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High attrition, employee cost casts spell on IT stks; buy on dips: Analysts

The nervousness in the IT stocks, analysts believe, is on account of rising employee costs at a time the business growth has been modest year-on-year in the December 2021 quarter (Q3FY22)

Apple iOS privacy changes will cost Meta $10 billion in 2022

In an earnings call with analysts late on Wednesday, Meta CFO David Wehner said that they saw revenue impact with iOS changes in Q4 2021.

'Turning point' for Apple in India as iPhone sales rise 34% to record

Sales increased to 2.3 million units in the fourth quarter, up 34% from a year earlier, according to numbers from the market research firm Counterpoint

Meta shares plunge 20% as Facebook feels heat from Apple and TikTok

Meta, which missed on Wall Street's earnings estimates, said it faced hits from Apple Inc's privacy changes to its operating system

Apple News launches daily local newsletter for San Francisco Bay Area

Apple News is a free app on the iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, and Mac.

Apple Watch helping the elderly meet daily activity goals: Study

Apple is also rolling out a series of new heart health resources in February to support users' health journeys to stay moving and informed

35 US states, Microsoft back Epic Games in its fight against Apple

A coalition of 35 US state Attorneys General, Microsoft and the Electronic Frontier Foundation have come forward to support Fortnite maker Epic Games's ongoing court battle with Apple.

Apple makes easy escape from supply crisis, but others may have to wait

The iPhone maker on Thursday posted record results largely boosted by sales of its premium phones

Apple sales and profit top estimates as hit from chip shortages eases

More people wanted iPhones, iPads and other gadgets over the holiday quarter than Apple had to sell, costing the company over $6 billion in sales, or in line with what it feared

Apple dethrones Samsung to claim top spot in global smartphone sales

A report by Counterpoint Research, published Wednesday, said Apple (AAPL) reached its "highest ever" market share in China in the three months to December

Apple fixes iCloud bug causing syncing issues for third-party apps

Tech giant Apple has likely fixed an ongoing iCloud server issue that was causing some apps that have implemented iCloud support to fail to sync properly.

Apple plans a new feature that will turn iPhone into a payment device

It's unclear whether the payment acceptance option will be branded as part of Apple Pay

Apple working on 8K VR headset to access metaverse: Report

The upcoming Apple headset will be similar to the Oculus Quest, and some prototypes being tested include external cameras to enable some AR features.

China-based BOE to supply displays for iPhone 15 Pro in 2023

The company was previously unsuccessful in supplying OLED screens for the iPhone 12 series, but did manage to enter the supply chain for the current gen flagship iPhone 13 lineup

Apple to extend in-app purchase deadline for online group, event apps

Apple has again extended its deadline requiring online group and event apps to comply with the company's in-app purchase policy.As per The Verge, apps in this category can now use alternate payment options until June 30, allowing them to skirt Apple's 15 to 30 per cent cut which the company takes out of in-app purchases."In 2020, we chose to support apps and developers that needed to adapt services from in-person to digital as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Given the recent resurgence of COVID and its continued impact on in-person services, we've extended the most recent deadline," Apple wrote in its developer's blog post.Apple introduced changes to its in-app purchase policy in September 2020, clarifying apps that provide "one-to-few and one-to-many real-time experiences," such as online classes and virtual group events, must process payments through in-app purchases.However, the company changed its rules to permit "person-to-person experiences" consisting of just two people, ...

Apple expected to launch next-generation iPad Pro powered by 3nm M2 chipset

Apple is expected to launch the next-generation iPad Pro this fall and now a new report claims that the tablet will come powered by the company's yet-to-be-announced Apple M2 chipset.

Apple to no longer include EarPods with iPhones sold in France

Apple will no longer include EarPods with every iPhone sold in France.

Apple reduces discount value when trading Android smartphones for iPhone

Apple has significantly reduced the amount of discount users get when they trade in their Android smartphones for an Apple device.

Apple plans to replace 13-inch MacBook Pro with 14-inch 'M2' model

Cupertino-based tech giant Apple is reportedly planning to replace the 13-inch MacBook Pro with a new 14-inch model that will sport a new M2 chipset.

Apple, Samsung give $5-bn thrust to India's local manufacturing scheme

Apple's contract manufacturers in India -- Foxconn and Wistron -- will avail the PLI incentives for the first time this year