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Hopes by President Donald [Prince of Orange] Trump that his trade war might lure Apple back to the US appear to have had the same success as his other policies. 

No anti-trust issues

Spotify said its subscribers rose 31 percent year over year to hit 108 million subscribers at the end of June.

As iPhone sales fall, Tame Apple Press pulls out the stops

The Tame Apple Press is doing its best to spin the slow-moving train wreck, which is the iPhone results.

But... but it is supposed to be perfect

Google researchers have shared details of five flaws in Apple's iMessage software that could make its devices vulnerable to attack.

Contractors have a good laugh about your accent

While Apple has been at the forefront of lecturing other companies about privacy it seems to have forgotten that it recorded customer conversations to its outside contractors.

Will be even more expensive

US President Donald [Prince of Orange ] Trump has decided that the US flagship of corporate capitalism Apple will have to pay tariffs on Mac Pro parts made in China.

But you will not hear that from the US press

While the Tame Apple Press is desperately trying to talk up sales of Apple’s ageing iPhone cash cow, the signs are that numbers will fall again.

Top analyst says it is all about 5G

Apple has confirmed that after knifing Intel's modem business by returning to Qualcomm, it has bought the business.  Moor Insights & Strategy analyst Anshel Sag (pictured) has said the move is all about 5G, which was one of the reasons why Apple abandoned Intel.

Breaks its own rules on rankings

Apple has been breaking its own rules on rankings to make sure its products kill rivals in its app store, according to a Wall Street Journal analysis.

Something else we warned would happen

The fruity cargo cult Apple is predictably in talks to buy Intel's modem business after causing that arm of Intel to crash earlier this year.