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JANUARY 15, 2021

Apple is exploring the addition of a premium subscription podcast tier to become a more competitive rival to Spotify, Bloomberg reported on Friday (Jan. For over 10 years Apple has dominated podcast distribution, offering the talk radio-style broadcasts at no charge. 15), citing sources.

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JUNE 16, 2020

Tuesday (June 16) is marking a bit of a one-two punch on the Continent for Apple. The European Union announced that it is opening not one but two antitrust investigations into the tech giant, focusing on the company’s App Store and Apple Pay. “It It also reserves the ‘tap and go’ functionality of iPhones to Apple Pay.

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JULY 21, 2020

Apple Card users say reporting of their credit card use is now appearing on Experian, the consumer credit reporting company, AppleInsider reported. Reporting of the Apple-branded credit card user’s information had been limited to TransUnion, the Chicago-based consumer credit reporting agency.

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APRIL 30, 2020

For a company that doesn’t have a retail location open outside of China or South Korea because of the coronavirus pandemic, Apple acquitted itself nicely in the second quarter. In this difficult environment, our users are depending on Apple products in renewed ways to stay connected, informed, creative and productive.

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JUNE 2, 2019

There are plenty of signs that Apple is gearing up to say goodbye to iTunes. MacRumors reported that Apple has taken down all of the social media content from its iTunes page on Facebook, including posts, photos, and videos. The company is taking more of a focus on the booming subscription eCommerce market.

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OCTOBER 23, 2020

Apple Card users are complaining that a glitch is preventing them from using the payment method on Amazon — and the option vanished as a choice without warning or reason, according to media reports on Friday (Oct. A source told AppleInsider that “the problem is not on Apple's or Goldman Sachs' end.”. Just checked as well.

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OCTOBER 17, 2023

US-based Apple has expanded its online store to Chile and launched a full lineup of products and services in the South American country.

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MAY 8, 2020

With most of Apple ’s retail stores remaining closed due to the coronavirus pandemic, the tech giant is introducing a new hub to streamline the shop-from-home experience. Further, Apple is offering multiple ways to pay, including installment options. The options offered in the new portal were previously scattered about Apple’s website.

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DECEMBER 14, 2020

Apple has updated its App Store with new "privacy labels" to show the information that iPhone apps collect on users, CNBC reported. The move reflects the scrutiny over the process of collecting data from customers in recent years, with Apple having taken measures to limit ad tracking and other features that collected data from users.

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DECEMBER 8, 2020

App developers who don’t comply with Apple’s new privacy features could wind up getting the boot from the tech giant’s popular App Store. A top Apple executive on Tuesday (Dec. Thousands of other companies also track consumers online. But so far, Apple does not appear to be budging, at least judging from Federighi’s comments.

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DECEMBER 21, 2020

And you can see it in the hustle by retailers and brands large and small to pivot their businesses and business models — and the disclaimers on just about every retail site starting a week or more ago that orders placed online might not make it in time for Christmas. Apple Pay’s Digital-First Disconnect. Take PayPal, for example.

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DECEMBER 8, 2019

The Apple Card is planning to offer 0 percent installment financing on iPhones by the end of 2019, 9to5Mac reported on Saturday (Dec. During Apple’s October earnings call , chief executive officer Tim Cook hinted that the Apple Card was planning 24-month 0 percent financing for iPhone purchases. Apple Card?

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JUNE 15, 2016

In my university days overseas, H&M was… Read more The big Apple to square off against online payment giants. Devoid as we have been for some time down under of fast fashion, the past few years have seen a flood of global retailers open on our high streets, including Zara, Gap, Uniqlo and Forever 21 to name a few.

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

Apple has temporarily suspended its usual 30 percent assessment on fees users pay to small businesses that host what Facebook calls “Paid Online Events,” The Verge reported Friday (Sept. Facebook launched Paid Online Events to give small businesses a way to make money after COVID-19 made selling tickets impossible.

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MAY 6, 2019

government has now started accepting Apple Pay for certain online payment services. There are plans to expand Apple Pay support to the local government, police, and the NHS later this year. Pay for users and hopefully make their experience online a lot easier.”. And introducing mobile payment to gov.uk

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OCTOBER 12, 2020

Using retail stores as distribution points has been tabbed an “Amazon killer” by some analysts and now Apple is joining that trend. With consumers and eCommerce companies concerned about shipping times during the holiday period, Apple reportedly will use its stores in a similar fashion. to ship items. in Canada and FedEx Corp.

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APRIL 1, 2020

For the second consecutive month, Apple Inc. will allow its Apple Card users to defer April payments without interest or penalties to ease financial pressures of the COVID-19 pandemic. The only requirement is that Apple Card users must opt into the program by messaging a support representative via the Wallet app on an Apple device.

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JUNE 25, 2020

As instances of the coronavirus increase in Texas, Apple will shutter seven of its Houston-vicinity retail locations once again. Apple closed shops again in North Carolina, Florida, Arizona and South Carolina last week for like rationale, and has reportedly re-shuttered a total of 18 retail locations across the U.S. “We locations.”.

