Apple to make iPhones in India

Apple will soon have “Made in India” iPhones, from a factory in Bengaluru ( South India). The Karnataka Government issued a release welcoming Apple’s proposal “to commence initial manufacturing operations” in the state. India will be the third country globally to assemble iPhones., after the state officials met with Priya Balasubramaniam, Vice President, iPhone Operations…

Apple iOS bug identified and fixed

IT security researcher Hemanth Joseph from Kerala has identified a bug in the latest Apple operating system iOS 10.1, that allowed him to bypass the activation lock on an iPad. The activation lock in Apple’s iPhone is pretty difficult for someone other than owner of the device to hack and set up as a new…

Apple’s new global and London headquarters

Latest “Fortune.com” reports, Tech giant Apple’s progress on its new campus called a “spaceship”,   with an estimated cost of $5billion featuring 2.8 million Square feet of office space and can house 12, 000 employees,  and 7000 trees, and parking spaces which are expected to hold 11,000 vehicles,  700,000 Square feet of solar panels  that will…

Ireland should collect 13bn Euros from Apple

European Commission has ruled that Ireland should recover up to £11bn (€ 13bn) from Apple in back taxes. Further to a three-year investigation, it has concluded that the US firm’s Irish tax benefits are illegal. The Commission also said Ireland enabled the company to pay substantially less than other businesses, in effect paying a corporate…

First Apple computer sold for $618,000

Apple Founders Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak built 200 of the Apple 1 computers in 1976. The original very first prototype, Apple 1, the unicorn of computers, has been sold for £618,000($815,000). The Apple 1 ran on the Apple 1 BASIC operating system. The model auctioned this week, is a prototype, probably made prior to…

Bugs Bounty from Apple

Tech giant Apple announced its first ever bug bounty programme upto $200,000 will give to researchers who discover vulnerabilities in Apple products. Microsoft, Google and Facebook also have bug bounties to combat android vulnerabilities.

Apple ponders over tidal wave

Apple is considering to bid and potential take over for Jay Z’s music streaming service, Tidal because of its strong ties to popular artists like Kayne West, Madonna. Tidal is the first music service with High Fidelity sound quality, High Definition music  videos and curated editorial, positioned itself as the main rival to Spotify, last…

Tim Cook to visit India

Apple CEO Tim Cook will be visiting India later this week to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi, following his trip to China, to revive sluggish iPhone sales, as he is searching for new growth markets after posting its first ever decline in iPhone sales. India has denied it permission to sell refurbished phones, vital move…

Warren Buffett buys $1bn of Apple stake

The billionaire investor Warren Buffet has bought a £700m ($1bn) stake in Apple, a holding of 9.81million shares, according to Berkshire Hathaway. As a result, shares rose on Monday and closed trading session 3.7 percent higher at $93.88. In the past, Apple shares have fallen 30 percent over the past year. Last week Apple temporarily…