This week on the AppleInsider podcast, Mikey and Victor discuss the latest updates in “iPhone 7” rumors, rumored Apple Watch updates, and potential Apple Health hardware.
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Monthly Archives: August 2016
Apple manufacturer Foxconn posts quarterly loss with blame unclear
Foxconn continues to post disappointing earnings reports in 2016, with analysts pointing to the decrease in iPhone orders as the prime culprit — but the actual reason isn’t clear, according to the company.
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Apple wins approval to begin first stage of Irish data center
Coming in well ahead of its deadline, Ireland’s An Bord Plean?la has approved plans to build the first stage of an Apple data center, which will include support buildings and one of eight eventual data halls.
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CVS continues Apple Pay snub, launches barcode-based ‘CVS Pay’
Nearly two years after CVS became one of the first major retailers to actively block Apple Pay at its stores, the drugstore chain on Thursday rolled out “CVS Pay,” a proprietary barcode-based mobile payments and rewards system.
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Iran to reportedly allow iPhone imports to cope with rampant smuggling problem
The Iranian government is working to allow iPhone imports in a bid to stem a growing smuggling problem in the country, reports said on Thursday.
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Siri joking with users in response to some Pokemon Go queries
Apple has updated the Siri response database with some light-hearted remarks for users asking about the wildly popular Pok?mon Go mobile game.
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French, German ministers to meet in push to counter encrypted messaging apps
France’s interior minister on Thursday announced plans to meet with a German counterpart and tackle the issue of encrypted messaging apps, which he argued are preventing intelligence agencies from fighting terrorism.
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Apple partner Foxconn’s $3.8B Sharp buyout approved by China
After months of speculation and delays, the Chinese anti-monopoly agency has approved the $3.8 billion merger between Apple manufacturing partner Foxconn and display technology company Sharp.
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Logitech debuts Pop Home Switch for simplified smarthome control
Logitech on Thursday announced the Pop Home Switch, a deliberately simple control for multiple home automation platforms, albeit with the exception of Apple’s HomeKit.
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Patent filing hints at Apple’s future in consumer-driven healthcare monitoring
A new Apple patent filing for an electrocardiogram device suitable for consumer use reinforces the company’s continued moves into the healthcare monitoring business.
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