Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Apple has confirmed its new iPhone will not feature its proprietary lightning charging port, after the EU forced the change, BCC reported on Sept.14. The tech giant said that the iPhone 15, unveiled at its annual event on Tuesday, would use a USB-C cable as …
Read More »Apple unveils its first spatial computer Apple Vision Pro
San Francisco, US | Xinhua | Apple on Monday unveiled its spatial computer Apple Vision Pro featuring visionOS spatial operating system on its annual Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC). According to Apple, Vision Pro, which features an ultra-high-resolution display system that packs 23 million pixels across two displays and custom Apple …
Read More »Apple reports second quarter results
San Francisco, USA | Xinhua | Apple on Thursday announced financial results for its fiscal 2023 second quarter ending April 1, with a quarterly revenue of 94.84 billion U.S. dollars, down 3 percent year over year. The company posted its quarterly earnings per diluted share of 1.52 dollars, unchanged year over …
Read More »Disrupting the disruptors
Why Crypto, Twitter, and Meta’s best days appear to be behind them as Amazon, Apple limp along COMMENT | Roger McNamee | After a decade of unconstrained growth – when it seemed that a new billionaire was minted every day – the tech industry has finally hit a rough patch. Elon Musk’s …
Read More »Apple debuts iPhone 14 Pro, iPhone 14 Pro Max
San Fransisco, U.S. | Xinhua | Apple on Wednesday announced iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max powered by A16 Bionic, which feature the 48MP camera, Always-On display, Crash Detection, Emergency SOS via satellite, and new way to receive notifications and activities with Dynamic Island. The 48MP Main camera features …
Read More »Apple expands self service repair to Mac notebooks
San Fransisco, U.S. | Xinhua | Apple’s self service repair is available on Tuesday for MacBook Air and MacBook Pro notebooks with the M1 family of chips, providing repair manuals and genuine Apple parts and tools through the Apple Self Service Repair Store. Self service repair for iPhone launched earlier this …
Read More »The iPhone turns 15
A look at the past (and future) of one of the 21st century’s most influential devices | ISMINI VASILEIOU | It is 15 years since Apple released what’s arguably its flagship device: the iPhone. A decade and a half later, there are few products that have managed to reach a …
Read More »Apple farmers get market boost from Uganda Breweries Limited
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Apple farmers in Western Uganda have been encouraged to grow more of the fruit to tap into the expanded local market. Uganda breweries Limited-UBL is collaborating with agencies including National Agricultural Research Organization-NARO to mobilize local farmers with a focus on boosting apple growing for …
Read More »Apple, Google, Microsoft to expand support for passwordless sign-in standard
San Francisco, U.S. | Xinhua | In a joint effort to make the web more secure and usable for all, Apple, Google and Microsoft on Thursday announced plans to expand support for a common passwordless sign-in standard created by the FIDO Alliance and the World Wide Web Consortium. The new capability …
Read More »European Union escalates antitrust case against Apple
Brussels, Belgium | Xinhua | Apple may be fined and forced to open its mobile payment system to competitors after the European Commission has charged the company of abusing its dominant position by limiting access to technologies allowing contactless payment. “Apple has built a closed ecosystem around its devices and its …
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