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Apple Earnings May Rise on Better iPhone XS Max Sales

10/25/2018, 3:59:33 PM
Goldman Sachs raised estimates on the bellwether tech on signs that more consumers than expected are springing more than $1,000 to buy the higher-margin phones. ✔ Text size Goldman Sachs believes consumers are now buying more $1,000+ iPhones than it initially anticipated ✔ The release comes after Apple launched the $999 iPhone XS and the $1,099 iPhone XS Max last month ✔ Hall raised his Apple December quarter earnings-per-share forecast to $5.05 from $4.92 as the higher-priced model is more profitable for the smartphone maker


The 5 biggest rumors about Apple’s new bezel-free iPads

10/25/2018, 12:04:52 PM
Bigger screens and a USB-C could be on their way ✔ Also spotted in the iOS 12.1 beta is support for Face ID when a device is held horizontally, something that sounds useful for a tablet that’s frequently used in landscape orientation (especially with a keyboard dock) ✔ If Apple does leave only a USB-C port, prepare for a dongle hell unlike any we’ve seen yet, where you might need separate USB-C and Lighting to 3.5mm dongles to simply use your regular headphones with both your iPad and iPhone


New deal launches on super cheap Apple AirPods substitutes

10/25/2018, 1:29:34 PM
The earphones may not be the real thing - but at least they'll save you over a hundred quid ✔ But for those of us who aren't keen to splash out over a hundred quid for the real thing, there's plenty of bargain replicas up for grabs ✔ And the best of the bunch appears to be from discount site Wowcher ✔ Apart from Apple, will anyone even be able to tell the difference anyway


Worried about Trump iPhone eavesdroppers? China recommends a Huawei

10/25/2018, 2:16:16 PM
China's foreign ministry has some suggestions for the Trump administration ... ✔ If they are really very worried about Apple phones being bugged, then they can change to using Huawei, she said, referring to China’s biggest telecommunications equipment maker ✔ If they are still not at ease, then in order to have an entirely secure device, they can stop using all forms of modern communication devices and cut off all ties with the outside world ✔ Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles


China dismisses claim it eavesdropped on Trump's iPhone calls

10/25/2018, 2:33:25 PM
Official says New York Times report is fake news and Trump should get a Chinese device ✔ Second, if they are worried about Apple phones being listened in on, they should swap them with Huawei phones, Hua said, referring to one of China’s largest telecommunications firms, which has been largely blocked from the US market over national security concerns


Get Refurbished Apple AirPods For as Low as $90 | Digital Trends

10/25/2018, 3:36:36 PM
If you were hesitant about committing to the AirPods before, there has never been a better time to pick up a pair of these innovative wireless headsets. For three days only you can get a professionally refurbished Apple AirPod Bluetooth headset for just $90. ✔ When Apple released its AirPods, the event was accompanied by some controversy over pricing and design ✔ Fast forward two years and it seems that more and more people are cutting the cord and accepting the wireless trend ✔ Additionally, the sensors inside the AirPod will notice when one earbud is removed and will automatically stop playing music


Italy Fines Apple and Samsung for Slowing Down Older Phones | Digital Trends

10/25/2018, 2:55:43 PM
The Italian anti-trust agency has fined Apple and Samsung considerable amounts of money for intentionally slowing down older phones with software updates. Apple was hit twice as hard as Samsung for its failure to educate customers about maintaining batteries and how to replace them properly. ✔ According to Apple, older batteries were unable to cope with the strain of maximum processing power, so older iPhones with correspondingly older batteries were throttled to protect against sudden shutdowns ✔ This appears to be similar to the effects that Apple were intending to avoid with its own throttling


15 best tips and tricks for Apple Watch 4 and watchOS 5

10/25/2018, 2:22:57 PM
Wearable tricks ✔ Force-quit frozen apps Occasionally, Apple Watch apps may crash or fail to refresh live information (and this can happen with watch face complications as well) ✔ Scroll down to the bottom of the main screen and tap the Add City button, and you'll be able to dictate your choice or scribble the name of the city on the screen


