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Apple opens application process for 2018 Developer Academy in Naples, Italy

If you’re in or around Naples, Italy, and looking for a chance to win a scholarship to Apple’s 2018 Developer Academy, this might be your chance. Apple began accepting applications on Thursday. People who win one of 400 spots will get a free iPhone and Mac, as well as aid with living expenses. The Academy […]

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Apple, other tech firms, push back against encryption backdoor proposals suggested by law enforcement agencies, cite privacy concerns

The debate continues. Apple, along with other major technology companies, have formed the privacy-focused Reform Government Surveillance (RGS) coalition as part of an effort to fight government agencies pushing for the addition of encryption backdoors. The RGS offered the following statement on Wednesday: “Recent reports have described new proposals to engineer vulnerabilities into devices and […]

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Apple Pay grows throughout U.S., Australia, Hong Kong, Japan, Singapore, Taiwan, France, and Spain

Apple Pay has expanded yet again. Recently, the service added new banks and credit unions in the United States, Australia, Hong Kong, Japan, Singapore, Taiwan, France, and Spain. The new entries are as follows:

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Rumor: Apple thought to release iOS/macOS cross-platform development tools in 2019

Apple’s rumored combined code base, which was said to debut at the Worldwide Developer Conference this year, may be most likely to arrive in 2019. The project, codenamed “Marzipan”, is thought to function as a hybrid macOS/iOS app platform, wherein it’s been thought that developers could write both macOS and iOS apps as a single […]

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Apple posts $61.1 billion in revenue, profit of $13.8 billion for Q2 2018 results

Apple on Tuesday announced its second fiscal quarter results of 2018, posting revenues of $61.1 billion and a net quarterly profit of $13.8 billion. This is up from revenues of $52.9 billion and net quarterly profit of $11.0 billion in the year-ago quarter. The revenue, profit, and earnings per share numbers were records for any […]