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Rumor: Apple to begin offering rewards for non-iPhone trade-ins

There’s now a reward system in place for turning non-iPhone smartphones in to Apple. Sources have stated that Apple is planning to add Android, BlackBerry and Windows Phone handsets to the list of acceptable trade-ins for its Reuse and Recycling Program, which exchanges used hardware for Apple Store gift cards. Apple is apparently preparing to […]

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Chinese Apple Watch knockoffs now available for sale

If you don’t want to wait a month for your Apple Watch, you can buy a Chinese knockoff right now. Knockoff versions of the Apple Watch can be found at Huaqiangbei electronics market in the southern city of Shenzhen, and others are being sold nationwide via popular e-commerce websites. The fakes mimic the design and […]

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Rumor: Apple Watch to include “Power Reserve” mode to help extend battery life

It’s speculation until the media event in a week, but this could prove useful. Apple might offer a low power mode on Apple Watch to help boost it through longer days, according to a new report that also takes a stab at dispelling rumors that the company may have elected to all some long-rumored sensors […]

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iOS hits 73% of enterprise market share in Q4 2014 report

It never hurts to have decent market share in the enterprise space. And that’s what Apple appears to be doing. iOS gained another 4 percentage points, growing to 73 percent of global device activations in Q4 2014. Android device activations, meanwhile, dropped the same amount to 25 percent of total activations last quarter. The latest […]

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iPhone accounting for almost 90% of smartphone industry profits in fourth quarter report

If nothing else, the iPhone industry is profitable for Apple. The latest numbers from Strategy Analytics reveal that Apple continued to dominate in global smartphone profit during the fourth quarter of 2014, capturing a record-high 88.7 percent share of profit during the three-month period ending December. Apple earned quarterly operating profit of US$18.8 billion on […]