Apple said to update AppleCare with subscription service, improved in-store repairs

Apple said to update AppleCare with subscription service, improved in-store repairs

Apple plans to make some significant changes to its AppleCare service program later this fall, with a new subscription plan and updated policies to handle damaged iPhones.

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Apple has a long wait list for police requests to decrypt iPhones

Apple has a long wait list for police requests to decrypt iPhones

Apple receives so many police requests to to unlock seized iPhones that the company has to enlist law enforcement agencies in a waiting list to address each of their requests.

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Apple rolls out two-step verification for Apple ID in more countries – Is it available in your country?

Apple rolls out two-step verification for Apple ID in more countries – Is it available in your country?

Couple of months back, Apple rolled out the much needed two-step verification process for Apple ID to add an extra layer of security.

But the feature was available only to users in US, UK, Australia, New Zealand and Ireland.

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Apple features App Store 50 billion app downloads promotion on its homepage

Apple features App Store 50 billion app downloads promotion on its homepage

Last week, Apple launched the 50 billion app downloads promotion, announcing a $10,000 gift card as a prize to the lucky person who downloads the 50 billionth app from the App Store.

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Apple asks Google for Android source code related documents in Samsung case

Apple asks Google for Android source code related documents in Samsung case

In its ongoing infringement trial against Samsung, Apple has asked San Jose, California Judge Paul S. Grewal to force Google into handing over confidential documents related to Android’s source code.

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Apple ordered by German court to change customer data privacy policy

Apple ordered by German court to change customer data privacy policy

Apple’s privacy policy that governs the use of customer data has come under fire in Germany, where a court has ruled that eight out of the 15 provisions in the policy violate German laws.

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Apple takes 57% of the handset industry’s profits in Q1 2013, Samsung gets the rest

Apple takes 57% of the handset industry’s profits in Q1 2013, Samsung gets the rest

The analysts at Canaccord Genuity recently shared a report with AppleInsider that says Apple took 57% of the handset industry’s profits during the first quarter of 2013. Samsung got the remaining 43%. Everyone else simply lost money. Yes, LG posted a small profit, as did HTC, but we’re talking a handful of millions of dollars. Stuff that to Apple and Samsung can be accounted for due to currency fluctuations.

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Apple expands clampdown on App Discovery Services

Apple expands clampdown on App Discovery Services

Section 2.25 of Apple’s app review guidelines that forbid App Store clones is now reportedly broadened to also include apps that aid in app discovery, either through recommendations, sharing or search.

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comScore: iPhone reaches record U.S. smartphone marketshare of 39 percent

comScore: iPhone reaches record U.S. smartphone marketshare of 39 percent

comScore’s latest numbers for the three month period ending March 2013 show strong growth for Apple in the U.S. smartphone market, as it continues its lead as the top OEM in the region with an all-time high 39 percent market share, up from 36.3 percent in December.

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Apple releases iOS 6.1.4 for iPhone 5

Apple releases iOS 6.1.4 for iPhone 5

Apple has just released iOS 6.1.4. The update seems to be available only for iPhone 5.

According to the release notes, the minor update brings an updated audio profile for speakerphone.

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