Apple CEO says optimistic on U.S.-China trade talks
9/18/2018, 2:02:22 PMApple Inc Chief Executive Tim Cook, whose products have been spared from new U.S... ✔ So I’m optimistic that the two countries will sort this out and life will go on ✔ Apple had feared for its Apple Watch and its wireless AirPod headphones, but both were left off the list announced on Monday ✔ Apple’s shares were last up 1.4 percent at $220.93 in early trading ✔ Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles
Ireland collects disputed Apple taxes in full ahead of appeal
9/18/2018, 1:41:09 PMIreland has fully recovered 13.1 billion euros in disputed taxes from Apple Inc ... ✔ Ireland’s finance ministry, which began collecting the back taxes in a series of payments in May, estimated last year the total amount could have reached 15 billion euros including EU interest ✔ Ireland has appointed investment managers to oversee the disputed cash, whom Donohoe said would make low-risk investment decisions and the Irish taxpayer would be protected from any losses ✔ Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles
iOS 12 release - Your iPhone is not the only Apple device getting these all-new features
9/18/2018, 1:57:21 PMAPPLE released its iOS 12 update last night with it bringing a swathe of extra features to the iPhone. However, the HomePod smart speaker has also been updated and here’s all that’s new. ✔ Older devices have also been given a speed boost with Apple saying that some tasks will be performed up to 70 per cent faster with iOS 12 ✔ You can even start a call on HomePod and continue it on your iPhone after you leave the house ✔ In fact, you can locate devices in your iCloud family, such as iPhone, iPad, and MacBook
Chinese phone maker rips off Apple's iPhone XS in the most shameless way
9/18/2018, 2:30:20 PMA CHINESE phone maker has ripped off Apple in a seriously shameless way. Tech giant Xiaomi is selling smartphone bundles that look just like the new iPhone XS – and even copy the name of Apple̵… ✔ A CHINESE phone maker has ripped off Apple in a seriously shameless way ✔ The cheapest bundle costs 6499 Yuan, which works out at around £720 – less than the iPhone XR's £749 starting price ✔ But it's hard to deny the similarities between Xiaomi's products and Apple's
Your iPhone's camera just got an upgrade thanks to iOS 12 — here are all the ways it changed
9/18/2018, 12:51:20 PMThe latest version of Apple's iPhone and iPad operating system, iOS 12, arrived on Monday, which means devices as old as the iPhone 5S can get a free upgrade. Some of the most exciting changes are to the Photos and Camera apps. ✔ Your iPhone's camera just got some exciting new upgrades ✔ The new OS includes notable additions like a standalone Measure app that's like a virtual tape measure, tools to combat smartphone addiction, grouped notifications, and more ✔ 4/ The QR code reader has been improved
EU to scrap lawsuit against Ireland after Apple pays back taxes
9/18/2018, 2:38:00 PMEU antitrust regulators plan to drop legal action against Ireland after iPhone m... ✔ The various colors of newly released Apple iPhone XR are seen following the product launch event at the Steve Jobs Theater in Cupertino, California, U.S. September 12, 2018 ✔ REUTERS/Stephen Lam European Competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager sued Ireland last year for failing to recover the record amount ✔ ($1 = 0.8548 euros) Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles
Key Apple products, including Apple Watch, AirPods and Mac Mini, dodge China tariffs
9/18/2018, 2:37:52 PMApple avoided feared tariffs from China on popular products like its Apple Watch and AirPods after the U.S. opted to exclude the products. ✔ Marcio Jose Sanchez, AP Fullscreen A photograph is displayed on a iPhone XS Max during an event to announce new products at Apple Headquarters Wednesday, Sept ✔ It also has an outsized 26 percent weighting in the Standard & Poor's 500 stock index, one of the broadest measures of the U.S. stock market ✔ But CFRA's Zino downplayed the risks to Apple's business
Apple CEO Tim Cook explains why Apple products were exempt from Trump's China tariffs
9/18/2018, 1:22:26 PMCook has been vocal about the ongoing trade disagreement, even speaking directly with Trump about the tariffs. ✔ The iPhone is assembled in China, but the parts come from everywhere, including the United States ✔ I'm optimistic because trade is one of those things where it's not a zero sum game ✔ You know you and I can trade something and we can both win ✔ Apple iPhone Xs and iPhone Xs Max review 17 Mins Ago | 03:22
Tim Cook says the new iPhones are so expensive because they replace most other gadgets you'd need
