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APRIL 23, 2019

In technology, especially when it comes to consumer-focused technology, Apple is viewed as a disruptive force. but Apple has made itself indispensable across many verticals. The digital card will be linked to Apple Pay. Apple Card is set to be available starting this summer. A New Normal?

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MARCH 9, 2020

As the coronavirus hampered demand, Apple sold less than 500,000 smartphones in China last month. Apple device shipments dropped from 1.27 Android brands comprised most of the decline, with shipments collectively falling to 5.85 Those brands include devices that Xiaomi and Huawei Technologies make.)

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SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

Apple provided the latest endorsement of at-home connected fitness, announcing on Tuesday that Apple Fitness+ will launch in time for the winter gift-giving season. We know Fitness+ will take working out with Apple Watch to the next level with unparalleled engagement, convenience, and inspiration.”.

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DECEMBER 30, 2019

Apple is confident that strong sales of its Apple Watch and AirPods will be the ticket to drive up the company’s stocks in 2020, according to CNBC. That was the second consecutive quarter in which growth on those sorts of items was reported, which showed analysts that Apple had potential for growth beyond its original iPhone.

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DECEMBER 21, 2020

And you can see it in the hustle by retailers and brands large and small to pivot their businesses and business models — and the disclaimers on just about every retail site starting a week or more ago that orders placed online might not make it in time for Christmas. Apple Pay’s Digital-First Disconnect. consumers showed that of the 7.75

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AUGUST 28, 2019

Online sales of Apple products will roll out in India following new, more relaxed rules for foreign companies and the requirement to source 30 percent of production locally, a source told Bloomberg in a report on Wednesday (Aug. India is also now allowing single-brand retailers to set up online stores before brick-and-mortar locations.

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DECEMBER 30, 2019

Apple is confident that strong sales of its Apple Watch and AirPods will be the ticket to drive up the company’s stocks in 2020, according to CNBC. That was the second consecutive quarter in which growth on those sorts of items was reported, which showed analysts that Apple had potential for growth beyond its original iPhone.

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APRIL 1, 2019

Three years ago, I wrote a piece in which I said Apple had become the kind of company that Steve Jobs once said he never wanted it to be: one that follows the lead of others. Jobs felt so strongly that he said he’d rather gamble Apple’s future instead of trying to one-up everyone else after the fact. Copycatting in Cupertino.

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SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

Travel commerce and payments firm CellPoint Digital and the airline-owned payment network UATP are in a deal with Southwest to let customers buy tickets and other services using Apple Pay, CellPoint said in a press release on Wednesday (Sept. This is how technology should always be: fast and efficient.”

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AUGUST 11, 2016

When Apple launched Apple Pay in 2014, it obtained advantageous terms for transactions, and banks seemed eager to be aligned with Apple’s brand. A bit of the shine is off Apple Pay today due to low usage numbers, and some banks are playing hardball– at least in Australia.

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MARCH 24, 2016

Is the expansion of Apple Pay’s functionality to include website functionality enough to enable the tech company’s payments venture to top PayPal, the reigning king of mobile payments? This Read More.

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AUGUST 27, 2019

Menlo Park-based Enjoy Technology , the eCommerce startup led by Ron Johnson, former VP of retail operations for Apple, has raised an additional $150 million in Series C funding, TechCrunch reported on Tuesday (Aug. Enjoy Technology operates in 54-plus U.S. We think technology should make your life better. population.

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2018

A new survey has found that big retailers like Apple and Nike are losing favor in China, as consumers are showing a preference towards local brands. Chinese brands have been better at leveraging social media to reach out to shoppers in China,” said Catherine Lim, a Bloomberg Intelligence analyst.

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MARCH 20, 2020

We have deep dives into in-house restaurant ordering apps and cloud technology, as well as a report on banks running short on large bills amid the coronavirus crisis. Can The New England Patriots Brand Survive Losing Tom Brady? Apple/Disney: Is Apple About To Make The Happiest Acquisition On Earth?

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JULY 2, 2019

Apple consensus estimates may decrease due to the possibility of weaker demand from China, said Jim Suva, a director and senior analyst at Citi, according to reports. Suva said sales of the electronic giant “could be cut in half,” owing to a “less favorable brand image.” Shares in Apple dropped 0.3 percent pre-market to $200.90.

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MAY 10, 2018

Jet , the online retailer owned by Walmart , announced Wednesday (May 9) that it is now part of Apple ‘s authorized reseller program. According to a report in 9to5Toys , Jet becoming an authorized Apple reseller is huge for its online battle against Amazon. The partnership with Jet implies those plans are still going forward.

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

Have you heard about Mini Apps or Apple’s new App Clips feature? I think these technologies have a way to dramatically improve the mobile experience if you can take advantage of them. Before jumping into why these new technologies will become important, let’s discuss the current state. App Clips to the rescue.

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JUNE 27, 2016

This, everyone, is the Apple Pay story, 20 months post-launch. . Working with our partner, InfoScout, we fielded our latest quarterly consumer study of Apple Pay adoption and usage in early June and just completed our analysis. We now have observations every quarter since the launch of Apple Pay. PLEASE GIVE ME A TRY!

