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The Fate of Apple in China Looks Gloomy

When Apple reported that iPhone sales in China during the holidays had declined, it shocked the investor community. The U.S. stock market crashed and its stocks fell by 10 percent. Most of the Apple-related stocks in China and Hong Kong also took a hit. In a letter to investors, Apple CEO Tim Cook revised the ...

Emma Lu

Sky High Prices Keeping People Away From iPhones

Apple’s iPhones, despite being priced higher than competitors, has always enjoyed a huge demand from consumers ever since they were introduced a decade ago. Providing an excellent set of features, a smooth interface, and the aura of being a premium product has helped them generate blockbuster sales. However, the charm seems to be wearing off ...

Armin Auctor

iPhone XS Max Has Problems and Apple Is Shrugging

Apple’s iPhone XS Max is the biggest and the most expensive smartphone launched by the company. Even with its impressive CPU performance, the XS Max has one severe flaw — serious battery issues. The battery for the iPhone XS Max The problem with the iPhone XS Max battery is twofold. First, it has a very ...

Nspirement Staff

iOS Apps Caught Sharing User Location Data With Third Parties

Several iOS apps have been found guilty of sharing the location data of users with third parties without their knowledge or consent, once again highlighting how little control people have over their personal data on the Internet. Apple’s privacy intrusion with iOS apps The discovery was made by Sudo Security’s Guardian mobile team. Almost 24 ...

Nspirement Staff

Apple Turning Sour Soon?

While Apple has dominated the smartphone industry for several years, latest reports suggest that the company might have to deal with declining sales and revenues. Bad times for Apple ahead? Apple’s annual keynote event, where it introduces its latest offerings, has been a 100 percent accurate predictor of the AAPL stock movements for the past ...

Armin Auctor

Low-Cost MacBook in the Works

Apple has dominated the smartphone market for several years. However, it has been unable to replicate such a success in the laptop segment. In a bid to boost the sales of its laptops, Apple is reportedly planning the launch of a new MacBook that will be cheaper than the existing models. MacBook sales According to ...

Emma Lu

An Apple MacBook.

U.S. Congress Questions Google and Apple on User Privacy

With concerns about user privacy at peak, thanks to the Cambridge Analytica scandal that broke out a few months back, members of the U.S. Congress are now bringing Internet giants like Google and Apple into the purview of their investigations. The letter A committee of four U.S. House representatives sent a letter to both Apple ...

Jack Roberts

Concerns over user privacy.

iPhone X Face ID: Is It Really Capable of Replacing Fingerprint ID?

Since the release of Apple’s iPhone X, the new biometric kid on the block is the iPhone X Face ID. In case you might be wondering. No, facial recognition is not a new concept.  However, with its advent on the iPhone X, released in November of 2017, the biometric alternative to fingerprints for smartphones stepped ...

Hermann Rohr

Apple Hands Over iCloud Data to Chinese Firm

Apple confirmed that its iCloud data services in mainland China will be operated by a Chinese company in February 2018. The tech giant is complying with Chinese cybersecurity rules, introduced in July last year, which include a requirement for companies to store all data within China. The firm, Guizhou on the Cloud Big Data (GCBD), ...

David Clapp

Apple Wants to Replace All Batteries in iPhone 6 Models and Later

As lawsuits mount over apple’s deliberate slow-down of old handsets, the company plans to replace all batteries in iPhone 6 devices and later. Some angry customers believe that the company purposefully degraded their product to drive customer upgrades — forcing people to buy newer models, as the older ones became unreasonably slower. Apple issued an unprecedented ...

Hermann Rohr

apple phone with flat battery and stamp over image that says sorry