Trump denies using iPhones in tweet sent from an iPhone

10/25/2018, 12:28:03 PM
undefined ✔ AP 43/43 Flight Simulator Stefan Schwart and Udo Klingenberg preparing a self-built flight simulator to land at Hong Kong airport, from Rostock, Germany EPA 1/43 Designed by Pierpaolo Lazzarini from Italian company Jet Capsule ✔ China has a sophisticated approach towards the intercepted calls and is seeking to use them to determine what Trump thinks, whom he listens to and how best to sway him, the Times reported, citing the officials


Analysis | The Daily 202: Democrats call for investigation into Trump’s iPhone use after a report that China is listening

10/25/2018, 1:10:44 PM
Both the Chinese Foreign Ministry and the president call a New York Times story “fake news.” ✔ NBC News’s Carrie Dann reports: In a head-to-head contest among registered voters in Georgia, both [Abrams and Kemp] receive 47 percent support ✔ 💛 💛 https://t.co/bsYEkAQkPN pic.twitter.com/96rAXp3Bgc CBS News (@CBSNews) October 25, 2018 And a high school football player in Maryland stunned the crowd with his rendition of the national anthem:


The GrayKey Password Cracker Can No Longer Bust Into iOS 12 iPhones | Digital Trends

10/25/2018, 1:01:06 PM
The GrayKey password cracker used by global law enforcement agencies to break open the iPhones of suspected criminals may no longer work as intended. Apple's most recent iOS 12 seems to have left the device completely unable to brute-force open iPhones as it was previously able to do. ✔ Brenda Stolyar/Digital Trends Is GrayKey finally dead ✔ While older methods like USB Restricted were fully understood shortly after being made public, Apple’s new method of locking out GrayKey hasn’t been figured out at all yet ✔ It could be everything from better kernel protection to stronger configuration-profile installation restrictions


China Says Trump Should Switch to Huawei Phones to Improve Security

10/25/2018, 3:19:02 PM
It also called talk of Trump phone hacking "fake news." ✔ China is trolling President Donald Trump’s love for the iPhone ✔ The comments were earlier reported on by The Washington Post and The Verge ✔ Huawei is now the second-largest smartphone maker in the world behind Samsung and just ahead of Apple ✔ The handsets have also been all but banned for sale in the U.S. over concerns by the U.S. government that they’re unsafe


Facebook's Former Security Chief to Apple's Tim Cook: Where Are Your Concerns About Privacy in China?

10/25/2018, 12:35:00 PM
Alex Stamos doesn't like "fawning" coverage of Tim Cook's big privacy speech, given Apple's actions in China. ✔ Alex Stamos, Facebook’s former security chief, has hit out at fawning coverage of Apple CEO Tim Cook’s Wednesday broadside against the data-industrial complex ✔ Specifically, Stamos took aim at Apple’s appeasement of the Chinese authorities by making it impossible for iPhone users in that country to use secure messaging applications and virtual private networks (VPNs), which allow people to hide their online activities ✔ We believe that privacy is a fundamental human right


Microsoft's stock surge lifts market cap to within $8 billion of Amazon's

10/25/2018, 2:01:17 PM
undefined ✔ Shares of Microsoft Corp. MSFT, +6.04% soared 5.7% in morning trade, enough to pace the Dow Jones Industrial Average's DJIA, +0.88% gainers, after the software giant reported better-than-expected fiscal first-quarter results ✔ The stock's price gain was adding about 39 points to the Dow's price, which was up 187 points ✔ AAPL, +1.74% by a wide margin, at $1.06 trillion, while Google parent Alphabet Inc


Microsoft Is Breaking Records on Wall Street

10/25/2018, 1:07:41 PM
Even as other tech stocks swoon, Microsoft's revenue and profits are pushing its stock up. ✔ Meanwhile, the United Kingdom fined Facebook just $645,000 for the massive and improper sharing of data with Cambridge Analytica ✔ The social network ducked huge fines (up to 4% of revenue) because the scandal occurred before the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation took affect ✔ Find past issues, and sign up for other Fortune newsletters


The Global Tech Backlash Is Just Beginning

10/25/2018, 2:13:01 PM
All over the world, citizens, bureaucrats and politicians are pushing back against the power of big tech companies. ✔ Just as a few American companies gained dominance over the past decade, so have a handful of Chinese firms, including Alibaba , Tencent , Baidu and JD.com ✔ For more WSJ Technology analysis, reviews, advice and headlines, sign up for our weekly newsletter


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