9/18/2018, 2:04:15 PMApple's newest line of iPhones cost as much as $1,449 for the most expensive model. ✔ Stephen Lam | Reuters Tim Cook, CEO of Apple, speaks on stage for the start of an Apple Inc product launch event at the Steve Jobs Theater in Cupertino, California, September 12, 2018 ✔ It's replaced all of these different devices, Cook said ✔ So if you look at even the phone that's priced over $1,000, most people pay about $30 a month for it
Here's what top reviewers are saying about the new iPhone XS
9/18/2018, 3:31:15 PMApple's new iPhone XS and XS Max have been reviewed and the results are consistent. If you have an older model then the upgrade is worth it. But current iPhone X owners don't need to upgrade unless they want the Max version with the large screen. ✔ Stephen Lam | Reuters A man holds the newly released Apple iPhone XS and XS Max during a product demonstration following the Apple launch event at the Steve Jobs Theater in Cupertino, California, September 12, 2018 ✔ Wall Street Journal's Joanna Stern says the battery lasts longer
Apple pays Ireland disputed back-taxes ahead of appeal
9/18/2018, 3:00:36 PMundefined ✔ Last October, one year after the initial decision Ms Vestager grew impatient and filed a case with the ECJ against Ireland for failing to implement her decision ✔ As it can take years to exhaust the appeals process, the Irish government and Apple were keen to agree how to money would be managed during that period and how any losses or gains in its value would be distributed
This shopping hack will get you 60% off an iPhone XS
9/18/2018, 2:47:24 PMSprint and mobile virtual networks offer ways of getting Apple’s latest phone on the cheap. ✔ • So a customer aggressively chasing a deal can pay $379 to Apple for a refurbished iPhone 7, trade it in to Sprint, and lease an XS or XS Max super-cheap on a new line ✔ Brett Arends Brett Arends is a MarketWatch columnist ✔ We Want to Hear from You Join the conversation Comment
Apple's new iPhones a slight notch above the X: reviewers
9/18/2018, 3:29:02 PMThe absence of a striking new feature left major tech blogs and newspapers lukew... ✔ They also have a new image sensor and processor, incremental changes to the X that allow for better photography ✔ A bright spot in an otherwise low-key upgrade is the dual SIM support, a feature that the company’s much-touted iPhone X did not have ✔ Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles
iPhone XS and XS Max review roundup: you might want to wait
9/18/2018, 12:36:32 PMEarly consensus from tech press is these are best iPhones to date. Is it might be worth holding on for the cheaper iPhone XR? ✔ The first wave of verdicts from select reviewers given early access to Apple’s latest iPhone XS and XS Max are live ✔ The iPhone XS is a direct replacement for the 2017 iPhone X, complete with a 5.8in screen costing £999 ✔ It’s one of the best screens on the market, up there with the display on the Samsung Galaxy Note 9
Too much screen time? New phone controls for you and kids
9/18/2018, 2:15:39 PMNEW YORK (AP) — Apple and Google want to help you spend less time on their phones — really. Like that time you checked Facebook at 3 a.m. Stats don't lie. Thei ✔ NEW YORK (AP) Apple and Google want to help you spend less time on their phones really ✔ Apple already had parental controls for blocking R-rated movies, adult websites and podcasts with explicit language, but the settings were buried ✔ (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez, File) FILE- In this June 4, 2018, file photo Craig Federighi, Apple's senior vice president of Software Engineering, speaks about screen time during an announcement of new products at the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference in San Jose, Calif
'Hey Siri, pay John $20 for dinner': Westpac launches voice payments
9/18/2018, 2:08:44 PMFrom this week, consumers will be able to pay someone simply by talking to their smart phone's "digital assistant" and taking a scan of their face. ✔ Business Banking & finance Payments 'Hey Siri, pay John $20 for dinner': Westpac launches voice payments By Clancy Yeates19 September 2018 12:00am Normal text sizeLarger text sizeVery large text size It wasn't that long ago that moving money with the touch of a mobile phone button was considered cutting-edge ✔ The future of banking is conversational banking, Mr Frazis said
Wall Street higher after latest tariff moves
9/18/2018, 2:53:18 PMU.S. stocks rose on Tuesday led by the technology and consumer sectors, as inves... ✔ Rather than going ahead with the full 25 percent, the administration will wait till end of the year this minimizes the overall impact, said Scott Brown, chief economist at Raymond James in St ✔ Viking Therapeutics (VKTX.O) shares more than doubled in value after its fatty liver treatment showed promising results in a mid-stage trial ✔ Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles
