The government of Australia announced on Monday that it plans to investigate alleged tax avoidance in its country by a total of 30 multinational corporations, including the most valuable company on the planet: Apple.
Source: Apple Insider
New ‘E-Kaia’ technology harvests excess energy from plants to charge mobile phones
In want of a free wall outlet, future mobile phone users could simply plug in to the nearest cactus thanks to a new system called E-Kaia –?developed by a team of researchers in Chile –?that collects the leftover energy from photosynthesis.
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Apple releases third developer seed of iOS 8.4 beta as WWDC approaches
With less than a month to go before its annual Worldwide Developer Conference, Apple on Monday issued a third beta of iOS 8.4 to developers, bringing its software update for iPhones, iPads, and iPods even closer to completion.
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Shares of Apple predicted to reach $160 on continued strength of iPhone 6
In a memo to investors on Monday, Canaccord Genuity raised its price target for Apple stock from $155 to $160, based on a belief that there remains plenty of room for expansion in iPhone 6 sales.
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Former Apple exec Scott Forstall talks Broadway in rare interview
After years out of the public eye, former iPhone software chief Scott Forstall is back in the spotlight with a new interview that touches on life after Apple, as a Broadway producer.
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Apple considering ‘major’ expansion of Ireland manufacturing – report
Apple is considering yet another expansion of its factory in Cork, Ireland in order to cope with overwhelming global demand for its products, a report said on Monday.
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Rumor: Apple’s 12.9″ ‘iPad Pro’ to feature silver nanowire touch panel, debut in 2016
Apple is rumored to have requested samples of new silver nanowire material for thinner touch panels, potentially for use in a jumbo-sized 12.9-inch “iPad Pro,” according to a new report.
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Apple CEO Tim Cook expands social media presence with new account on China’s Weibo
Chinese Apple fans can now follow Tim Cook on Weibo — a Chinese microblogging service similar to Twitter –?thanks to a new, verified account for the company’s chief executive.
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Apple’s iOS holds lead in enterprise for Q1 on strong iPhone 6 demand, but tablet share eroding
Riding a wave of record-breaking iPhone sales, Apple remained the market leader in enterprise mobile device activations for the first quarter of 2015, but competitors are slowly eating away at iPad’s tablet share, according to Good Technology.
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Chinese smartphone market shrinks for first time in 6 years, but Apple still booming
The Chinese smartphone market shrunk by 4 percent in the first quarter of calendar 2015, marking the first time it has seen a year over year contraction in six years, even in the face of huge growth by Apple, IDC reported on Monday.
Source: Apple Insider