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Rumor: Apple working on augmented reality headset for 2020 release

It looks like Apple may be betting on an augmented reality headset. The company is said to be working to have the technology ready for an augmented-reality headset in 2019 and could ship a product as early as 2020. Unlike the current generation of virtual reality headsets that use a smartphone as the engine and […]

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Following tax investigation, Apple shelters billions in profits via Irish channels

Apple has apparently found the mother of all tax shelter combinations. Despite company CEO Tim Cook having stated that “We pay all the taxes we owe, every single dollar. We don’t depend on tax gimmicks, we don’t stash money on some Caribbean island” during a a United States Senate investigative subcommittee hearing in 2013, the […]

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Security researchers point out Apple-granted API that could have allowed Uber to monitor iPhone users’ activities

Last week, a controversial background API given from Apple to Uber designed to improve performance of the Uber app on the Apple Watch made headlines when security researchers told stated that Uber could have used it to record a user’s iPhone screen even with the Uber app just running in the background. In a statement, […]

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Apple raises more than $3 million in aid for Hurricane Harvey relief

Apple was able to raise more than $3 million in aid for Hurricane Harvey via its employees and iTunes donations which opened on Sunday. On the ground, Apple dispatched its global crisis management team to help Texas based employees impacted by ongoing flooding, according to company CEO Tim Cook. Apple currently employs more than 8,700 […]

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Apple opens iTunes donation links to support Hurricane Harvey relief efforts

Following Hurricane Harvey’s arrival into Texas on Friday, Apple this weekend reactivated iTunes donations to support American Red Cross relief efforts in the area. On Saturday, Apple posted prominent American Red Cross donation links to its official website and the iTunes Store landing page. The system allows users to quickly contribute $5, $10, $25, $50, […]