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YouTube To Launch Music Subscription Service Next Year: Bloomberg

8Dec By No Comments

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YouTube To Launch Music Subscription Service Next Year: Bloomberg

Alphabet Inc’s YouTube plans to introduce a paid music streaming service in March, Bloomberg reported on Thursday, citing people familiar with the matter. Record label Warner Music Group has already signed on while Sony Music Entertainment, Universal Music Group, and Merlin, a consortium of independent labels, are in talks with the video streaming website, Bloomberg said. The service, internally referred to as Remix according to Bloomberg, will compete with similar offerings from Spotify and Apple Inc. Google, another Alphabet unit, introduced Google Play Music, a streaming service, in 2011. YouTube launched ad-free, subscription-based YouTube Red in 2016 featuring exclusive video content from popular creators such as Lilly Singh Michael Stevens. YouTube was not available for comment...

These 5 Companies Dominate China’s Smartphone Market, Samsung Is Not Among Them!

7Dec By RishabhNo Comments

CHINA, Tech

These 5 Companies Dominate China’s Smartphone Market, Samsung Is Not Among Them!

Chinese market is the most popular smartphone maker and market in the world. China is now the world’s largest smartphone market and continues surging forward as its economy and people ramp up their consumption of things to match their already vast production. Kantar Worldpanel shows that now China's top five phone vendors own the market accounting for 91 percent of the overall market. The top five brands are; Huawei Xiaomi Apple Vivo Oppo That’s up from 79 percent a year earlier, extending a lead that now sees companies like ZTE, Meizu, and Lenovo struggling to find a foothold in their home country. Global smartphone leader Samsung is now at a 2.2 percent share in China and deteriorating, according to Kantar’s Dominic Sunnebo. Each of these companies have selected...

Apple To Pay $15B To Ireland In Back Taxes

5Dec By AnkitaNo Comments

BUSINESS

Apple To Pay $15B To Ireland In Back Taxes

American multinational tech giant company Apple Inc has agreed to pay over $15 billion to Ireland in back taxes in 2018. Apple and Ireland agreed to the terms of an escrow fund for the money, said Irish Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe, according to the source Wall Street Journal. The EU had earlier launched a fresh crackdown back in 2016 over taxes paid by the iPhone manufacturer. The EU said it planned to refer Ireland to the European Court of Justice for failing to recover the money in back taxes from Apple. The tax deal had allowed Apple to pay almost nothing as taxes on its European profits between 2003 and 2014, said European Union. It also said that Apple's Irish tax benefits were illegal, enabling the firm to pay a corporate tax rate of no more than one percent. Ireland...

4Dec By reutersNo Comments

CHINA

Apple’s Tim Cook Says Developers Have Earned $17B From China App Store

Apple Inc’s chief executive Tim Cook said developers using its platform in China number 1.8 million and have earned a total 112 billion yuan ($16.93 billion), representing roughly a quarter of total global App Store earnings. Cook shared the data on Sunday during a speech at China’s top public cyber policy forum, organised by the Cybersecurity Administration of China (CAC), which oversees internet regulation including censorship. Earlier this year, Apple said that developers had earned roughly $70 billion in total revenue through the store. Apple is facing criticism from local users and rights groups for bowing to pressure from Beijing cyber regulators after it decided to remove hundreds of apps from its Chinese store this year, including messaging apps and virtual private network (VPN)...

Now Send And Receive Money Via Apple Pay Cash On iPhones

8Nov By AnkitaNo Comments

Tech

Now Send And Receive Money Via Apple Pay Cash On iPhones

[dropcap]A[/dropcap]pple has today launched a user-to-user payments system ,which is at the beta stage now, where users can send payments to each other on iMessage. The program launched today will be available on iOS 11.2 beta 2, and users can opt in the iOS public beta program if they wish to test the feature and provide feedback. Once updated, an Apple Pay button will be available in the apps section of iMessaage that will allow the initiation of the payment. Payments can also be triggered by simply asking for money in a message or tapping on a message sent by someone else asking for money. Although, this program is only available for US users running iOS 11.2 or later. Any transaction that will be carried out will charge the user's Debit/credit card with no additional fee c...

Bargaining Chip? China Seen Closely Scrutinising Qualcomm, Broadcom Deal

7Nov By reutersNo Comments

BUSINESS

Bargaining Chip? China Seen Closely Scrutinising Qualcomm, Broadcom Deal

A potential mega-merger between chipmaker Broadcom Ltd and U.S. rival Qualcomm Inc is likely to face stern scrutiny in China, antitrust lawyers say, amid a strategic push by Beijing into semiconductors. Broadcom made an unsolicited $103 billion bid for Qualcomm on Monday, aimed at creating a $200-billion-plus behemoth that could reshape the industry at the heart of mobile phone hardware. But Chinese regulatory approval could be a hold-up. Beijing and Washington have sparred over technology deals, including in chips, with the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) knocking back a number of takeovers involving Chinese firms this year. The thorny topic is likely to come up when U.S. President Donald Trump visits China this week - with Qualcomm executives in tow....

