Tag: Tim Cook

Tata Group to double the iPhone casing manufacturing capacity in Hosur plant to meet growing demand
28Nov By adminNo Comments
Technology

Tata Group to double the iPhone casing manufacturing capacity in Hosur plant to meet growing demand

[ad_1] The Tata Group is actively pursuing an expansion of its iPhone-casing unit in Hosur, aiming to increase the size of the current plant by up to two times. The existing Hosur unit, established with a Rs. 5,000 crore investment and sprawling across 500 acres, currently employs over 15,000 individuals. Following the expansion, the workforce is expected to grow substantially, reaching between 25,000 and 28,000 employees.Strategic Partnership with AppleApple, in a strategic move to diversify its manufacturing beyond China, selected Tata Electronics as its vendor for the production of iPhone enclosures. The Economic Times reports that Tata Electronics is set to significantly enhance its capabilities in the contract manufacturing of high-end electronic items and accessories. Notably, the...
Read More
Apple CEO Seeks to Ease Fears That iPhone Is in Trouble in China
3Nov By adminNo Comments
Technology

Apple CEO Seeks to Ease Fears That iPhone Is in Trouble in China

[ad_1]  Apple Inc. Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook sought to assure Wall Street that iPhone demand remains strong in China, where it's grappling with the rise of Huawei Technologies Co. and an increasingly uncertain business environment for US firms.After Apple posted less revenue in China than some analysts projected last quarter, Cook blamed weakness in its Mac and iPad businesses. The company also pointed to currency fluctuations, which reduced the value of money generated in the region.  We are now on WhatsApp. Click to join Overall revenue in greater China declined 2% from the year-earlier period — a steeper drop than Apple experienced companywide. And Apple shares declined more than 3% in late trading Thursday.But the iPhone continued to make inroads in the market, Cook said. Tha...
Read More
Apple CEO Tim Cook among the most popular tech CEOs in the world
6Oct By adminNo Comments
Technology

Apple CEO Tim Cook among the most popular tech CEOs in the world

[ad_1] A new survey has revealed some shocking information about employee approvals for their CEOs in the tech space. According to its results, 83 percent of the employees approve of the work Tim Cook is doing as the CEO of Apple. On the other hand, X chief Linda Yaccarino found herself among the lowest-ranked tech CEOs with an approval rating of just 4 percent. That means, only four out of one hundred employees thought of her work as the head of the company as significant or to have a positive impact.The survey was done by Blind, a social media platform geared towards anonymous verified employees to create a community. It has around 9 million users at present. The survey was done to find the approval rating for 103 CEOs based on employee feedback. The results were formed after 13,171 v...
Read More
Apple fan Elon Musk says will buy iPhone 15; Explains why, calls it ‘incredible’
25Sep By adminNo Comments
Technology

Apple fan Elon Musk says will buy iPhone 15; Explains why, calls it ‘incredible’

[ad_1] It seems like everyone is interested in buying the latest iPhone 15 series since its debut on September 12. While Apple only started selling them on September 22, the iPhone 15 has been in high demand with the devices flying off the shelves, with the top-end iPhone 15 Pro Max being sold out until November. But the hype is not limited to just the common folks, it has celebrities and billionaires excited too. Indian actor R. Madhavan recently showed off his latest purchase, the iPhone 15, which has been made in India. Now, Elon Musk says he is also planning to buy Apple's latest iPhone. Elon Musk to buy iPhone 15While the X chief has expressed a desire to launch an alternative phone to Apple and Google in the past, it seems like the iPhone 15 has impressed him. Apple CEO Tim Cook t...
Read More
Elon Musk wants to speak to Apple’s Tim Cook to cut App Store fees for Twitter creators
3Aug By adminNo Comments
Technology

Elon Musk wants to speak to Apple’s Tim Cook to cut App Store fees for Twitter creators

