As of the end of the March quarter, Apple held $256.8 billion cash on hand, with the vast majority of it held overseas awaiting possible repatriation tax reform — if the U.S. government is inclined to cooperate.

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In a strong second fiscal quarter performance, both services and the “other” categories stand out, with 18 percent and 31 percent growth versus 2016, respectively.

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After returning to growth for the holiday quarter, iPhone sales dipped once again in the March frame, though Apple’s revenue grew to $52.9 billion. Following the news, the company held a conference call with media and analysts, and notes of interest follow.

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Despite revealing mixed quarterly results on Tuesday, Apple simultaneously announced plans to extend its capital return program by $50 billion and a full year, reaching the $300 billion mark by March 2019.

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Apple on Tuesday revealed the results of its second quarter of fiscal year 2017, earning $52.9 billion in revenue and posting year-over-year growth, but once again saw iPhone sales shrink from the same period a year ago.

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After a successful patent battle with Samsung, RF chip designer ParkerVision heats up its legal battle with Apple, adding the iPhone 7 to a list of infringing devices in lawsuits underway both in Germany and in the U.S.

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Accessory manufacturer Elevation Lab has launched a battery pack with a built-in Apple Watch charging base, eliminating the need to buy Apple’s charging cable for use with the device.

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Microsoft on Tuesday announced the Surface Laptop, a new PC aimed at the educational market, despite having a $999 base price tag with 4 gigabytes of non-upgradeable RAM and 128 gigabytes of storage.

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As the NASDAQ opened on Tuesday morning, Apple’s stock price at the opening bell drove it’s market capitalization above historical highs, with $800 billion in sight and possibly reachable before the quarterly earnings report.

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A new Charitybuzz auction benefiting Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights is, as in the past, offering lunch with Apple CEO Tim Cook — this time however at the company’s new headquarters, Apple Park.

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