New Samsung Ad Is Something iPhone Users Cannot Tolerate

6Nov By RishabhNo Comments

Tech

New Samsung Ad Is Something iPhone Users Cannot Tolerate

Apple iPhone X is here and rival Samsung, like every other times has mocked the iPhone in its latest ad. One might wonder, beside being a key supplier for iPhone X's OLED display is this something Samsung would do? Well see for yourself! Titled 'Growing Up', the ad unveils Samsung Note 8 taking up iPhone X, showcases the story of a man who, having followed every iPhone since 2007, finally moves to Samsung Note 8 in the year 2017. Starting from iPhone 1st generation, the user is avid Apple fan but is envy of his girlfriend who is a Samsung Note fan, It was shown in the video that in some way or other, iPhones are a step behind the Galaxy devices, be it screen size when compared with iPhone 5S or the lack of stylus in later devices. Related Read App Developer Ac...

Apple Firmly On Course For $1 Trillion Valuation: Analysts

4Nov By reutersNo Comments

ANALYSIS

Apple Firmly On Course For $1 Trillion Valuation: Analysts

Apple Inc’s shares rose to a record high on Friday as more analysts set a trillion-dollar valuation on the company, following a blowout fourth quarter and an upbeat forecast that quashed investor concerns around the iPhone X. The stock rose as much as 3.7 percent to $174.26, briefly breaching $900 billion in market value, amid declines in the broader market. The gains added nearly $32 billion to the company’s market capitalization. The Cupertino, California-based company also forecast a strong holiday quarter ahead, which will include the iPhone X that started selling on Nov. 3. “We see iPhone X unlocking pent-up iPhone upgrades, especially in China, driving more than 20 percent iPhone unit growth and a revenue and earnings beat in 2018,” analyst Katy Huberty on Morgan Stanley said....

App Developer Access To iPhone X Face Data Spooks Some Privacy Experts

2Nov By reutersNo Comments

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App Developer Access To iPhone X Face Data Spooks Some Privacy Experts

Apple Inc won accolades from privacy experts in September for assuring that facial data used to unlock its new iPhone X would be securely stored on the phone itself. But Apple’s privacy promises do not extend to the thousands of app developers who will gain access to facial data in order to build entertainment features for iPhone X customers, such as pinning a three-dimensional mask to their face for a selfie or letting a video game character mirror the player’s real-world facial expressions. Apple allows developers to take certain facial data off the phone as long as they agree to seek customer permission and not sell the data to third parties, among other terms in a contract seen by Reuters. App makers who want to use the new camera on the iPhone X can capture a rough map of a u...

Apple Could Drop Qualcomm Components In Next Year’s iPhones, iPads: Sources

31Oct By reutersNo Comments

Tech

Apple Could Drop Qualcomm Components In Next Year’s iPhones, iPads: Sources

Apple Inc has designed iPhones and iPads that would drop chips supplied by Qualcomm Inc, according to two people familiar with the matter. The change would affect iPhones released in the fall of 2018, but Apple could still change course before then, these people said. They declined to be identified because they were not authorized to discuss the matter with the media. The dispute stems from a change in supply arrangements under which Qualcomm has stopped providing some software for Apple to test its chips in its iPhone designs, one of the people told Reuters. The two companies are locked in a multinational legal dispute over the Qualcomm’s licensing terms to Apple. “We are committed to supporting Apple’s new devices consistent with our support of all others in the industry,” Qual...

Apple Hit With Trademark Lawsuit Over iPhone X “Animoji” Feature

21Oct By reutersNo Comments

USA

Apple Hit With Trademark Lawsuit Over iPhone X “Animoji” Feature

A Japanese software company is suing Apple Inc in a U.S. court over the trademark for the term “animoji”, alleging the U.S. technology company stole the name to use on a feature of its iPhone X. Tokyo-based Emonster kk sued Apple on Wednesday in federal court in San Francisco, saying it holds the U.S. trademark on the term animoji and that Apple’s use of the word is a “textbook case” of deliberate infringement. An Apple spokesman declined to comment. Apple’s animoji feature allow users to animate the facial expressions of emojis using facial recognition technology. It will be included on the iPhone X which is scheduled for release in November. Phil Schiller, Apple’s chief marketing officer, touted the animoji feature during the iPhone X launch event on Sept. 12, calling it a “g...

Bharti Airtel Is Selling iPhone 7 at Rs 7,777

16Oct By Press Trust of IndiaNo Comments

News

Bharti Airtel Is Selling iPhone 7 at Rs 7,777

Bharti Airtel is selling iPhone 7 32GB at a down payment of Rs 7,777 and 24 monthly instalments of Rs 2,499 each through its online store, which went live today. The company will sell other devices as well through its online store and the handsets will come bundled with monthly mobile service plans. "Airtel's online store went live today with Apple's iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus variants and the company plans to add devices from all leading brands to the stores offerings in the near future... The iPhone 7 (32 GB) is available at a down payment of just Rs 7,777 and 24 monthly instalments of Rs 2,499," Airtel said in a statement. The monthly instalments have a built-in high-end postpaid plan which offers 30 GB data, unlimited calling (local, STD, national roaming), and Airtel secure packa...