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NOVEMBER 23, 2016

Remember how Apple joined the growing number of merchants refusing to offer Black Friday deals last year? The company announced yesterday, on a special section on its website, that it will offer a one-day, online-only sales event this Friday. Well, the deals are back, but not in a way you’d expect. Read More.

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DECEMBER 3, 2018

Apple announced on Monday (Dec. 3) that it will open a new online store dedicated to veterans and active military personnel, according to a report. The store will offer eligible military customers a 10 percent discount on Apple products, including in-demand items like iPhones, accessories and even the Apple Watch.

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JUNE 30, 2019

As a way to provide users with an alternative to sign-in platforms from Google as well as Facebook, Apple debuted a new Sign In with Apple platform at WWDC 2019 in June. But the OpenID Foundation is posing questions about some of Apple’s decisions regarding the Sign In with Apple platform, 9to5Mac reported.

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JUNE 16, 2020

The European Union (EU) has launched antitrust investigations into potential violations by Apple of competition laws in its Apple Pay service and App Store, The Wall Street Journal reported. If found guilty, Apple could face a fine of up to 10 percent of its annual revenue and be forced to amend its business practices.

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JULY 14, 2020

In a video conference call with its workforce last weekend, Deirdre O’Brien, Apple’s senior vice president of retail and people, encouraged employees to serve customers from home, Bloomberg News reported. . “If Apple has been forced to rethink its retail operations as COVID-19 cases continue to increase across the U.S.

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OCTOBER 6, 2020

Apple has announced a new product launch on Oct. The phones will likely have sharper edges around the corners, like the Apple iPad Air and iPad Pro. Leading Apple Analyst Ming-Chi Kuo said the design will be similar to that of the iPhone, with some having 5.4-inch inch screens. a month, which would cover family members as well.

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NOVEMBER 9, 2016

In an effort to get more people to use Apple Pay when shopping online, the company rolled out a new webpage that highlights exclusive holiday deals for customers who use the Apple Pay on the Web feature, which it just launched. That’s when it rolled out Apple Pay on the Web , which only works in the Safari browser.

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MAY 27, 2020

Apple , which runs 510 retail locations throughout the globe, intends to open roughly 100 U.S. The technology company will have approximately 130 of 271 Apple Stores in the country open by this week’s conclusion, CNBC reported. Apple’s locations, for their part, many times anchor key shopping centers or areas.).

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AUGUST 21, 2020

among others – petitioned Apple ’s CEO Tim Cook to offer a commission structure similar to the one given to Amazon for its video streaming content. Those terms are relatively favorable compared to the App Store fees that have recently made headlines, and have been central to several legal actions against Apple.

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AUGUST 6, 2019

As Apple makes a broader push to expand its services business, the technology company has invited certain customers to apply for the Apple Card. The card is in partnership with Goldman Sachs , and Apple CEO Tim Cook said during the company’s third quarter earnings call that it would be released in August, CNBC reported.

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

Apple's legal dispute with Epic Games, the publisher of Fortnite, has exposed a potential nuclear option that the Cupertino, Calif.-based based tech giant can use against any company that sells online.

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MARCH 22, 2020

With Apple stores closed due to the coronavirus pandemic, people who left their iPhones or other devices for repair won’t be able to retrieve them until further notice, according to reports. Customers were given a two-day window to pick up their devices beyond the official March 14 closing of Apple stores.

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APRIL 30, 2019

For the next quarter, Apple is looking for $52.5 The major point of concern among analysts, investors and Apple watchers was the continued decline in iPhone sales revenue. The iPhone is still Apple’s cash engine – responsible for 53.3 The year has seen increasing focus on Apple’s up-and-coming revenue engine.

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OCTOBER 4, 2017

Rumors are swirling that Apple is currently testing Apple Pay Cash internally using iOS 11.1 was released in beta to developers last week, but not everyone received Apple Pay Cash. There is also a look at the virtual Apple Pay Cash card that users receive, which can be used online or in store with Apple Pay transactions.

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FEBRUARY 21, 2019

Apple and Goldman Sachs, through joint efforts, will issue a credit card that links with the iPhone, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday (Feb. As the report noted, Apple sought to move beyond hardware and gain more recurring revenues and fees stemming from services.

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AUGUST 29, 2017

Apple issued an official statement today stating that its mainland Chinese users will now be able to use WeChat Pay for purchases made on the App Store and for Apple Music products. The WeChat Pay function will not require the use of a password. Instead, consumers will be able to confirm their identity with fingerprints, […].

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FEBRUARY 2, 2020

The spread of the coronavirus has prompted Apple to shutter its corporate offices and 42 retail stores in mainland China through Feb. Apple said the decision was made with an “abundance of caution and based on the latest advice from leading health experts.” Apple’s online store will remain operational.

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JUNE 2, 2020

Apple and Walgreens are now partnering to offer new cardholders a $50 Apple Card bonus after they spend the same amount of money at Walgreens, CNBC reported. The Apple Card bonus will come in Daily Cash, which is somewhat like cash back, except it is issued at the end of each day. .”

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JUNE 2, 2020

Apple wants to get a big slice of consumers’ dollars. The company is gearing up for a major online shopping festival, called 6.18, by cutting the prices of its phones on the various selling channels, including Alibaba-owned eCommerce site Tmall and on Apple’s official reseller, JD.com.

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