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Apple, Google team up to 'contact trace' the virus
The technology giants said they were teaming up to release the tool within several months, building it into the operating systems of the billions of iPhones and Android devices around the world.
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After MacBook Air, Apple likely to upgrade MacBook Pro with better keyboard
The current 13-inch MacBook Pro still uses butterfly keyboards that can suffer from issues such as sticky or unresponsive keys after prolonged use
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Microsoft hires Apple veteran Ruben Caballero for hardware, AI division
Ruben Caballero was one of the founding leaders of the iPhone hardware team and later expanding his role to include iPad, Apple Watch, Macintosh and all other hardware products
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After the lockdown
Planning for the revival of the economy
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Apple might add fingerprint sensor-based TouchID feature in Watch Series 6
Apple is also reportedly planning to bring blood oxygen detection and an improved ECG to its next Watch Series 6
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Apple revokes purchase limit restriction on iPhone, iPad outside China
The restrictions were earlier imposed to better manage the demand-supply ratio following a slowdown in production due to factory shutdowns in China
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Apple admits iOS 13, iPadOS13 personal hotspot issue affecting iPhone, iPad
As a temporary workaround, service providers have been instructed to toggle Personal Hotspot off, and then back on
Apple unveils 2020-edition of iPad Pro and MacBook Air: Price, specs, more
The availability for the India market will be announced at a later date, said the company
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Covid-19: Apple shuts stores worldwide, except Greater China until Mar 27
Tim Cook said that all hourly employees at the closed stores will continue to receive normal pay
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Apple shifts WWDC 2020 to online-only format due to coronavirus
Its annual developers conference was scheduled to be held in San Jose
Coronavirus outbreak delays Apple's India launch of iPhone SE 2
The delay of the SE 2, billed as the cheapest iPhone and tentatively priced below Rs 40,000 in India, puts the brakes on the tech major's plans for a revival
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Apple to pay up to $500 million to settle lawsuit over slow iPhones
It calls for Apple to pay consumers $25 per iPhone, which may be adjusted up or down depending on how many iPhones are eligible, with a minimum total payout of $310 million
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Apple closely watching coronavirus outbreak in South Korea, Italy: Cook
Cook said Apple had re-opened 80% of its stores in China. He also said that iPhone factories in China had restarted and were in 'phase three of the ramp mode'
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Apple to open its first retail store in India in 2021, says Tim Cook
Apple currently has third-party reseller outlets to sell its devices in the country
Coronavirus: Apple to reopen a store in Shanghai; to reduce working hours
The company extended its retail store closures in conronavirus-hit China last week, while it worked towards opening its corporate offices and contact centres in the country
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China blocks Foxconn plan to restart ops over coronavirus worries: Report
Public health experts carried out inspections at Foxconn's factories in the southern city of Shenzhen and told the company that its factories had a "high risk of coronavirus infection"
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iPhone app makers questioned in US antitrust probe of Apple: Report
The chief executive of developer Mobicip, Suren Ramasubbu, told Reuters he was interviewed in November by a US investigator who asked about the company's interactions with Apple
Will you buy this $5,000 Apple iPhone inspired by Tesla Cybertruck?
Those willing to shed the extra dollars for an otherwise USD 999 model can pre-order the Cyberphone on the Caviar website
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Apple, Samsung in close competition for title of top smartphone seller
Industry trackers on Thursday released estimates that show the iPhone maker close to matching or surpassing its Korean rival in shipments during the pivotal holiday quarter
JNU violence: HC seeks response of WhatsApp, Google on plea to protect data
The plea was filed by three JNU professors and the court sought response from Delhi Police, Whatsapp, Google, Apple on the plea to preserve data, CCTV footage
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