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Apple announces Q3 2019 revenue of $53.8 billion, net quarterly profit of $10 billion

Apple announced its Q3 2019 numbers today, citing $53.8 billion in revenue, its services division reaching a new high. The revenues are up one percent year-on-year from the same quarter in 2018, which saw revenue of $53.3 billion. “This was our biggest June quarter ever — driven by all-time record revenue from Services, accelerating growth […]

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“In Search of Excellence” documentary highlights creation of the original Macintosh

In what is a just plain spiffy documentary, we present a clip from “In Search of Excellence,” a documentary produced by John Nathan based on Tom Peter’s book that profiled six unique companies. The following segment was filmed in the summer of 1984 and highlighted Apple Computer and the original Macintosh team, complete with its […]

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Department of Justice approves T-Mobile, Sprint merger, states’ lawsuits remain to be sorted out

Sprint and T-Mobile are about to join forces. The U.S. Department of Justice announced on Friday that it had approved the proposed $26 billion merger between Sprint and T-Mobile, albeit with major concessions, and a lawsuit from 13 state attorneys general still pending. Per the agreement, Sprint will be forced to divest itself of several […]

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Apple purchases majority of Intel’s smartphone modem business

When in doubt, buy controlling interest to obtain the thing that you want. Apple on Thursday revealed plans to acquire the majority of Intel’s smartphone modem business. Through the deal, more than 2,000 Intel staff will join Apple, the roughly $1 billion purchase transferring a number of patents to Apple as well Following rumors that […]

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House passes anti-robocall legislation, bill thought to head to White House before end of the year

Robocalls may soon be a thing of the past. The House of Representatives on Wednesday passed the Stopping Bad Robocalls Act, which was unanimously approved by the Energy and Commerce Committee last week, and was sent to the House floor yesterday, where it was passed with a 429-3 vote. The bill offers the Federal Communication […]