Has Apple just dumbed down the smart speaker?
I'm not saying that you'd have to be lazy, dumb or financially invested in Apple products to buy the HomePod when it comes out in December. But it certainly wouldn't hurt.
4 of the 5 most respected US shares are tech disrupters
Technology dominates our lives, rules the current sharemarket and commands, for now, the esteem of America's professional investors.
Apple HomePod: 'just know that it sounds incredible'
Amazon pioneered Echo, a device that lets you play music, and control home accessories. Now Apple's version is here.
Apple handcuffed to profit margins
Perhaps it's time that highly profitable Apple should try to become a little more like profit-challenged Amazon.
Apple to tout new hardware at software conference
For the first time in years, Apple will use its annual developer conference to tout not just its software, but iPads and laptops too.
Are Apple devices getting too complicated?
Tech giant Apple is grappling with a major issue: Many of its existing features are too complicated for users to figure out.
Apple's Siri speaker to rival Google, Amazon: sources
Along with generating virtual surround sound, the speakers are louder and crisper than rival offerings, say sources.
Stopping Apple's dodgy car dealer act
The ACCC is jumping legal hurdles to force the tech giant to stop dodging its consumer rights obligations.
Apple's glitzy $7b HQ opens (with a warning)
Should Apple's new headquarters be celebrated as a mark of its success, or seen as a harbinger of doom?
Apple, Visa face patent lawsuit over Apple Pay
Apple and Visa are facing claims by a small company that their mobile-payment partnership infringes its patents.
Google's Assistant is coming to Apple's iPhone
Google Assistant is also adding new languages and the company says 100 million devices already support the tool.
Apple said to plan laptop refresh
Apple plans to announce an update to its laptop lineup at a conference for app developers amid competition from Microsoft.
Does Apple now make too many products?
Before he became Apple's CEO, Tim Cook said all its 14 gadgets could fit on a table. That number has almost doubled.
S&P; 500 touches record high, then eases
The S&P; 500 fell after edging up to an intra-day record high for the second straight session. Apple tops $US800 billion mark.
Why Buffett missed Amazon and bought Apple
"I had plenty of ways to ask questions" about investing in Google, says Warrren Buffett. "But I blew it."
Netflix, Tesla potential targets for Apple
Citigroup listed seven companies as potential takeover targets for Apple, as a way to put its cash hoard to work.
Apple posts surprise fall in iPhones sales
Apple reported a surprise fall in iPhone sales, and boosted its capital return program by $US50 billion.
Microsoft's Surface Laptop should worry Apple
Microsoft's new Surface Laptop claims two hours more battery life than Apple's Macbook Air and weighs less.
Apple's cash pile is as big as 2 nations' GDP
So much cash is raining on some US-based corporations that they are at a loss on what to do with all the money.
Apple patents Wi-Fi charging for iPhones
Apple is investigating ways to charge iPhones and iPads wirelessly, a patent filing has revealed.
Apple surges as investors bet on new iPhones
As investors pour in, Apple's shares have closed at $US143.65, up nearly 60 per cent from last May's trough.
How Apple nearly banned Uber from its store
Uber's CEO visited Apple's headquarters in early 2015 to meet with Tim Cook, who runs the iPhone maker.
Apple Maps update helps electric car drivers
Apple is expanding the capabilities of its Maps app to help users charge their cars or find bike rental hubs.
Apple readies iPhone overhaul
Apple is preparing three iPhones potentially for launch later this year including a new top-of-the-line handset.
Apple mulls chipmaking acquisition
Foxconn, has sought Apple's support in buying the chipmaking division of embattled Japanese conglomerate Toshiba.
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