Apple demands 50% rate cuts and rent free period for United Kingdom stores

The tech giant has told landlords of a portion of its 38-store estate in the UK that it wants rents slashed by up to 50% and a rent-free period. In return, it has offered to extend leases by a few years. The tough tactics have caused consternation among property owners. Despite all its stores being […]

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Apple buys Mobeewave for $100 Million

Mobeewave’s technology lets shoppers tap their credit card or smartphone on another phone to process a payment. The system works with an app and doesn’t require hardware beyond a Near Field Communications, or NFC, chip, which iPhones have included since 2014. The Cupertino, California-based technology giant paid about $100 million for the startup, one of […]

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Apple Briefly Topped Saudi Aramco as World’s Most Valuable Company

(Bloomberg) — Apple Inc. briefly became the world’s most valuable company with its market value overtaking Saudi Aramco in the wake of better-than-expected earnings. Apple rose as much as 7.1% on Friday, touching a record market capitalization of $1.765 trillion. It’s the first time the company’s valuation has surpassed that of Saudi Arabia’s national oil […]

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Now Apple Pay payments and management can be done via web portal

Early Thursday, Apple debut a new way to manage and pay your Apple Card via its own web portal.  Users had to use their iPhones to manage the card before this option became available. Users can manage and pay their bills right from the web site. You can see it by going here —> http://card.apple.com […]

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