Samsung is launching three new stores in the US as Galaxy turns 10
The newest stores are the first company-run locations where fans can actually buy Samsung devices, not just try them.
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No, region-switching trick won’t make Apple’s ECG app magically appear for non-US users
Changing your region to United States won’t do the trick after all. You’ll just have to wait until Apple obtains regulatory approval for your country, which could take some time.
Apple receives FCC’s approval to sell iPhone XR in the US ahead of preorders next month
iPhone XR is coming next month. Ahead of the pre-orders, which begin October 19, the company has been granted the necessary approval from the FCC to sell the upcoming phone in the United States.
Wisconsin’s new Foxconn plant is getting more costly to residents
Apple’s top manufacturer is getting more in incentives for building a plant in Wisconsin. Construction on the new mega-plant begins this week.
Apple announces plans for new campus, $350 billion boost to U.S. economy
Apple has announced plans to bolster the U.S. economy over the next 5 years through job creation and other new investments.
US and France investigating Apple over the iPhone throttling scandal
Following last week’s investigation by a French watchdog, Apple is now facing questions from government officials in its own country over the iPhone trolling debacle.
Apple is collecting donations for Harvey storm relief
Yo can make a donation through iTunes in $5, $10, $25, $50, $100 and $200 increments.
Facebook begins rolling out Trending News section in iPhone app
Accessible via its own link within the company’s mainland mobile app’s main navigation, Trending News makes it easy to see how other publications are covering a topic.
Foxconn announces $10 billion LCD factory in Wisconsin
The facility is expected to create at least three-thousand new jobs initially, and as many as 13,000 jobs eventually.
Apple unveils 2017 Back to School deals: free Beats with select iPad Pro & Mac purchases
Buy an eligible Mac model with education pricing or an iPad Pro and Apple will treat you to a free Beats headphones.
TSMC could spend $16+ billion on US chip plant, final decision in the first half of 2018
iPhone and iPad silicon maker Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited (TSMC) won’t make the decision whether or not it would build a foundry fab in the United States until sometime in 2018, Reuters reported Monday. The firm hinted it might start building some of the chips in America.
TSMC, which exclusively churns out Apple-designed mobile processors for latest iPhone and iPads, won’t make a definite decision on building a US plant this year because it would lose its “flexibility” if it made the move this year.
Apple and iPhone manufacturer Foxconn may build highly automated $7B display plant in U.S.
According to Japanese outlet Nikkei Asian Review, iPhone manufacturer Foxconn’s Chairman Terry Gou told journalists who attended his company’s end-of-year corporate party that Foxconn is considering a joint investment with Apple topping $7 billion for a highly automated display facility in the United States.
It would eventually create 30,000-50,000 jobs.