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Apple has been in the running to become the first trillion-dollar company for a few years, sitting with a value double that of its closest competitors. Apple's bank account appears to keep on growing too, with reports this week indicating that soon, Apple could become the world's first trillion-dollar company. …

Over the years, digital assistants have become an integral part of the smartphone experience, with Siri often being the most popular. Unfortunately for Apple, while Siri does continue to dominate, usage does appear to be dropping significantly according to new research. Verto, an app analytics company has released a report …

Over the last year, there has been a lot of controversy surrounding Apple's tax payments here in Europe. The company based its EU HQ in Ireland and benefitted from lower corporation tax, which the European Commission objected to, handing down a €13 billion fine. The Irish government is siding with …

Two weeks ago, Imagination Technologies announced that it would be putting itself up for sale, following on from its dispute with Apple. Essentially, Apple no longer wants to license GPU technology and wants to create its own, Imagination doesn't exactly see that being a possibility without treading on a patent …

Last week, we heard that Apple was struggling to get enough OLED displays created for the launch of its next iPhone. Now, it seems that the company has asked LG to step in and come to the rescue as reports this week claim that Apple has agreed to invest a …

During Apple's World Wide Developer Conference earlier this month, the company unveiled its next version of macOS, known as High Sierra. The latest update won't be rolling out to users until later this fall but if for some reason you would like to be ahead of the curve, you can …

There have been quite a few leaks regarding the next iPhone over the last few months, some more trustworthy than others. Today's leak comes from a very trusted source, giving us our first decent look at the front and back of the next iPhone redesign. This is the iPhone currently …

Earlier this year, Apple made the surprise announcement that it would not be renewing its GPU licensing deal with Imagination Technologies. The decision clearly caught Imagination off guard and while no lawsuits have been filed yet, the company has put itself up for sale in an attempt to try and …

The legal battle between Qualcomm and Apple rages on, with Qualcomm hitting back at Apple once again. This time, the chip maker is claiming that Apple's iPhone simply would not exist without the use of its patented technology, going as far as to say: “Qualcomm innovations are at the heart …

Leaks are a bit of an issue for tech companies far and wide but the situation only gets worse for larger companies. For instance, Apple can't seem to keep anything secret, in-fact, it appears to be so bad at stopping leaks that even the the company's policy on how to …

As we reported earlier this year, iOS 11 will in-fact drop support for 32-bit apps. The move was confirmed during Apple's Worldwide Developer Conference earlier this week, while also confirming the fact that the latest version of iOS would not be coming to the iPhone 5 or 5C. Apple's iOS …

It looks like Apple is taking a step back in the right direction as this week, it was confirmed that upgradeability has returned to the iMac line. The latest round of 21.5-inch 4K iMac all-in-ones see the return of upgradeable RAM and even a modular CPU, making it the first …

It has been around two years since Apple first launched ‘Apple Music', its own streaming service set to take on Spotify. Since then, the service has expanded into offering original video content in addition to music and it appears to be paying off nicely, with 27 million people now subscribed. This …

Back in early May, we heard that Apple may be expanding its foray into the Smart Home market with its own Amazon Echo competitor. Now, at WWDC, Apple has made the ‘Siri Speaker' official. The product is officially called the HomePod and it is designed to use spatial awareness to …

Back in April, we first heard that Apple may be planning a new iMac Pro, powered by an Intel Xeon processor, ECC memory and better discrete graphics. Last night at WWDC, that machine became a reality, with Apple making the iMac Pro official, powered by an 18-core Xeon processor and …

Apple's annual Worldwide Developer Conference is officially under way and so far, there has been plenty of talk surrounding the Mac. We already knew that Apple was planning a Mac Pro redesign for 2018, which would be preceded by an iMac refresh this year. Now, the new series of iMacs …

Apple's annual Worldwide Developer Conference (WWDC) is just around the corner, which means there are announcements ahead. According to the most recent reports, WWDC will be kicking off with hardware upgrades to the 12-inch MacBook and the MacBook Pro lineup. However, the iPad Mini might be on the chopping block, …

One of the biggest stories of 2016 was the Apple V FBI encryption and privacy battle. At the time, the FBI wanted to force Apple into cracking an iPhone 5c used by a criminal but by doing so, Apple would be forced into creating a backdoor to its software, which …

Since releasing the iPad Pro's Smart Keyboard, buyers have encountered several issues, including keys sticking, repeating commands or generally becoming unresponsive. Occasionally the ‘smart connectors' on these keyboards also failed. It seems that these problems have been persistent enough that Apple has now had to extend the warranty on them, …

Over the last month or so, there have been plenty of reports of manufacturing issues for Apple's next iPhone. While the iPhone 7S was expected to still be on-track, it was starting to sound like the iPhone X would slip into 2018. Things appear to have picked up in the …

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Last month, we learned that Apple would soon be ending its long-running deal with UK GPU maker, Imagination Technologies. At the time, Apple said its plan was to start designing and producing its own GPUs for iOS devices, similarly to how it brought CPU design in-house a few years ago. …

This week, Apple held its quarterly financial report, showing a decline in iPhone sales during Q2. Despite the iPhone not performing quite as well as expected, Apple has still managed to rake in the cash, bringing in more than $11 billion in profit. Apple was previously expected to sell 51.4 …

It looks like developer interest in the smartwatch is starting to die out as Google, Amazon and eBay have all quietly dropped support for the Apple Watch in some of their apps over the last few weeks. Smartwatches have been available on the market for several years now and while …

It looks like Apple is planning on diving further into ‘smart home' technology this year as reports this week claim that a Siri-powered Amazon Echo rival is on the way. The tentatively named ‘Siri speaker' would be a high-end smart home device that you can throw voice commands at but …

After months of rumours and leaks surrounding Apple's self-driving car plans, one has finally been spotted on public roads. A couple of weeks back, Apple secured permission to test its autonomous car technology in California and now, people have spotted it in action. As reported by Bloomberg today, Apple is …

There have been tons of reports surrounding Apple's current augmented reality plans recently. Now it turns out that Apple is bringing in some help from NASA for its augmented reality glasses, hiring up those who also helped Microsoft with the Hololens. According to sources, Apple has has hired Jeff Norris, …

A couple of weeks ago, we first began hearing reports from analysts claiming that Apple's upcoming OLED iPhone would be delayed due to issues with production. Now this week, KGI is claiming that mass production may not happen until as late as October/November, missing the usual September time frame for …

There have been quite a few leaks regarding the next iPhone recently. Last week we saw a leaked design document and this week, images of what appears to be an iPhone 8 ‘dummy model' have appeared online. If accurate, then this could be our first early look at what Apple …

It looks like Apple has settled on a fix for its Touch ID placement problem. Earlier this week, we heard that Apple had been having issues integrating its fingerprint sensor into its new OLED display. To get around this, a newly leaked design document shows Apple moving the Touch ID …