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Apple is considering delaying the release of its next iPhone by months due to the coronavirus pandemic as smartphone sales dive 14 per cent. Apple’s new iPhone, set to be…

Apple has scrapped a limit on bulk purchases after less than a week which it imposed due to supply chain constraints brought on by the coronavirus.

Apple lifts 2-device purchase limit after less than a week

March 23, 2020

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Apple has scrapped a limit on bulk purchases after less than a week which it imposed due to supply chain constraints brought on by the coronavirus. Last week Apple imposed…

Apple is closing its bricks-and-mortar retail stores across the globe indefinitely “to minimize risk of the virus’s transmission”.

Apple to shut all 464 stores outside of China “until further notice”

March 18, 2020

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Apple is closing its bricks-and-mortar retail stores across the globe indefinitely “to minimize risk of the virus’s transmission”. Over 450 stores across 25 countries will be shut “until further notice”,…

French regulator hands Apple £1bn fine for anti-competitive behaviour

March 17, 2020

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The French Competition Authority on Monday announced it will fine Apple EUR 1.1 billion (GBP 1 billion) over restrictions it placed in contracts with wholesalers. In the biggest antitrust fine…

Samsung, Apple switch AGM voting and annual developers conferences online

March 16, 2020

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Big tech firms will be putting their digital capacities to the test in the next few weeks as employees switch to working from home and social distancing measures. Samsung Electronics…

Top retailers who are using augmented reality

“Mixed reality technologies, like AR and VR, hold huge potential for organisations to offer customers new ways to bring their brand to life, whether that’s by transporting them to another…

Apple reopens all 42 China stores after coronavirus closures

March 13, 2020

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Apple has reopened all of its stores in China after concerns over the coronavirus forced the tech giant to shut up shop. Apple closed all of its retail stores and…

Apple iPhone sales in China plummet amid coronavirus outbreak

March 10, 2020

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Apple sold fewer than half a million iPhones in China during February, as the outbreak of coronavirus saw demand for smartphones plummet. Chinese government data released on Monday found that…

Apple has updated its augmented reality (AR) Quick Look app allowing shoppers to purchase items in-app with the touch of a button.

Apple introducing in-app purchasing to AR platform

February 18, 2020

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