Apple seeks out the high ground.
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The tech giant has doubled down on its strategy of exclusivity, but does it risk weakening its position in emerging markets?
Many accused Delta, shown here over Tampa in 2014, and other carriers of price gouging ahead of Irma, but it’s just business as normal.
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Some consumers were alarmed that airlines were charging thousands of dollars to get out of the hurricane’s path. That’s actually business as usual for more and more companies.
A smashed screen is just a hazard of having a smartphone.
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The guarantees in Australian Consumer Law trump your new phone contract’s fine print.
Foxconn was nominated for the 2011 Public Eye Award, which produced this image as part of its campaign to end labour exploitation.
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The first ten years of the iPhone has been a bloody decade of labour abuse, especially in Chinese factories such as those run by Foxconn, the world’s largest electronics manufacturer.
How safe is it to use an iPhone?
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Some of the iPhone’s innovations have made users less secure.
Apple’s products would be a lot more expensive if the U.S. didn’t trade with China.
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The president said he’s considering ending trade with any country that does business with North Korea. Here’s why that will never happen.
Firms like Apple inspire their customers to evangelize for their products.
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Firms like Apple are known to inspire cult-like devotion among consumers. But it’s often less about the quality of the product and more about the emotional connection they create with their customers.
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Apple’s design decisions don’t please everyone, but in the iPhone the company created something truly revolutionary that has lasted.
The first iPhone was more a hand-held computer than anything else.
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The iPhone changed the game not because of the technical details of the device, but rather as a result of its creators’ imagination and courage.
It was supposed to bring us all together.
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How has the first generation of kids to grow up with the iPhone been affected?
A reinvention, yes. But has it taken us in the right direction?
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The iPhone mobile revolution put powerful computers in our pockets, but took away our rights to control them. Is that worth celebrating?
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Apple’s world changing smartphone has had ten years of success, but thing didn’t look so good when it launched.
Watch out.
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They used to be boring. Now they’re little arsonists.
How much did Samsung’s phone sales depend on it looking like an iPhone?
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Design patents cover how products look – but how much does appearance contribute to profits?
My kingdom for a duvet …
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As life gets faster and working hours get longer, it’s tempting to think the Sandman is paying us ever shorter visits.
The digital revolution is great, until it’s time to upgrade.
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Digital devices are ubiquitous. A new film looks at where they come from, who makes them, and where they end up when they’re discarded.
Apple didn’t know about the vulnerability until the iPhone hack.
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Rich rewards are on offer to people who can help private companies develop software to exploit vulnerabilities in technology such as smartphones. It might be legal but is it ethical?
Two lenses are better than one.
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Pokemon Go brought augmented reality to people’s attention, but dual camera smartphones will make it much more useful for the future.
Apple CEO Tim Cook speaks about the new iPhone 7 during the Apple launch event at the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium in San Francisco, California.
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The Apple business model is failing. Its ability to keep customers confined to the company’s ecosystem cannot be sustained because of the rise of apps and other online platforms.
Some people are more prone to become glued to their phones than others.
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Are you moody? Prone to distraction? Cellphones may act as a high-tech pacifier.