During its fiscal 2015, Apple managed to recover over 61 million pounds of reusable material out of the almost 90 million pounds in electronics it took in through its recycling programs, according to the company’s most recent Environmental Responsibility Report.
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An earthquake centered near Japan’s Kyushu island has forced Apple supplier Sony to close its Kumamoto image sensor factory — which supplies components for use in the iPhone — indefinitely, but the company does not believe deliveries will be affected.
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Putting it into more direct competition with services like Netflix and Hulu, Amazon on Monday introduced standalone Prime Video subscriptions in the U.S., as well as a monthly option for full-scale Prime service.
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Adding to rampant rumor and speculation surrounding Apple’s “Project Titan” automotive initiative, a new report claims the company is operating a secret car lab out of Germany’s capital city tasked with imagining, and realizing, vehicles of the future.
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Apple reportedly plans to shake up the materials used for the iPhone in 2017, abandoning the aluminum casing it has used for years and returning to the glass chassis championed with the iPhone 4 and iPhone 4s.
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Although they’re still on sale, and potentially tempting, there’s really no reason you should be buying an iPhone 6 or 6 Plus in early 2016 — even if you’re not interested in the iPhone SE.
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Some focus returned to the second-generation Apple Watch and the Apple Car — two products shrouded in mystery — but the encryption debate continued to flourish, particularly with news that the FBI has yet to find useful information on the iPhone of dead San Bernardino shooter Syed Farook.
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An auction in London is featuring a custom 12.9-inch iPad Pro and accompanying Smart Cover, Apple Pencil and holder as one of its lots, as donated by Apple SDO Jony Ive and his design team.
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Apple engineers jumped on a conference call with press outlets shortly following Friday’s New York court filing to tout the company’s encryption efforts, while at the same time making clear that those protocols are in place to protect against hackers, not government intrusion.
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A recent study by Major League Baseball found iPad multitasking introduced in Apple’s iOS 9 release, including Split View and picture-in-picture video, contributed to an 86 percent jump in live streaming over the last year.
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