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Apple partners with Oscar-winning movie studio A24 for feature films

11/15/2018, 10:17:15 PM
Apple Inc has inked a multi-year deal with A24, the studio behind Oscar-winning ... ✔ logo is shown outside the company's 2016 Worldwide Developers Conference in San Francisco, California, U.S. June 13, 2016 ✔ Other projects Apple had announced include a remake of Steven Spielberg’s 1980s science fiction anthology series Amazing Stories, based on Isaac Asimov’s influential Foundation science fiction novels, and a drama from La La Land movie director Damian Chazelle ✔ New York-based A24’s Academy Award nominations include Lady Bird and Room ✔ Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles


Apple to make feature-length movies with studio partner A24

11/15/2018, 9:56:57 PM
Apple Inc. said Thursday it will begin making independent, feature-length films through a multiyear partnership with the Oscar-winning studio A24, broadening the iPhone maker’s push into original content beyond TV programming and into movies. ✔ With the A24 deal, the world’s most valuable company for the first time signaled it is following the playbook of Amazon.com Inc ✔ Previously, Apple’s original-content team had only signed deals for the documentary film The Elephant Queen and an animated film, Wolfwalkers ✔ Also popular on WSJ.com: We Want to Hear from You Join the conversation Comment


A matter of volume: Threat from ascendant Chinese phones hangs over Apple

11/15/2018, 10:11:42 PM
A raft of profit warnings from Apple Inc suppliers this week has fueled investor concerns that iPhone sales, in terms of volume, have hit a wall that could spell trouble for the company's plans to make services its main pillar of growth. For the past year, investors had largely been… ✔ Its share price, hit at the time of the forecast, has since extended losses after profit warnings from suppliers like Japan Display Inc, British chipmaker IQE Plc and Lumentum Holdings Inc ✔ Kyle Kiang, the general manager for North America for OnePlus, said first-day sales of the new model were 86 percent higher in the United States than for the previous OnePlus released there, although he did not disclose absolute unit figures


Apple Partners With Movie Studio A24 to Make Feature-Length Films

11/15/2018, 8:49:59 PM
Apple will begin making independent, feature-length films through a multi-year partnership with the Oscar-winning studio A24, broadening the iPhone maker’s push into original content beyond TV programming and into movies. ✔ With the A24 deal, the world’s most valuable company for the first time signaled it is following the playbook of Amazon.com Inc ✔ Previously, Apple’s original-content team had only signed deals for the documentary film The Elephant Queen and an animated film, Wolfwalkers


Apple is recruiting chip engineers to work in Qualcomm's backyard

11/15/2018, 10:44:17 PM
Apple is aggressively hiring engineers in Qualcomm’s home base of San Diego, seeking designers to develop wireless components and processors that would further weaken the chipmaker’s chances of supplying chips for the iPhone maker’s future devices. ✔ The company has released wireless chips for AirPods and the Apple Watch, but it hasn’t produced its own complete wireless systems for the iPhone, its bestselling device ✔ The most important wireless component in the iPhone is the modem, which enables the device to connect to cellular towers in order to access the internet and make phone calls ✔ Apple declined to respond to requests for comment on its chip production efforts


Apple strikes movie deal with Moonlight producer A24

11/15/2018, 9:59:29 PM
undefined ✔ Apple’s renewed push into Hollywood began last year when services chief Eddy Cue hired feted executives Jamie Erlicht and Zack Van Amburg from Sony Pictures Television ✔ Analysts at Morgan Stanley said in a note to clients that investors were overreacting to bad news from iPhone component suppliers such as Lumentum and Qorvo


The research firm Facebook hired to smear its critics has been pushing an anti-Apple campaign that has Qualcomm’s fingerprints on it

11/15/2018, 10:44:30 PM
Facebook isn't the only tech company that contracted with Definers Public Affairs to spread so-called "opposition research." The question is, who? ✔ Qualcomm and Apple are poised to enter into a multi-billion court battle over patents, licensing, and the amount of money that Apple pays Qualcomm to use its wireless technology in its products ✔ Qualcomm did not respond to multiple requests for comment, and declined to comment to NBC


Amazon made a (RED) version of the second-gen Echo

11/15/2018, 10:04:55 PM
It’s going on sale during Black Friday ✔ These do not influence editorial content, though Vox Media may earn commissions for products purchased via affiliate links ✔ It costs $99.99 and is available for preorder now, although it officially launches on December 5th ✔ It’s going to be discounted during Black Friday, though down to $69, with $10 still going toward the charity so that sounds like the better bargain


With an upgrade in style and features, Misfit's next-generation Vapor 2 gets it right

11/15/2018, 11:50:38 PM
Misfit’s next-generation smartwatch, the Vapor 2, packs built-in GPS, a heart-rate sensor, and more, into a beautiful design. Even though it’s a fashionable smartwatch, it’s still comfortable enough to work out with. We take a closer look at the company’s new device. ✔ To get to your settings, simply swipe down to access the different shortcut tiles like airplane mode, Google Pay, and battery saver ✔ For a little less, there’s the Fitbit Versa at $200 ✔ It also tracks all the necessary health and fitness stats on a daily basis


Here's why 64-bit (not 32-bit) dominates modern computing

11/15/2018, 8:08:36 PM
64-bit processors and operating systems are replacing the older 32-bit design for a number of important reasons. The core of the argument though, is that 64-bit is much more future-proofed and enables faster, more capable hardware and software. Here's what you need to know about the 32-bit vs. 64-bit debate. ✔ While the latest versions of a 64-bit operating system can increase the capabilities of a processor drastically, the real jump in power comes from software designed with this architecture in mind ✔ Everything in the regular Program Files directory, on the other hand, can access the other content


Wall Street climbs on hopes of easing trade tensions

11/15/2018, 9:45:35 PM
U.S. stocks rose on Thursday on optimism the United States and China could resol... ✔ If it catches a ray of sunshine, it gets excited again ✔ Department store operator Dillard’s Inc (DDS.N) tumbled 14.8 percent after third-quarter earnings missed analyst estimates ✔ Penney Co Inc (JCP.N) also reported same-store sales below analyst expectations ✔ Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles


Mother whose son was driven to suicide by trolls tells of heartbreak

11/15/2018, 11:29:23 PM
Lucy Alexander (pictured with her son) says her son, Felix, had been 'hounded by bullies since primary school.' He was teased incessantly in many separate incidents, it was 'death by a thousand cuts.' ✔ Thanks to his involvement, people are talking much more openly about their hurt ✔ The couple's visit today marked the second official engagement in what is shaping up to be a busy week, after Kate and William visited South Yorkshire on Wednesday ✔ And just last night, they were spotted arriving at Buckingham Palace for a star-studded dinner and reception held in honour of the Prince of Wales' birthday


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