Apple and investment bank Goldman Sachs are working on a joint credit card, to be launched this spring, that will have some unique features in iOS's Wallet app to help iPhone users manage their money, like setting spending goals and managing balances.
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Apple has been reshuffling its executive team as it changes from an iPhone company to one where growth flows from services
Apple's 11-person executive team that remained largely unchanged for five years has been reshuffled as the company put some projects on hold and reorganized engineers with a focus on services. Yes, Apple is readying for life after iPhone whose sales plateaued a few years ago.
Apple’s already signed up many publishers for a news service with a 50:50 revenue split
Major newspaper publishers have balked at Apple's proposed terms for an upcoming news subscription service but according to a new report, a bunch of publishers have already signed up for the service with a 50:50 revenue split.
Apple’s upcoming news subscription service is running into resistance from big publishers
As we reported yesterday, Apple is allegedly launching a premium news subscription at a media event Monday, March 25 at Steve Jobs Theater. But because greedy Apple apparently wants half of the revenue, it's facing resistance from America’s biggest newspapers.
WSJ: Apple to transition iPhones to an OLED-only lineup in 2020
LCD technology is one of the ways Apple differentiates more affordable iPhones from flagship models. If the latest report is anything to go by, the Cupertino company is prepping to getting rid of LCD screens and transition its smartphone lineup to OLED-only models in 2020.
WSJ: 2019’s iPhone XS Max will rock 3 rear cameras, XR’s successor to gain 2 rear cameras
The Wall Street Journal on Friday reported that it has learned from people familiar with Apple's roadmap that the company plans on releasing three new iPhone models in 2019, with a refreshed iPhone XS Max picking up a triple-lens setup out the back and a second-generation iPhone XR gaining two rear cameras instead of one.
Samsung to unveil Galaxy S10 with punch-hole display & foldable smartphone on February 20
Samsung today announced that its Unpacked 2019 media event will be held on Wednesday, February 20, at 11am Pacific Time at San Francisco's Bill Graham Civic Auditorium.
WSJ details a single underperforming investment that cost Apple $9 billion in 2018
Apple lost a whopping nine billion bucks in 2018 by overpaying for its own shares.
Apple may create software allowing veterans to transfer health records to iPhones
Apple is discussing plans concerning a software solution that would permit military veterans to transfer their electronic medical records to iPhones.
Apple pulls 25,000 illegal gambling apps from App Store in China
In yet another effort to appease to demanding Chinese regulators, Apple today confirmed it had removed gambling apps from App Store because they're “illegal” and not permitted in China.
China’s BOE spares no expense in a bid to supply OLEDs for iPhones
The Wall Street Journal reported yesterday that China-based BOE Technology Group is seeking to supply Apple with advanced OLED smartphone panels for future iPhones.