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Yes, a $1,400 iPhone Makes Perfect Sense
No, a $1,400 iPhone
Doesn't Make Sense
the rundown
Jul 31, 2017 9:53 AM CDT

No, a $1,400 iPhone Doesn't Make Sense

Tech writers disagree amid rumors of a pricey new phone from Apple

(Newser) - Apple is coming out with a new iPhone later this year, and the hottest rumor isn't so much about tech specs as price. For its 10th-anniversary phone, Apple is said to be considering a price tag north of $1,000, and perhaps as high as $1,400, for the...

Say Goodbye to 2 of These iPods
Say Goodbye to
2 of These iPods
Jul 28, 2017 11:24 AM CDT

Say Goodbye to 2 of These iPods

Apple discontinues the Nano and Shuffle—but it's upgrading the Touch

(Newser) - It's only been three years since fans said goodbye to the iPod Classic, but they'll now have to prep for another period of nostalgia-infused mourning. "Today, we are simplifying our iPod lineup," an Apple spokesperson said in a Thursday statement, per TechCrunch . The company has confirmed...

Why Your Roomba May Soon Be a &#39;Creepy Little Spy&#39;
Your Roomba May Be
Up to No Good
Jul 26, 2017 9:30 AM CDT

Your Roomba May Be Up to No Good

iRobot is considering selling consumer info to Amazon, Apple, or Google

(Newser) - It may be "smart" to put robots to work in your home—but is it wise? Consumers who want the blueprint and contents of their homes kept private may be wary at news coming out of iRobot, which makes the Roomba robotic vacuum. Per the New York Times , the...

Steve Jobs Really Didn&#39;t Want Apple to Make the iPhone
Steve Jobs Really Didn't Want
Apple to Make the iPhone
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT
Jun 18, 2017 6:33 AM CDT

Steve Jobs Really Didn't Want Apple to Make the iPhone

And more from the 'secret history' of the iPhone

(Newser) - Steve Jobs really didn't want Apple to make a phone. Not only was the Apple CEO wary of dealing with mobile carriers, he was worried smartphones would only ever be popular with the "pocket protector crowd." After increasing pressure from employees, Jobs finally agreed Apple could make...

Just One of 10 Most Valuable Brands Isn't American

Nice job, Tencent

(Newser) - Bragging rights for the world's most valuable brands are usually controlled by US companies, but in this year's ranking by BrandZ , one of China's own cracked the top 10, CNN reports. Tencent, which makes online games, apps, and other digital add-ons, rode on the coattails of its...

Apple Releasing 1st New Product Since Apple Watch

Meet the HomePod internet-connected speaker

(Newser) - Apple is transplanting its digital assistant Siri into an internet-connected speaker that will become the company's first new product in more than two years, the AP reports. The HomePod speaker unveiled at Apple's annual conference for app developers Monday is similar to devices that rivals Amazon and Google...

Most Loved and Hated Telecom Companies in US

Sorry, Mediacom

(Newser) - Believe it or not, Comcast is not the most hated telecommunications company in the country. The American Customer Satisfaction Index, out Tuesday, ranks America's most loved and hated companies offering pay-TV, phone, and internet service, and though Comcast finds itself among the least loved companies, it's not the...

Apple Reinvents the Pizza Box, and It's a Wheel

But you're probably out of luck if you don't frequent the Apple cafeteria

(Newser) - Remember that time when Apple tried to patent a paper bag ? Well, it's also tackled the humble pizza box. As Quartz puts it, "Like all things Apple, there are no sharp corners on this box," meaning the box is no square. The other main innovation in...

New Apple HQ's Attention to Detail Is, Frankly, Insane

Is it an 'anal-retentive nightmare of indulgence gone wild'?

(Newser) - A glass door four stories tall; nearly 9,000 trees; a cafe with patented box technology to keep pizzas from getting soggy; a two-story yoga room covered in stones specifically distressed to look like those at Steve Jobs' favorite hotel. These are but a few of the features of the...

Apple Plans to 'Give Back' in Form of $1B Fund

It will be used to create domestic manufacturing jobs

(Newser) - Apple, long criticized for making its products overseas, is planning to give American manufacturing a major boost, CEO Tim Cook says. Cook told Jim Cramer, host of CNBC 's Mad Money, Wednesday that the company is starting a $1 billion fund to help create advanced manufacturing jobs in the...

