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iPhone 5se and iPad Air 3 to Use A9 and A9X Processors

Thursday February 18, 2016 2:37 pm PST by
In a profile of Johny Srouji, Apple's SVP of Hardware Technologies who oversees Apple's chip development, Bloomberg quietly confirmed some key processor details about Apple's upcoming devices, the iPhone 5se and the iPad Air 3. Both products will use Apple's latest chip technologies, with the iPhone 5se adopting the A9 processor from the iPhone 6s and the iPad Air 3 adopting the A9X processor...
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Apple Developing iPhone With Extended Range Wireless Charging for as Soon as 2017

Thursday January 28, 2016 8:41 pm PST by
Apple is reportedly developing a wirelessly-charged iPhone for as soon as 2017, according to Bloomberg. The company is working with its partners in both the U.S. and Asia to create the technology. Apple is exploring cutting-edge technologies that would allow iPhones and iPads to be powered from further away than the charging mats used with current smartphones, the people said, asking not to be ...
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Apple Working on Thinner, Brighter Displays at Secret Taiwanese Lab

Monday December 14, 2015 7:42 pm PST by
Apple opened a secret laboratory in northern Taiwan earlier this year to develop thinner, lighter and brighter displays for future Apple devices, according to a new report from Bloomberg. Apple has also been recruiting talent from local display maker AU Optronics Corp. and Qualcomm to work at the new factory. Image via Bloomberg Apple began operating the lab this year as it aims to make...
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3D Touch in iPhone 6s is a 'Breakthrough,' Was 'Really Hard' to Make

Wednesday September 9, 2015 6:39 pm PDT by
Apple today spent about ten minutes introducing 3D Touch as one of the headline features of the iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus, but a new Bloomberg interview with company executives Jony Ive, Craig Federighi, Phil Schiller and Alan Dye reveals that Apple spent several years working on the challenging new display technology.“Ultimately, this is our focus,” says Ive, squeezing a new iPhone 6S....
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Apple Live TV Service Not Coming Until 2016

Thursday August 13, 2015 3:26 pm PDT by
Bloomberg reports that Apple will be unable to deliver their rumored live TV-over-internet streaming service for the Apple TV until 2016. Content negotiations are reportedly stalling the launch of the service, which Apple had hoped to be ready for their rumored September 9th media event. The company wanted to introduce this year a live TV service delivered via the Internet, but is now aiming...
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Apple Expands Seattle Presence With New Lease at Two Union Square

Monday July 20, 2015 11:44 am PDT by
Apple has agreed to lease office space in the Two Union Square skyscraper in downtown Seattle, according to Bloomberg. The report claims that Apple will occupy the 44th floor and half of the 45th floor in the 56-story office building, which is a roughly 30,000-square-foot space that can house 120 to 200 employees based on standard corporate leasing ratios. Seattle has become a hotbed recently...
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Apple Starts Early Production on Next-Generation iPhones With Force Touch

Friday June 26, 2015 4:35 pm PDT by
Apple is starting production on its next-generation iPhones, reports Bloomberg, and the new models are equipped with Force Touch capabilities. Force Touch, first introduced with the Apple Watch, is a feature that's able to distinguish between a light tap and a harder press, enabling a range of new gestures. The two new iPhones will retain the same 4.7 and 5.5-inch display sizes, with an...
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Apple Rumored to Build High-Speed Network for Faster Cloud Services

Monday June 8, 2015 7:47 am PDT by
Apple is building a high-speed content delivery network and plans to upgrade its data centers with more of its own equipment in an effort to better compete with Amazon, Google, Microsoft and other cloud service providers, according to Bloomberg. The improved infrastructure will enable Apple to provide faster delivery of cloud-based content and services such as iCloud, iTunes and Siri. The...
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FTC Also Investigating Apple's Upcoming Music Streaming Service

Tuesday May 5, 2015 9:55 pm PDT by
The Federal Trade Commission is investigating Apple's efforts to set up deals with record labels as it prepares to launch its new music streaming service, a rebranded version of Beats Music, according to Bloomberg. This would make the FTC the third government body to look into the new music service after the U. S. Department of Justice and European Commission. The FTC's investigators, still...
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Samsung Confirmed to Produce A9 Chips for Apple's Next-Generation Devices

Thursday April 2, 2015 7:38 pm PDT by
Samsung will provide Apple with A9 chips for its next-generation iPhone and other devices, reports Bloomberg, confirming a previous report in early February. Over the past couple of months there had been confusion and conflicting reports as to whether Samsung, Apple's longtime supplier and rival, or Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) would produce the chips. Samsung will start ...
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Apple Secretly Acquired Data Analytics Firm Acunu

