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Apple will appeal the ban on the US sales of Apple Watches. The tech giant - which has previously pioneered many cutting-edge products, such as the iPhone, iPad and the now-defunct iPod - has confirmed that it intends to fight the White House’s decision to stop the company from selling and importing the Series 9 and Ultra 2 models. The US International Trade Commission made the decision in October, after the device manufacturer Masimo accused Apple of stealing its staff and tech - a ruling that the Steve Jobs-founded company “strongly disagrees” with. The tech giant - which is led by CEO Tim C...
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Steve Wozniak is in recovery after suffering a minor stroke. The Apple co-founder has left hospital after having a stroke while at the World Business Forum in Mexico City on Thursday. The 73-year-old businessman – who helped set up the tech firm with the late Steve Jobs in the 70s – confirmed to ABC News after he collapsed at the conference he was taken for medical treatment at 3pm local time and received confirmation he had endured a small brain trauma. After helping Apple create their first computer, he left the company in 1985, while maintaining a ceremonial position, and moved on to explor...
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Apple will update the iPhone 12 following demands from the French government. Jean-Noel Barrot, France’s digital minister, has announced that the tech giant is working on a software update for the 2020 model of its smartphone amid concerns about radiation levels that it could be emitting. This comes after sales of the device were paused after France's national regulator claimed there was too much electromagnetic radiation and ordered Apple to fix the problem or face a ban. Apple said the update would only apply to people living in France and implied that the discovery was the result of a testi...
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Apple has unveiled the iPhone 15. The tech giant have showcased their latest smartphone offering - offering the standard and Plus model - at a launch event in Cupertino in California. The gadget features a new operating system, iOS17, and a whole new range of features, such as Live Voicemail, NameDrop and StandBy all kept in a new titanium frame with cutting-edge black glass. Both editions of the device - whose retail prices start at $799 and $999, respectively - boast a new feature dubbed the Dynamic Island, a 48MP and 2x Telephoto option for three optical zoom levels and A16 Bionic chip, to ...
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An unopened 2007 iPhone sold for more than $190,000 at auction. A sealed first edition of the Apple smartphone went for a record amount after going under the hammer for $190,372.90 - nearly 400 times its original retail price, and including a “buyer’s premium”- at an online sale held by LCG Auctions, who called the device “a popular high end” phone and a “red-hot collectable”. The house - which received 28 bids in total for the phone - described the lot as "exceedingly rare, factory sealed, first-release 4GB model in exceptional condition. Virtually flawless along the surface and edges, the fa...
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A collection of Steve Jobs' interviews and speeches is to be released as free e-book. The late Apple founder died in 2011 at the age of 56 following a battle with pancreatic cancer but left now various insights into his life have been curated into 'Make Something Wonderful' by the Steve Jobs archive and it will be released online free of charge. A message posted on the website read: "A curated collection of Steve’s speeches, interviews, and correspondence, 'Make Something Wonderful' offers an unparalleled window into how one of the world’s most creative entrepreneurs approached his life and wo...
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A computer mouse that was one of Steve Jobs’ major inspirations has been sold for £147,000. The early and rare three-button mouse and coding keyset created by computing icon Douglas Engelbart featured two metal discs which correspond to the X-axis and Y-axis and the lot sold for around 12 times its estimate of £12,000 in a sale by Boston-based RR Auction. Bobby Livingston, executive vice president at RR Auction said: “Engelbart’s invention would, in part, change the course of modern life. “This device played a crucial role in the evolution of computer history.” Douglas’ mouse was the inspirati...
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A first-generation Apple iPhone has been auctioned off for more than $63,000. The smartphone was first launched in 2007 and now 16 years later an unopened edition of the model owned by tattoo artist Karen Green has been sold by LCG auction house for $63,356 after receiving 27 bids from a starting price of $2,500. A description for the item read: "Highly desirable factory sealed first-generation original Apple iPhone from 2007. "One of the most important and ubiquitous inventions of our lifetime, the iPhone was first introduced by Steve Jobs on January 9, 2007 at MacWorld San Francisco. "Just o...
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A first-generation Apple iPhone has been auctioned off for more than $63,000. The smartphone was first launched in 2007 and now 16 years later an unopened edition of the model owned by tattoo artist Karen Green has been sold by LCG auction house for $63,356 after receiving 27 bids from a starting price of $2,500. A description for the item read: "Highly desirable factory sealed first-generation original Apple iPhone from 2007. "One of the most important and ubiquitous inventions of our lifetime, the iPhone was first introduced by Steve Jobs on January 9, 2007 at MacWorld San Francisco. "Just o...
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Steve Jobs’ used Birkenstocks sold for an eye-watering $218,000 (£183,000) at auction. The late Apple founder's crumpled leather sandals, still with the imprint of his feet, had previously been sold for $2,000 by his former house manager, Mark Sheff, in 2016. The tech mogul died from pancreatic cancer in 2011, aged 56, and left behind an array of items that ended up in Sheff's possession. Jobs was most famous for his love of black turtleneck sweaters, but his former partner, Chrisann Brennan, previously shared the iPhone and Mac creator's penchant for Birkenstocks. She said in 2018: "The sanda...
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