[ad_1] X owner Elon Musk wrote a long post urging users to support the creators on its social media platform by subscribing to them. The microblogging platform recently added a new feature to support content creators where users can subscribe to an account for bonus content, a ‘subscribed' badge, and even exclusive Spaces interactions. In the post, Musk said that the company has decided not to take any commission from the revenue generated through subscriptions to creators for the first 12 months and thereafter till a $100K payout has been reached. After that, it will only take 10 percent. The billionaire also said that he will speak with Apple CEO Tim Cook about the App Store fee structure to see if it can be adjusted to maximize creator revenue.In a tweet, Musk talked about the import...
Read More
Just How Deep Is Mark Zuckerberg’s Metaverse Money Pit?
1Aug By adminNo Comments
Technology

Just How Deep Is Mark Zuckerberg’s Metaverse Money Pit?

[ad_1] When it comes to measuring the progress of Mark Zuckerberg's metaverse, big numbers have been in short supply. Only 20 million of his Quest virtual reality headsets have sold since 2019. Only 200,000 users are reportedly active in Meta Platform Inc.'s flagship virtual reality experience, Horizon Worlds. Oh, actually, there is one big number: $21 billion lost on creating the Metaverse since the start of 2022.All this prompts an obvious question: Just how much money is Zuckerberg prepared to spend to make his Metaverse successful? Luckily for him, he doesn't have to answer that just yet. Meta's legacy business — selling online advertising — is roaring, with double digit revenue growth for the first time since the end of 2021. That's providing sufficient distraction to keep investor...
Read More
Glitches in Apple’s parental control feature allow kids to access adult content on iPhones, iPads
31Jul By adminNo Comments
Technology

Glitches in Apple’s parental control feature allow kids to access adult content on iPhones, iPads

[ad_1] Apple Screen Time feature, introduced back in 2018, was aimed at empowering parents to control their children's screen time and app usage on Apple devices like iPhones, iPads, and iPods. However, recent reports have highlighted some persistent issues with the parental control system, leaving families frustrated and seeking solutions.Challenges and User Complaints Arise with Screen TimeAccording to The Wall Street Journal, parents have been experiencing problems with the Screen Time controls and they have expressed their frustrations online. The feature, particularly the setting called "Downtime," is supposed to enable parents to restrict app access and limit screen time for their kids. Unfortunately, some users have found that their desired changes are not taking effect, resultin...
Read More
Apple Tests ‘Apple GPT,’ Develops Generative AI Tools to Catch OpenAI
19Jul By adminNo Comments
Technology

Apple Tests ‘Apple GPT,’ Develops Generative AI Tools to Catch OpenAI

[ad_1] Apple Inc. is quietly working on artificial intelligence tools that could challenge those of OpenAI Inc., Alphabet Inc.'s Google and others, but the company has yet to devise a clear strategy for releasing the technology to consumers.The iPhone maker has built its own framework to create large language models — the AI-based systems at the heart of new offerings like ChatGPT and Google's Bard — according to people with knowledge of the efforts. With that foundation, known as “Ajax,” Apple also has created a chatbot service that some engineers call “Apple GPT.” In recent months, the AI push has become a major effort for Apple, with several teams collaborating on the project, said the people, who asked not to be identified because the matter is private. The work includes trying to a...
Read More
Apple to launch Apple Pay in India soon?
25Jun By adminNo Comments
Technology

Apple to launch Apple Pay in India soon?

[ad_1] Apple has been looking forward to launching its payment feature called Apple Pay in India for a long time now.As per GSMArena, Apple is planning to hold talks with the local regulatory bodies, specifically, the NPCI - a special division of India's central bank Reserve Bank of India. Apple Pay would be entering into a hyper-competitive segment with players like PhonePe, GooglePay, WhatsAppPay, and Paytm, among others. Reportedly, Tim Cook met with Indian authorities to negotiate a localized version of Apple Pay - customers to be able to scan QR codes and initiate UPI transactions without using third-party apps. Apple also wants users to confirm UPI transactions using the Face ID feature.However, Apple hasn't entered negotiations with local partners (banks) yet.In March, Apple intr...
Read More