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Apple Becomes World's First Company To Hit $3 Trillion In Market Value
Apple on January 3, became the world's first $3 trillion company. It has boosted the investors' confidence that they will keep launching iPhone products and explore new markets such as automatic cars and virtual reality. Apple shares were up and hit an all-time high of USD 182.88, surpassing USD 182.01. "It's a fantastic accomplishment and certainly worthy to be celebrated," said Jake Dollarhide, CEO of Longbow Asset Management.
Tags: Apple, iphone, Silicon Valley, MacBooks, Market value
Courtesy: The Hindu
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Father & Daughter Get Lucky As They Survive Aircraft Crash
An aircraft disaster involving a father and his daughter occurred on November 14. Authorities believe they are fortunate to be alive, and it is all because of their iPhone and iPad. They would not have survived if it hadn't been for messages to the pair's personal electronic gadgets. As per Pennsylvania State Police investigation, the father-daughter pair were discovered in a pre-hypothermic state with injuries. Reportedly, they are… read-more
Tags: Father, Pennsylvania, Daughter, plane crash, iphone
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Customer Orders iPhone 12; Flipkart Sends Nirama Soap
In a rare incident, Simranpal Singh resident of Chandigarh, who ordered iPhone 12 of Rs 51,999 from Flipkart, received two bars of Nirma soap in the box inside of the phone. Reportedly, the incident occurred when Singh asked the delivery person to open the box while recording the video of the incident. Subsequently, she raised the complaint with Flipkart. ''The issue was resolved...the whole amount was refunded,'' said Singh.
Tags: Flipkart, big billion days sale, iphone, soap bars
Courtesy: The New Indian Express
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Apple Will Check iCloud Photo Uploads To Avoid Child Abuse Pictures
Apple Inc said it will enforce a system that administers photos on iPhones in the US before they are uploaded to its iCloud storage services. Apple aims to ensure no horrific images of child abuse are circulated. Reportedly, a database of such images will be recorded and will be translated to “hashes – numerical codes that positively identify the image but cannot be used to reconstruct them".
Tags: Apple, iphone, ICloud, child abuse
Courtesy: The Indian Express
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Google Tests FaceID, TouchID To Unlock Incognito Tabs In iPhones
To prevent others from snooping into your phone, Google is incorporating FaceID & TouchID in iPhones & iPads to unlock incognito tabs in Chrome. The feature is yet to be rolled out, however, it can be used on iOS devices as the experiment is live. The experimental feature works on the latest version of Google Chrome, and post-activation it will ask the user for either of the IDs.
Tags: Google, Google Chrome, iOS, iphone, iPads
Courtesy: The Times of India
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Shortage of parts delays MacBook and iPad production
Shortages of computer chips, displays and display parts have made the production of MacBooks and iPads hit a snag. The Production has been postponed to a later date due to the shortage. As a result of the delay, Apple has now put back some part orders for two systems, from the first to the second half of this year. The production of iPhones has not been affected by this shortage.
Tags: Apple Inc, MacBook, iPad, iphone
Courtesy: The Indian Express
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Action Game 'FAU-G' Gets Live On App Store; Only For iOS Users
Fearless and United Guards (FAU-G) is now obtainable for iOS users, with free downloads available on iPad, iPhone, and iPod Touch through the Apple App Store. The 567.2 MB-sized Indian gaming app is compatible with only iOS 10 and successive operating systems and would track primary user data. Interestingly, FAU-G is tipped for a multiplayer Team Deathmatch mode, although developer nCore Games is yet to confirm the update.
Tags: FAU-G, iOS, Apple App Store, iPad, iphone, iPod Touch, nCore Games, Team Deathmatch Mode
Courtesy: The Indian Express
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Customs Seizes Over 200 iPhones Worth Rs 2.8 Cr At Bengaluru Airport
Customs officials on February 28 seized over 200 iPhones at Bangalore Airport from a couple arriving from Paris. Besides the iPhones worth Rs 2.8 crore, 37 debit and credit cards, and a vehicle supposed to transport the phones were also seized. The officials said that the illegal consignment was detected during the scanning of the accused couple's luggage. Reportedly, the couple had travelled to France from Mumbai earlier in February to… read-more
Tags: iphone, Smuggling, Bangalore, Customs Officials
Courtesy: The News Minute
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WhatsApp To Cease Functions In Certain Devices From January 1
Tech-giant WhatsApp will cease its operations on certain iPhones and Android devices from January 1, 2021. As per WhatsApp FAQ, the application will run on phones whose operating systems are/advanced than Android 4.0.3 and iOS 9. Reportedly, Android devices such as HTC Desire, Motorola Droid Razr, and Samsung Galaxy S2 and iPhone series 4, 5 and 6 will not run the application. However, the app will continue functioning in KaiOS 2.5.1 OS.
Tags: WhatsApp, iphone, Android
Courtesy: Business Insider
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Apple Pulls iOS App 'Vybe Together' Promoting Parties During COVID-19
Tech giant Apple has removed an iOS app 'Vybe Together' which encouraged underground parties during the pandemic. The app's TikTok account, which promoted weekend gatherings, was also removed. Citing its Instagram page, experts believe it was earlier launched as ‘Trendies.” Moreover, started with a tagline "Get your rebel on, Get your party on,” its Instagram page now dons with the sole post claiming "We DO NOT CONDONE LARGE GATHERINGS."
Tags: Apple, iphone, Vybe Together, Coronavirus Pandemic, iOS
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