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Apple’s Anti-Tariff Tactic: Flying 1.5 Million iPhones From India
Apple’s Anti-Tariff Tactic: Flying 1.5 Million iPhones From India
April 10, 2025  |  Apple

Apple has reportedly flown 600 tons of iPhones into the U.S. in an anti-tariff measure. The effort, which brought up to 1.5 million of Apple’s...

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Merchants Eye Payment System Constraints as Consumers Embrace Mobile-First Shopping
Merchants Eye Payment System Constraints as Consumers Embrace Mobile-First Shopping
April 02, 2025  |  Mobile Commerce

The mobile device has become the center of commerce — not just online, but in-store — and using digital payments across those devices has become...

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Apple’s Siri: Once a Pioneer, Now an AI Laggard
Apple’s Siri: Once a Pioneer, Now an AI Laggard
March 20, 2025  |  Apple

When Apple’s artificial intelligence (AI) assistant, Siri, debuted in 2011, it was revolutionary for giving users the ability to “talk” to their smartphone. Siri’s capabilities...

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Siri’s Original Co-Designer Says Apple’s ‘Fear of Not Being Perfect’ Hampers Siri Revamp
Siri’s Original Co-Designer Says Apple’s ‘Fear of Not Being Perfect’ Hampers Siri Revamp
March 07, 2025  |  Apple

In 2011, Apple debuted Siri, the world’s first digital assistant embedded in a smartphone. It was revolutionary in its functionality and technology. For the first...

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This Week in AI: Google Search’s ‘AI Mode,’ T-Mobile Parent’s AI Phone
This Week in AI: Google Search’s ‘AI Mode,’ T-Mobile Parent’s AI Phone
March 07, 2025  |  Artificial Intelligence

This week in artificial intelligence, Google debuted two updates for its AI features, T-Mobile parent company Deutsche Telekom plans to introduce an AI phone, Gap...

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T-Mobile Parent Developing a Voice-Activated AI Phone
T-Mobile Parent Developing a Voice-Activated AI Phone
March 04, 2025  |  artificial intelligence

T-Mobile parent Deutsche Telekom is developing an “AI Phone” that would embed generative artificial intelligence (AI) systemwide as its “virtual butler.” Users would simply talk...

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Glance to Develop GenAI-Powered Experiences on Smartphone Lock Screens
Glance to Develop GenAI-Powered Experiences on Smartphone Lock Screens
February 26, 2025  |  artificial intelligence

Consumer technology company Glance said Wednesday (Feb. 26) that it will use Google’s artificial intelligence (AI) models to develop generative AI-powered experiences on smartphone lock screens and ambient...

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Apple Aims to Reach More Customers With Lower-Cost iPhone 16e
Apple Aims to Reach More Customers With Lower-Cost iPhone 16e
February 19, 2025  |  Apple

Apple debuted its lower-cost smartphone, the iPhone 16e, Wednesday (Feb. 19), saying the product’s price starts at $599. “We’re so excited for iPhone 16e to complete...

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Mobile Phones Become the Storefront for Today’s On-the-Go Consumer
Mobile Phones Become the Storefront for Today’s On-the-Go Consumer
February 18, 2025  |  Consumer Insights

Mobile phones have long been our go-to cameras, atlases, encyclopedias, newspapers, calculators, clocks, calendars and, occasionally, telephones. It was only a matter of time before...

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