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Tim Cook dismisses notion of being able to purchase Apple products with cryptocurrency

Albeit cryptocurrency is receiving a huge push both in availability and credibility these days, it looks like you won’t be able to purchase Apple products with it any time soon. Over at the Dealbook conference, Apple CEO Tim Cook dismissed the idea that Apple will accept cryptocurrency for products. He also said the company would […]

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Some users experiencing issues pre-ordering iPhone 13 units with their Apple Cards

If you’re trying to pre-order an iPhone 13 with an Apple Card, there could be some hangups. As of Friday, Apple Card users attempting to order the upcoming device were experiencing issues, which were later reported on Twitter. There was apparently no explanation as to why users were facing issues, and Apple did not release […]

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Rumor: Apple developing “Apple Pay Later” program which would allow Apple Pay purchases to be paid in monthly installments

There’s something to be said for paying over time. Apple is apparently developing a new service that will allow Apple Pay users to buy products and pay them off in monthly installments. Per Bloomberg, this featureis in development and internally named ‘Apple Pay Later’. However, Apple’s service would be directly integrated with Apple Pay. Apple […]

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Apple leads AI tech acquisitions with 25 purchases between 2016 and 2020

No matter how you slice it, Apple is working on its artificial intelligence options. According to GlobalData, the deal-making landscape of the 2016 through 2020 artificial intelligence tech space was dominated by four tech companies: Apple, Google, Microsoft, and Facebook, with only Ireland-based Accenture was the only non-US company appearing in the top five. Per […]

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Microsoft announces plans to release one-time purchase version of Office for Windows, macOS this year

This should drive you a bit less nuts this year. Microsoft has announced a new one-time purchase version of Microsoft Office that will debut later this year for both Windows and Macintosh. The company said it plans to release both a Long-Term Servicing Channel variant of Microsoft Office and a version designed for consumers and […]