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Apple will be opening an online Apple Store in India to start official online sales of iPhones, iPads, Macs, and more in the country starting in the third quarter of 2020, reports TechCrunch. The news comes courtesy of a “source familiar with the matter,” and Apple’s online store rollout is taking a “little longer than previously expected.” Apple originally wanted to begin online sales in the country in the first quarter of…

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During the question and answer section of today’s earnings call for the first fiscal quarter of 2020, Apple CEO Tim Cook was asked when he felt that people would feel the first impact of AR on their lives. Cook said that AR is exciting to him because there are AR uses for consumer applications and enterprise applications, which is a rarity. There are consumer applications and there are enterprise applications. This is…

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During today’s earnings call covering the first fiscal quarter of 2020, Apple CEO Tim Cook was asked about 5G, and how much of a demand driver it might be for Apple. Cook of course said that he wouldn’t comment on future Apple products with respect to 5G, but said 5G is in the “early innings of its deployment on a global basis.” Cook went on to say that Apple “couldn’t be prouder”…

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During today’s earnings call, Apple CEO Tim Cook commented on the coronavirus outbreak in China, which investors fear could potentially impact Apple’s business, affecting production of both current iPhones and the new low-cost iPhone that’s on the horizon. Cook said that Apple is donating to China to help with the outbreak and working with partner companies. We’re donating to groups that are working to contain the outbreak. We’re working closely with our…

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MGM held preliminary talks with Apple, Netflix, and other large media companies to gauge their interest in a possible acquisition, reports CNBC. The report confirms another report from The Wall Street Journal last month that suggested Apple was exploring deals for MGM Holdings content, though the talks had “yet to reach an advanced stage.” A deal with MGM would potentially offer Apple a huge catalog of content to add to Apple TV…

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The United States Federal Communications Commission today cleared the way for OnGo [PDF], a wireless product spearheaded by the Citizens Broadcast Radio Service Alliance (CBRS) that aims to use the 3.5GHz band for a range of applications, including improving data speeds and connectivity across the United States on both 4G and 5G networks. The CBRS Alliance announced that the FCC has allowed the Full Commercial Deployment of the OnGo service, which has…

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Apple and its partner film studio A24 have acquired the rights to “Boys State” a political coming-of-age documentary that examines the health of American democracy, reports The Hollywood Reporter. Apple is said to have paid $10 million for the documentary, which was directed by Jesse Moss and Amanda McBaine. Laurene Powell Jobs, Steve Jobs’ widow, served as an executive producer on the project. Image courtesy of Sundance Film Institute The film features…

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Apple has all kinds of fanciful patents for imaginative devices that will likely never come to fruition, such as an iMac-like desktop computer made entirely glass, which was shared last week in a patent published by the United States Patent and Trademark Office. Apple’s patent describes an electronic device with an upper portion that serves as a display area, a lower portion that serves as an input area, and a transitional section…

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Apple must pay $85 million in royalties to Canadian patent holding company WiLan for infringing patents related to wireless communications, a jury in San Diego has ruled (via Bloomberg). The two patents relate to making phone calls while simultaneously downloading data. In August 2018, a different jury said Apple infringed the patents and awarded WiLan $145 million, but a retrial was ordered to reconsider the damages. At the January 2019 retrial, the…

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Apple intends to donate money in support of groups fighting the outbreak of the Coronavirus in China, Tim Cook said on Saturday. Electron micrograph of coronavirus virions In a morning tweet marking the Luna New Year, the Apple chief said the company will be “donating to groups on the ground helping support all of those affected.” A coronavirus is a family of viruses that include the common cold, but this particular virus…