Wednesday March 25, 2015 10:23 pm PDT by
Just a day after Apple acquired database company FoundationDB, Bloomberg reveals Apple had previously acquired U.K.-based data analytics company Acunu. The acquisition appeared to have happened in late 2013. The purchase of the Vienna, Virginia-based software maker follows a deal for closely held Acunu Ltd., a U.K.-based data analysis company, Apple said.Acunu creates technology that provides...
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ResearchKit Receives Thousands of Sign-Ups Following Launch

Wednesday March 11, 2015 10:50 am PDT by
Less than twenty-four hours after Apple unveiled ch">ResearchKit, the open source medical framework had received thousands of sign-ups, according to Bloomberg. The report claims that Stanford University researchers awoke on Tuesday morning, the day after Apple's "Spring Forward" media event, to discover that 11,000 people signed up for MyHeart Counts, a cardiovascular disease app built using...
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New Report Provides Look Into Apple's Secret Lab for Apple Watch Developers

Thursday March 5, 2015 6:58 pm PST by
Three weeks ago, it was reported that Apple was inviting developers to the company's Cupertino headquarters to receive help finalizing Apple Watch apps. A new report from Bloomberg Business provides a look into the secret lab where Apple is helping developers, offering a look at Apple's strategy for Apple Watch apps as well as the security around the project. Developers from Facebook,...
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Apple Delaying Production on Larger-Screened 'iPad Pro' Until September

Wednesday March 4, 2015 2:53 pm PST by
Apple has opted to delay production on the rumored larger-screened "iPad Pro" due to issues with display panel supply, reports Bloomberg. Manufacturing on the tablet will reportedly begin in September, rather than earlier in the year.Production of the 12.9-inch-screen iPad is now scheduled to start around September because of delays involving the supply of display panels, said one of the people,...
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Apple Aiming to Begin Electric Car Production in 2020

Thursday February 19, 2015 3:56 pm PST by
Apple is hoping to begin production on the car project that it is secretly developing as early as 2020, reports Bloomberg. According to the site's sources, Apple is pushing employees working on the car to have it ready to go in five years, a timeline that will eventually allow it to compete with similar electric vehicles coming out from Tesla and GM in 2017.The timeframe -- automakers typically...
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Apple, Tesla Fighting Over Top Employees

Thursday February 5, 2015 6:48 pm PST by
Apple and Tesla have been battling to recruit top talent from each other, according to a new report from Bloomberg Business. Tesla has hired at least 150 former Apple employees, more than they have from any other company. The company has hired at least 150 former Apple employees, more than from any other company, even carmakers. The former Apple staffers work in many areas of the...
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Sony Planning to Launch E-Paper Smartwatch in 2015

Wednesday November 26, 2014 8:03 am PST by
A new report from Bloomberg indicates Sony may be gearing up to produce a new line of smartwatches for release next year. The report states the new watch will focus on design and customization over the technological prowess of watches like the yet-to-be-released Apple Watch and Sony's own SmartWatch 3. Sony's just-released SmartWatch 3, a more traditional smartwatch The upcoming Sony device...
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Foxconn Plans to Spend $2.6 Billion on Dedicated Apple Display Plant in Taiwan

Thursday November 20, 2014 7:49 am PST by
Foxconn Technology Group has plans to spend NT$80 Billion, or $2.6 billion, over the course of the next two years on a new factory in Taiwan to produce displays exclusively for Apple, according to Bloomberg. In a conversation with Sophia Chang, a public relations representative for Foxconn's display unit Innolux Corp., Chang stated that equipment installation will begin next month, although...
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Apple Planning to Offer iPad Air 2 with Gold Option

Tuesday September 30, 2014 7:57 pm PDT by
Apple is planning to offer its new 9.7-inch iPad, which has thus far been known as the iPad Air 2 unofficially, in a gold color choice in addition to the already available silver and space gray variations, reports Bloomberg. The new option would bring the iPad up to color parity with its iPhone models, which have been offered in three colors since last year's iPhone 5s. New versions of the...
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Apple to Collect Fee From Banks for Every Purchase Made with Apple Pay

Wednesday September 10, 2014 1:33 am PDT by
Apple will collect a fee from banks every time consumers use the company's new Apple Pay payments solution, reports Bloomberg. Citing three individuals close to the matter, the report notes that Apple struck individual deals with each bank it has partnered with. Those banks include JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America, Citigroup, and more. While that gives the tech company a share of the more...