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Rumor: Apple developing “Apple Pay Later” program which would allow Apple Pay purchases to be paid in monthly installments

There’s something to be said for paying over time. Apple is apparently developing a new service that will allow Apple Pay users to buy products and pay them off in monthly installments. Per Bloomberg, this featureis in development and internally named ‘Apple Pay Later’. However, Apple’s service would be directly integrated with Apple Pay. Apple […]

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Apple leads AI tech acquisitions with 25 purchases between 2016 and 2020

No matter how you slice it, Apple is working on its artificial intelligence options. According to GlobalData, the deal-making landscape of the 2016 through 2020 artificial intelligence tech space was dominated by four tech companies: Apple, Google, Microsoft, and Facebook, with only Ireland-based Accenture was the only non-US company appearing in the top five. Per […]

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Microsoft announces plans to release one-time purchase version of Office for Windows, macOS this year

This should drive you a bit less nuts this year. Microsoft has announced a new one-time purchase version of Microsoft Office that will debut later this year for both Windows and Macintosh. The company said it plans to release both a Long-Term Servicing Channel variant of Microsoft Office and a version designed for consumers and […]

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Apple to cut App Store commission fee from 30 percent to 15 percent for developers making less than $1 million per year

Depending on how well your App Store apps are doing, you’re going to love this or hate this. Apple announced a new App Store Small Business programon Wednesday. The program, which will launch on January 1, 2021, will cut App Store fees from 30 percent to 15 percent for many developers, with firms that earned […]

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Apple expands zero percent financing via Apple Card to additional products, offers new incentives

The Apple Card zero percent financing program has been expanded beyond iPhones to include more products. The expansion now allows customers to purchase AirPods Pro headphones, the Apple Pencil, iPads, and Macs via an Apple Card with zero percent interest. The offer differs based on the product, and iPad Pros and Macs provide zero percent […]