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Apple revises guidance for Q1 2019, predicts lower revenues between $5 billion and $9 billion for the quarter

For the first time in years, Apple adjusted its first-quarter earnings for the upcoming fiscal year, its 2019 estimates reading as follows: Revenue of approximately $84 billion Gross margin of approximately 38 percent Operating expenses of approximately $8.7 billion Other income/(expense) of approximately $550 million Tax rate of approximately 16.5 percent before discrete items

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Apple Watch News retail Wearables wireless

Apple Watch Series 3 three-month LTE grace period ends, subscribers begin seeing surprising charges from wireless carriers

If you’re about to deactivate the LTE service on your Apple Watch Series 3 and then reactivate it later, there might be some fees to consider. When the device was first launched, carriers in the United States and other countries where the LTE version of the device is available offered three free months of service […]

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macOS News security Software

DOK malware surfaces for macOS platform, sneaks past Gatekeeper protection with valid Apple developer account

In the age of Macs becoming more popular again, the amount of malware available for the macOS is on the rise. According to the McAfee Labs, malware attacks on Apple’s Mac computers were up 744% in 2016, and its researchers have discovered nearly 460,000 Mac malware samples, which is still just a small part of […]

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Legal News retail

Sprig to reclassify large numbers of workers from contract to full employee status

There’s only so long that people will be content to work as “contractors”. Health food delivery startup Sprig seems to be acknowledging this, as the company will soon offer its hundreds of contract workers employment at the company. Over the past few months, startups like Instacart, Shyp and Luxe have all switched their workers to […]

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Intego warns of new, detailed phishing scam aimed at Apple’s user base

There’s a few things you can count on: death, taxes and various groups of wanders trying to get personal information from you via scams and phishing efforts. Per AppleInsider, security firms have issued warnings regarding a new “well-crafted” phishing scam that attempts to fool customers into providing their AppleID billing information. Intego posted an alert […]