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Amazon to sell Apple gear
Published in News
Monday, 12 November 2018 12:47

Amazon to sell Apple gear


Long term rivals bury the hatchet 


Apple and Amazon have buried the hatchet only a few years after Jobs’ Mob arranged a pricing cartel to shut the book seller out of the ebook market.

Apple denies peace talks with Qualcomm
Published in News
Thursday, 08 November 2018 11:55

Apple denies peace talks with Qualcomm


Will continue to punish until its slashes prices

Fruity cargo cult Apple has denied that it is in settlement talks with Qualcomm.

Apple puts brakes on iPhone XR
Published in Mobiles
Tuesday, 06 November 2018 12:07

Apple puts brakes on iPhone XR


No one wants it

Apple has told its smartphone assemblers Foxconn and Pegatron to halt plans to set up more production lines dedicated to its new iPhone XR.

Apple losing India
Published in News
Monday, 05 November 2018 12:45

Apple losing India


Sales fall by a quarter

Apple’s iPhone sales are set to dip by around a quarter in India’s holiday season fourth quarter, putting them on course for the first full year fall in four years.

Apple 5G phone delayed until late 2020
Published in Mobiles
Monday, 05 November 2018 12:24

Apple 5G phone delayed until late 2020


Depending on Intel’s 10nm process

The fruity cargo cult Apple will not get an iPhone with 5G until late 2020.

Intel spends $2 billion a year on modems
Published in Mobiles
Monday, 05 November 2018 08:48

Intel spends $2 billion a year on modems


Industry sources

Each year Intel invests some $2 billon to please one large modem customer - Apple - and the level of investment will likely increase in the near 5G future.

Apple's time genii strike again
Published in News
Thursday, 01 November 2018 12:29

Apple's time genii strike again


Update for iWatch bricks the expensive gizmos

Apple's reputation for writing time keeping software took yet another dive  after the outfit released an update which was so bad it bricked the expensive iWatch.

Apple raises prices on "new" tablets
Published in PC Hardware
Wednesday, 31 October 2018 13:59

Apple raises prices on "new" tablets


Negligible other changes

Fruity cargo cult Apple refreshed some of the prices on its iPads and Macs while offering some negligible improvements.

Apple tech is defeated by helium
Published in Mobiles
Wednesday, 31 October 2018 12:47

Apple tech is defeated by helium


Android phones unaffected because their clocks work

Apple gear is vulnerable to helium in a way which does not affect other electronic items.

iWatch might have been made by kids
Published in IoT
Tuesday, 30 October 2018 12:14

iWatch might have been made by kids

 
Apple investigates the latest claim

The fruity cargo cult Apple is at the centre of another child-labour scandal – this time over its smartwatch.