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DECEMBER 15, 2020

By integrating their personal stats and metrics with (or without) their Apple Watch and favorite music, Fitness+ users can do on-screen workouts alongside some of the world’s best trainers. Apple calls this animated celebration of your effort the “perfect blend of information and inspiration, right when you need it.”

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MAY 2, 2016

What do Apple and Vogue — two big brand names in two different worlds — have in common? By example, Racked refers to Vogue ‘s struggles to keep up in the digital media landscape, while Apple is in the unfamiliar position of competing (with companies like Google and Facebook) to come out with a breakthrough design.

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2018

Such was the the weather, so to speak, at Apple’s annual device rollout event. There were advances, a few interesting upgrades, a plethora of inspirational videos about the historical implications of the forthcoming class of Apple products and a lot of enthusiasm on the part of the Apple team.

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MAY 2, 2016

Being on the cutting edge might just give Apple the edge it needs to gain entry into India’s retail market. According to the DIPP, Apple stores would meet those parameters, with a source telling Economic Times : “The committee has found that [Apple’s] products are cutting-edge technology and state-of-the-art.

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JUNE 10, 2019

Stripe rolled out chargeback protection, Apple rolled out its take on sign-in authentication , Mastercard launched an open banking platform and Visa and Western Union paired on a global push to card payments – and those are just the top headlines. There were plenty of introductions last week.

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JUNE 17, 2016

It’s a question that USA Technologies, a leader in digitizing payments for unattended retail , wanted answered with respect to the use of mobile payments to buy goodies in vending machines. As they say, survey says … it does … and for a very particular mobile payments provider: Apple Pay. Here are the highlights: Go Big, Go Digital.

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MAY 6, 2016

In the world of retail payment technology, the line between who did something first and who did it second can get a little blurry. In the world of retail payment technology, the line between who did something first and who did it second can get a little blurry. 2015 (with the plan having been first announced in June of that year).

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NOVEMBER 12, 2019

Meanwhile, Amazon is opening its first branded grocery store , and there are questions about discrimination and the Apple Card. Amazon To Open First Branded Grocery Store. Amazon said the new store will be different from Whole Foods, and it won’t use Amazon’s cashierless Go technology in favor of traditional checkout methods.

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APRIL 9, 2018

Apple’s New Chip Groove. Last week’s reports suggest that Apple will soon wave goodbye to its long-term chipmaker, Intel, in favor of making its own chips for Mac computers. The goal is to bring all Apple products into alignment in an attempt to make them work more smoothly, similarly and seamlessly in tandem.

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NOVEMBER 4, 2019

Also, Goldman Sachs has doled out approximately $10 billion in credit lines for the Apple -branded credit card. Goldman Extends $10B In Apple Card Credit In First Month. Goldman Sachs has doled out approximately $10 billion in credit lines for the Apple-branded credit card. Apple Card?

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JULY 27, 2017

Technology has certainly seen a big evolution over the last few decades. As a result, it should come as no surprise that the technology used in the retail industry has evolved over the past thirty years. Brick-and-mortar technology. The retail technology industry is expansive and lucrative.

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OCTOBER 19, 2017

Apple is like a glamorous celebrity who seems to have it all together but, beneath the shimmering screen of makeup and high fashion, is actually falling apart. Apple’s iPhone X woes continue as manufacturers struggle to perfect the 3D sensors that would enable one of the smartphone’s most-hyped selling points: facial recognition.

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2016

Much chatter has been swirling about why Apple seems to be having quite a few car-related conversations with some big name, specialty auto brands. Recently, The New York Times reported that Apple was in talks regarding an acquisition of San Francisco-based Lit Motors. Financial Times even published on the conversation.

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DECEMBER 9, 2016

Apple CarPlay , the IoT integration that allows drivers to link their access their smartphone to a vehicle’s dashboard screen or voice control, is now available in over 200 vehicle models. In all, 35 vehicle brands now or will soon have CarPlay features in one or more of their models. Another day, another IoT expansion.

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NOVEMBER 29, 2016

billion deal went through, shareholders and the public are learning more about what will come of the 30 brands and more than 5,700 properties. But throughout these changes and costs, many question what will happen to two companies’ 30 brands. But the luxury brands in particular, which have typically competed, will stay separate.

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MAY 5, 2016

Now that Apple’s less-than-stellar earnings report has had time to propagate throughout the industry, the commonsense takeaway is that the company has lost a piece of the innovation mojo that has defined the brand for so long. Haters beware — Apple isn’t taking that criticism laying down.

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MARCH 25, 2016

percent as investors expressed concerns over a new flank in Apple Pay’s strategy that would bring the payments service to mobile websites. This would mean that Apple would compete more directly with PayPal – and as sell side analysts noted, this is the first real direct head to head encounter between the two companies.

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JULY 13, 2020

The numbers are a bad sign for Apple Inc. Phone manufacturers delivered 28 million handsets last month, down from 33 million in June 2019, according to the China Academy of Information and Communications Technology (CAICT), a state-backed think tank, the paper reported. From January through March, Vivo Communication Technology Co.

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AUGUST 9, 2017

Will the ability to make phone calls with the next Apple Watch be enough to boost its sales? The tech world is divided, with many saying this will be the move to notch the Apple Watch above the rest, even as others decry the upgrade — and the wearables category as a whole — as superfluous and doomed.

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