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Apple quietly pulls first-gen iPad mini from its online store

The original iPad mini has disappeared into the night from the Apple online store. Early Friday, Apple unceremoniously removed the first-generation iPad mini from its website, including product pages and the online store, leaving only the iPad mini 2 and 3, both of which feature high-resolution Retina displays. The company offered no explanation as to […]

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Rumor: Apple Watch 2 to feature Wi-Fi chipset, front-facing camera for FaceTime, etc.

The rumor mill will always be alive, vibrant and speculating. And it has plenty to say about the next generation of the Apple Watch. Sources have supplied details as to the Apple Watch 2, including a front-facing video camera for FaceTime chats and a wireless chipset that will make the watch capable of standing on […]

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AT&T found guilty of data throttling, lack of transparency, issued $100 million fine

Maybe this is the slap on the wrist that AT&T needs to deliver what it offers. Following up on thousands of complaints from customers who noticed lower data speeds on their grandfathered data plan, the FCC has issued wireless carrier AT&T a US$100 million fine for throttling data speeds. AT&T was found to have violated […]

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Apple Watch sells estimated 2.79 million units, Apple profiting handsomely from watch band sales

You may think the Apple Watch is silly, but it’s selling. And a fair number of its buyers are snagging a second watch band. Research firm Slice Intelligence, which analyzed mail receipts from two million people, extrapolated that an estimated 2.79 million Apple Watch units have been sold since the device launched in April.

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Apple fires Campus 2 primary contractor, Swedish firm Skanska

There’s just no pleasing some people. Apple has fired Skanska, its Swedish contractor, which has been working on its “spaceship” Campus 2 project. Skanska issued a statement saying that it had reached an impasse in negotiations with an unidentified customer over changes in the scope of work, and that it had been terminated from the […]