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Apple Pay launches in New Zealand via ANZ bank partnership

Apple Pay has come to New Zealand. The service launched in New Zealand on Wednesday, marking the 11th country where the service has come online. Apple Pay in New Zealand is available through a partnership with ANZ bank, meaning it can only be used with Visa credit and debit cards issued by ANZ at this […]

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Mac shipments fall 13 percent in year-over-year comparison to third quarter of 2016

It looks like Apple will need some new blood in its Mac product line to stop its decline in sales. According to a new report from IDC, third-quarter PC shipments declined by 3.9 percent compared to the same quarter last year, but Mac shipments dropped by 13 percent. PC shipments totaled 68 million units. Still, […]

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Rumor: Apple may have changed the date for its FY16 fourth quarter earnings announcement to simultaneously announce next-gen MacBook Pro

This is an interesting rumor. Apple may have rescheduled is FY16 fourth quarter earnings to Tuesday, October 25th to accommodate the announcement of a new MacBook Pro. Moving the earnings call to earlier in the week also gives Apple a chance to quickly move past a potentially-disappointing quarterly earnings. Otherwise, the company would risk overshadowing […]

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New drone footage shows additional progress, lights beginning to turn on at Campus 2 construction site

The lights have become to come on at the Apple Campus 2 construction site. New drone video footage over the past few weeks has shows the appearance of lights on the outside of the ring-shaped building, along with fewer construction cranes, suggesting the near-completion of the campus as work shifts from architectural to electrical and […]

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Jet Black iPhone 7, iPhone 7 Plus units in short supply, manufacturing difficulties cited in recent research note

There’s a reason why the new Jet Black iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus you want is out of stock. The new handset faces a global shortage as the new high-gloss finish has proven challenging for the company’s manufacturers. The Jet Black models apparently suffer from a low casing production yield rate of 60 to […]