10 Highest Paying Internships in US
Here, Interns Can
Earn $96K a Year
May 2, 2017 11:17 AM CDT

Here, Interns Can Earn $96K a Year

Facebook's interns are a lucky bunch

(Newser) - Contrary to popular belief, it is possible to keep a rewarding internship and a roof over your head . If you're prepared for a fight, you can find a great internship that also pays well—$8,000 per month in the case of Facebook. Here are the companies offering the...

10 Worst Product Flops of All Time
10 Worst Product
Flops of All Time
Apr 14, 2017 10:05 AM CDT

10 Worst Product Flops of All Time

Even the world's leading companies screw up

(Newser) - Remember Google Glass ? Google would likely rather forget it. The wearable technology tops the worst product flops of all time, according to 24/7 Wall St , which outlines the top 50 (though it doesn't share its methodology in compiling the list). While Google Glass faced privacy concerns and public...

Hackers Threaten to Wipe 559M Apple Accounts

A video reportedly shows them accessing one

(Newser) - Hackers identifying themselves as "Turkish Crime Family" are threatening to wipe hundreds of millions of Apple users' devices, including files backed up on the iCloud, if Apple doesn't pay a ransom of at least $75,000, reports Motherboard . The hackers say they have access to as many as...

Apple Announces (Red) iPhone, Cheapest-Ever iPad

iPhone will benefit (Red) campaign against AIDS

(Newser) - Apple's first product launch of the year introduced a new iPad and a special edition iPhone, BuzzFeed and CNN report:
  • The appropriately colored red iPhone will benefit (Red) , the AIDS-fighting organization founded by Bono. The aluminum-bodied phones will be similar to the iPhone 7 and the iPhone 7 Plus,
...

5 Best, 5 Worst Company Reputations

Congrats, Amazon

(Newser) - Congrats, Amazon. The company has the best reputation among American consumers, according to 24/7 Wall St. , which lists the companies with the best and worst reputations based on the 2017 Harris Poll and American Customer Satisfaction Index. The top five in each category, with a reputation score out of 100:...

New Apple HQ Takes Attention to Detail to Insane Heights

18 months to figure out door handles, 30 pages of guidelines on wood use

(Newser) - It turns out applying the same design principles used to make a smartphone to a 2.8 million-square-foot building can make for a truly bizarre construction experience. Reuters reports Apple's new headquarters, the creatively named Apple Campus 2, is Steve Jobs' final project for the company he co-founded. Fittingly,...

Apple Snaps Out of Its iPhone Slump
Apple Snaps Out of
Its iPhone Slump
Jan 31, 2017 4:55 PM CST

Apple Snaps Out of Its iPhone Slump

But that doesn't mean its troubles are over

(Newser) - Apple has snapped out of the first sales slump in the iPhone's decade-long history, but the upturn doesn't mean that the company has broken out of its innovation funk, the AP reports. If anything, the numbers Apple released Tuesday served as the latest reminder of the company's...

Tech World Blasts 'Un-American' Travel Ban

Google donates $2M to fight it

(Newser) - Google has joined a host of other tech companies condemning President Trump's Muslim travel ban, which affects employees across the tech world who come to the US through high-skilled immigration programs. CEO Sundar Pichai says the company will donate $2 million to four groups, including the ACLU and UNHCR,...

The iPhone Is 10: Remember the First Ad?
10 Years Ago: 'We Predict
the iPhone Will Bomb'
the rundown
Jan 9, 2017 11:37 AM CST

10 Years Ago: 'We Predict the iPhone Will Bomb'

Apple's star celebrates an anniversary

(Newser) - Apple unveiled a new gadget exactly 10 years ago, and things have gone pretty well for it since then. Some anniversary coverage about the iPhone:
  • Re-watch the very first ad here .
  • "These are not three separate devices, this is one device, and we are calling it iPhone." See
...

Parents Sue, Blame FaceTime for Death of Daughter

They've filed a wrongful death suit against Apple after crash

(Newser) - A Texas couple is suing Apple, claiming its FaceTime app is responsible for the death of their 5-year-old daughter. James and Bethany Modisette say Apple was granted a patent in 2014 for a FaceTime design that would've used GPS tracking to determine speed of travel to prevent people from...

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