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How Trump’s tariffs will hurt US tech companies
9/18/2018, 1:10:23 PMThe tariffs "could result in serious damage to Dell and its employees" ✔ Historically, protectionist countries have taken this into account by putting higher tariffs on producers of final goods to offset the impact of tariffs on intermediate products ✔ In order to safeguard our legitimate rights and interests and the global free trade order, the country’s commerce minister said in a statement, China will have to take countermeasures
Donald Trump's trade war could last 20 years warns China's richest man
9/18/2018, 1:23:00 PMAlibaba chairman Jack Ma said the dispute could go on far beyond Donald Trump's presidency ✔ Bob Woodward's explosive book Trump had warned on Monday that if China takes retaliatory action against U.S. farmers or industries, we will immediately pursue phase three, which is tariffs on approximately $267 billion of additional imports ✔ I think that kind of tactic is not going to work with China, Fang Xinghai, vice chairman of China's securities regulator, said at a conference in the port city of Tianjin
Jack Ma, Chuck Robbins, and other tech leaders sound off on US-China trade tensions
9/18/2018, 3:19:11 PMPresident Donald Trump announced a new round of tariffs on Chinese goods Monday night. ✔ CEO Tim Cook attends China Development Forum (CDF) 2018 at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse on March 24, 2018 in Beijing, China ✔ President Donald Trump announced a new round of tariffs on Chinese goods Monday night ✔ We need to get to a place on a global basis where we have fair, open trade, Robbins said
Stocks Markets in Asia and Europe Aren’t Afraid of Trump’s Trade War
9/18/2018, 1:21:26 PMGlobal stocks edged up Tuesday despite the Chinese commerce ministry’s threat of retaliation following President Donald Trump’s announcement Monday that he would impose new tariffs on about $200 billion in Chinese goods. ✔ A man walks past a display showing bank notes of different currencies in Hong Kong ✔ The impact of the new tariffs on foreign-exchange trading was limited, with the Chinese yuan 0.2% lower against the dollar ✔ The dollar won’t price the same thing over and over again
China raises tariffs on $60 billion of U.S. goods in technology fight
9/18/2018, 3:54:31 PMThe announcement followed a warning by an American business group that a "downward spiral" in their conflict appeared certain following Trump's penalties on $200 billion of Chinese goods. ✔ That would raise the total affected by U.S. penalties to $517 billion covering nearly everything China sells the United States ✔ He demanded Canada and Mexico renegotiate the North American Free Trade Agreement to make it more favorable to the United States
These are the 5 best deals on Amazon right now
9/18/2018, 3:50:44 PMOn Amazon this Tuesday, September 18, you can save on travel mugs, wireless charging pads, a Fire tablet, a set of kitchen knives, and a robot vacuum. ✔ However, our picks and opinions are independent from USA Today’s newsroom and any business incentives ✔ Those salespeople love to catch us with a good deal ✔ A Fire tablet for Prime members Make work and travel a little easier ✔ Check out our full review on the best affordable robot vacuums
Chinese Officials Scramble to Respond to Trump’s New Tariffs
9/18/2018, 1:05:40 PMNew U.S. tariffs on China’s exports escalated the countries’ trade fight, with Chinese officials scrambling on how to retaliate and whether to accept Washington’s offer for more negotiations. ✔ Strategically, I think they should have a plan B, said Carlo Diego D’Andrea, chairman of the manufacturing-heavy Shanghai chapter of the European Chamber of Commerce in China ✔ Contrary to views in Washington, China canand willdig its heels in and we are not optimistic about the prospect for a resolution in the short term, William Zarit, a business consultant and chairman of the chamber, said Tuesday
Trade war escalates as China announces tariffs on US imports
9/18/2018, 3:24:41 PMBEIJING (AP) — The U.S.-China trade war escalated further Tuesday, with China announcing retaliatory tax increases on $60 billion worth of U.S. imports, including coffee, honey an ✔ BEIJING (AP) The U.S.-China trade war escalated further Tuesday, with China announcing retaliatory tax increases on $60 billion worth of U.S. imports, including coffee, honey and industrial chemicals ✔ In the first two rounds of tariffs, the Trump administration took care to try to spare American consumers from the direct impact of the import taxes
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