Apple said in a statement sent to Reuters on Saturday that it was committed to protecting the privacy of its users, and that no unique information related to the user or the device was transmitted when using the location functions.
It went up 51 per cent in third quarter compared to last year.
iPhone sales jumped from about 70,000-80,000 units a month to about 400,000 units after the schemes were rolled out.
According to retail-intelligence firm StellaService, customers who buy a product from Apple's online store can get a refund in under a week, versus 10 days previously.
Founded by rapper Dr Dre and legendary music producer Jimmy Iovine, Beats Electronics is best known for its 'Beats by Dr Dre' line of trendy headphones that vie with the likes of Skullcandy Inc, Sennheiser Electronic and Bose Corp.
Samsung can make life difficult for Apple if it tramples the latter's supply.
Apple Inc is experimenting with the design of a device similar to a wristwatch that would operate on the same platform as the iPhone and would be made with curved glass, according to the New York Times.
Want to take on Samsung and Nokia in India.
Apple Inc has told manufacturers of its new iPhone 5C that it will cut orders of the smartphone for the final three months of the year.
From new and competitively-priced iPhones to slashing prices of its older models, it had a multi-pronged strategy.
The new iPad Wi-Fi models will be available in black or white at price of $499.
With the device's mix of touch-screen functionality and as much computing power as some laptops, Apple has created a new category of consumer-electronics devices.
Apple Inc is hosting a media event next Wednesday, where it is expected to unveil a faster, better-equipped version of its popular iPad tablet to thwart increasing competition from deep-pocketed rivals such as Amazon.com Inc.
'Banning a game is not the solution, rather, there should be laws that restrict the number of hours spent a week playing a game.'
Terming his decision to join Apple as the 'best' one he ever made, Cook said it has been the 'privilege of a lifetime' to work for Apple and Jobs for over 13 years.
Steve Jobs' resignation is biggest blow to Apple, which is at the peak of its success.
A customer has filed a complaint before the Commission under section 4 of the Competition Act 2002
The next-generation iPad, which is unofficially termed the 'iPad 2', is expected to be 'thinner and lighter'.
Dozens of environmental groups in China have accused Apple Inc for neglecting safety standards, indulging in labour abuses and polluting the environment as a result of which about 200 workers fell sick.
Cook's pay package for 2011 is likely to be among the most lucrative compensations awarded to a chief executive.
The company seeks easing of sourcing norms for retail FDI; govt unwilling to make exception.
Microsoft Corp unveiled faster, more powerful versions of its Surface tablet computer on Monday in an effort to boost poor sales of its flagship hardware product and mount a stronger challenge to Apple Inc's iPad.
The company he inherited has become a very different creature: a mature corporate behemoth rather than a scrappy industry pioneer.
Siri will now be able to search Apple TV
A small component in the affected 6 Plus's iSight back camera may fail
"We are investing in India... We've already launched an app accelerator centre. That's on top of working with the channel and looking at expanding our go-to-market in general," Cook said during the company's third quarter earnings call on Tuesday.
A growing variety of smaller and cheaper Android tablets from Google to Amazon.com Inc will catch on this year with more consumers and chip away at Apple's dominance since the first iPad launched in 2010.
As BlackBerry launches the first smartphone in India, the company faces new competition from a formidable rival - Apple.
The new iPod features an 8 megapixel iSight camera.
This year, a bevy of companies that qualified under the production linked incentive (PLI) scheme failed to achieve their investment or production value targets or both. This failure in their very first year of the programme is something the government might not have anticipated. The deadline to claim incentives for the first year ended on March 31, but the companies concerned blamed their problems on the pandemic for disrupting supply chains (the chip shortage being one problem), delaying factory construction.
The petition also sought directions for preservation and retrieval of all material/evidences available with WhatsApp INC, Google INC and Apple INC pertaining to relevant data of WhatsApp groups 'Unity Against Left' and 'Friends of RSS' including messages, pictures, videos and phone numbers of the members, in connection with the violence at JNU.
Apple Inc sold a higher-than-expected 9 million iPhone 5s and iPhone 5c models in the first three days following their Friday launch, prompting the company to issue a more optimistic financial forecast.
The Apple Watch sport will start at $349
In a communication to the empowered committee on PLI recently, the Indian Cellular & Electronics Association (ICEA) has stated that except one player (Samsung), all the other eight players (which include vendors of Apple Inc) selected under the scheme were facing numerous challenges in fulfilling the qualification criteria.
At least 39 Chinese companies and individuals have attempted to register the names iPhone or iPad as trademarks.
It, however, does not manufacture devices on its own and rather does it through contract manufacturers.
Here's how Apple takes the battle to the doors of those who try to infringe upon its logo design.
10 finest products from Apple that changed the definition of computers and technology in this sector.
Apple had on June 20 issued a notice on its website regarding the risk posed by the models of the MacBook Pro laptops.
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