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Apple Reduces Trade-In Value for iPhone, Other Devices
July 05, 2022

Apple has reduced the trade-in value for the iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch and Macs as it prepares to launch new versions of those products later this year. Seeking Alpha reported Tuesday (July 5) that the company will now give up to $600 for an iPhone...

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Apple Enables Third-Party Payments in South Korea in Response to New Law
June 30, 2022

Apple is now allowing third-party payments in South Korea in response to a new law requiring major app stores to allow alternative payment methods, according to multiple reports on Thursday (June 30). While Apple will still get a commission, it will be 26% instead of...

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Apple Fights Big Tech Regulation Over App Payments
June 23, 2022

Apple leaders are worried that an antitrust bill focused on opening the app store market will make iPhones less secure, despite assurances from Congress, according to a Bloomberg report Thursday (June 23). Congress and some large firms already use Apple-approved tools that let them bypass...

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Apple Music, Gaming Could Generate $8.2B by 2025
June 13, 2022

Apple’s music and gaming revenue could reach $8.2 billion by 2025, analysts from JPMorgan said Monday (June 13). Reuters reported that figure — a 36% increase — would come from a subscriber base of around 180 million people — 70 million in gaming and 110...

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Apple’s watchOS 9 Moves Deeper Into Health Monitoring
June 10, 2022

As its 2022 Worldwide Developers Conference kicked off, Apple previewed its forthcoming watchOS 9, driving deeper into healthcare applications for its new wearable update. On Monday (June 6) Apple opened its hotly anticipated annual developer event with news of healthy features for watchOS 9. In...

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Apple Ditching Banking Partners in BNPL Scheme
June 09, 2022

Instead of having a banking partner like other buy now, pay later (BNPL) programs, Apple is going rouge and is handling the lending itself through its wholly-owned subsidiary Apple Financing, which will oversee credit checks and make decisions. Apple Pay Later was one of several...

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Apple Says Now Is the Time for Pay Later
June 06, 2022

For Apple, Pay Later will pay off for Apple Pay. That’s the hope, anyway. It’s no secret that the explosive demand from consumers for buy now, pay later (BNPL) has set off an explosion in the number of companies offering the option. Now Apple, among...

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Apple Kicks Off WWDC with an Eye on Connecting Everyone, Everything
June 06, 2022

Apple’s annual conference is still being held digitally this year at no charge and is open to all for an “inspiring week of technology and community” starting today, Monday (June 6) through Friday (June 10).  Aside from giving engineers and developers the chance to brainstorm...

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Apple Shares Drop After Morgan Stanley App Store Warning
June 03, 2022

Apple shares fell Friday (June 3) after Morgan Stanley analysts warned that revenues from the company’s App Store had begun to slow. According to The Street, Morgan Stanley analyst Katy Huberty said App Store revenues rose 6% compared to this time last year, but a...