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Apple Pay, other contactless forms of payment, reinstated at JCPenney’s locations

If you’re looking to resume using Apple Pay at JCPenney, it looks like the system’s back up. The retailer reinstated Apple Pay as its stores on Thursday, June 19th. JCPenney has reinstated Apple Pay at its stores, it emerged Thursday. The reactivation is said to have happened on June 19th. JCPenney stopped accepting Apple Pay and other […]

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Apple hires ARM chip designer Mike Filippo, takes another step from Intel CPU reliance

In what could definitely be considered a significant step in its transition form Intel to ARM processors, Apple has hired one of ARM Holding’s Inc.’s top chip engineers. This, in turn, could allow for Apple to create its own new hardware, including devices, new Macs, and a possible headset. Apple has hired Mike Filippo as […]

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Apple Design Chief to leave Apple, start new design company with Apple as a primary client

Jony Ive is moving on from Apple. Apple announced on Thursday that Ive is leaving to start his own design firm. While Apple will function as one of Ive’s “primary clients, ” he’ll be able to handle work for other firms while continuing to design for the Cupertino company. In a statement, Apple CEO Tim Cook said […]

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Rumor: Apple has completed acquisition of Drive.ai

Apple apparently completed the acquisition of self-driving car startup on Tuesday. The specific value of the deal has yet to be confirmed as of this writing. News of the acquisition surface last month, with the motivation for the deal being Apple’s looking to bring in engineers and talent from Drive.ai. This also comes at a […]

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Rumor: Apple to release 16-inch MacBook Pro this fall, notebook will occupy high end price bracket

The good news is that the rumor mill has a 16-inch MacBook Pro notebook arriving this fall. The bad news is that it looks like it’s going to be exceptionally pricey. A 16-inch MacBook Pro is set to land this fall, according to a new report by IHS Markit. However, it is likely going to […]