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Byline: MICHAEL LIEDTKE-AP Technology Writer

25 Jul

Apple buys Intel’s smartphone modem division for $1 billion

published on July 25, 2019 - 2:22 PM

(AP) — Apple is paying Intel $1 billion for the chip maker’s smartphone modem division in a deal driven by

12 Jun

Tesla CEO lifts shareholder spirits, takes aim at media

published on June 12, 2019 - 12:49 PM

(AP) — Tesla CEO Elon Musk assured shareholders the electric car maker has recovered from a disappointing start this year

03 Jun

Apple previews new software as it diversifies beyond iPhones

published on June 3, 2019 - 1:06 PM

(AP) — Apple executives previewed a large set of privacy and speed-focused changes to the company’s phone and computer software

16 Apr

Apple, Qualcomm settle bitter dispute over iPhone technology

published on April 16, 2019 - 12:52 PM

(AP) — Apple and mobile chip maker Qualcomm have settled a bitter financial dispute centered on some of the technology

07 Mar

Can Zuckerberg really make a privacy-friendly Facebook?

published on March 7, 2019 - 1:42 PM

(AP) — After building a social network that turned into a surveillance system, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg says he’s shifting

06 Mar

Zuckerberg promises a privacy-friendly Facebook, sort of

published on March 6, 2019 - 1:46 PM

(AP) — Mark Zuckerberg said Facebook will start to emphasize new privacy-shielding messaging services, a shift apparently intended to blunt

06 Mar

iPhone sales are falling, and Apple’s app fees might be next

published on - 1:26 PM

(AP) — Last year, every time someone paid $11 for Netflix through an iPhone app, Apple pocketed as much as

02 Aug

Next big leap for Apple? – augmented reality

published on August 2, 2017 - 8:48 AM

(AP) — Apple’s iPhone may be ready for its next big act — as a springboard into “augmented reality,” a

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