless car, Steve Jobs and other Apple fun...
iPhone 6 Plus Delivers Longest Battery Life, Tests Find
The Apple iPhone 6 Plus delivers longer battery life than competitors’ flagship phones even though its battery does not have the highest capacity, Strategy...
AT&T On Apple’s iPhone Payment Plans: What, Me Worry?
AT&T isn’t worried about competition from Apple’s own installment-payment plan for the new iPhone 6s and 6s Plus. Apple this week announced its first...
Sprint’s New iPhones To Boost LTE Speeds
Sprint’s iPhone 6s and 6s Plus will be the carrier’s first iPhones with carrier-aggregation technology to accelerate peak 4G LTE download speeds to 125-135Mbps...
How The New iPhone, iPad Pro, And Apple TV Will Play Out
Apple’s iPhone 6s and 6s Plus will give consumers enough reasons to upgrade their iPhones and maintain Apple’s momentum. The 12.9-inch iPad Pro signals...
T-Mobile Crows About Its iPhone 6s, 6s Plus
T-Mobile is crowing about its version of the iPhone 6s and 6s Plus and offering a lifetime network-satisfaction guarantee to go with them. The...
Apple’s Big Reveal: 12.9-Inch iPad Pro, Apple TV With Apps, iPhones 6S & 6S Plus
The big news at Apple’s launch event today included the biggest iPad ever at 12.9 inches, an Apple TV offering downloadable apps and Siri...
How Important Is The Apple iPhone?
Apple will put on a really big show on Wednesday for its really big next-gen iPhones, but just how big is the iPhone? Really...
Why Apple’s New iPhone Won’t Include Wireless Charging
Apple fanboys and fangirls are anxiously awaiting the introduction of the new iPhone on Wednesday, but wireless charging is one new feature that’s not...
iPad Pro, Mini 4: What To Expect From Apple’s Launch Event
A big-screen iPad “Pro” and a new Apple TV promoted as a game console could overshadow the incremental iPhone improvements expected to be revealed...