Apple issues first euro bonds amid rock-bottom borrowing rates November 5, 2014 Tech giant Apple has sold €2.8bn (£2.2bn) marking the company's first nondollar debt offer. The sale was divided between into two equal parts with one-half of the debt maturing in eight years, with a yield of one per cent and the other in 12 years, with a yield of 1.5 per cent. Goldman Sachs and [...]
Apple could be about to issue its first bonds in euros November 3, 2014 Apple's share price rose this morning on reports that it is planning to issue more bonds, with a deal – potentially its first in euros – thought to be on the cards as early as tomorrow. Investors are expecting a call from advisers Deutsche Bank and Goldman Sachs today, the Wall Street Journal reports, [...]
Apple CEO Tim Cook speaks out: I consider being gay among the greatest gifts God has given me October 30, 2014 Apple chief executive Tim Cook made history yesterday when the 16-year veteran of the world’s most valuable publicly-listed company announced he was proud to be gay. In a letter to Bloomberg Businessweek, Cook wrote: “If hearing that the chief executive of Apple is gay can help someone struggling to come to terms with who he [...]
Tim Cook: “I’m proud to be gay” says Apple boss October 30, 2014 Apple boss Tim Cook has said he is proud to be gay, publicly acknowledging his sexuality for the first time. “While I have never denied my sexuality, I haven’t publicly acknowledged it either, until now. So let me be clear: I’m proud to be gay, and I consider being gay among the greatest gifts God [...]
CurrentC, US retailers’ Apple Pay killer, has already had a security breach October 29, 2014 Since its launch last week, Apple Pay has become surprisingly controversial – in fact, various mega-retailers, including Wal-Mart and Best Buy, have blocked its use. That's because they're part of a network called the Merchant Customer Exchange (MCX), which is working on its own version of Apple Pay. Known as CurrentC, the app has been [...]
Tim Cook: Apple Pay registered a million users in its first three days October 28, 2014 More than a million excited Apple fanboys had registered their credit cards with Apple Pay within 72 hours of its launch last week, Apple chief executive Tim Cook has said. The system launched with much hype on 20 October, allowing users to pay for goods in more than 220,000 retailers, including Bloomingdales, McDonalds, Foot Locker, [...]
Apple’s new Yosemite operating system: 6 things you need to know October 23, 2014 We take a look at some features in the newly launched Yosemite operating system, which Apple claims will “elevate the experience of using a Mac”. 1. The Marriage of devices Devices running Yosemite and Apple’s mobile iOS are now able to have constant conversations; edit a photo on one iCloud device and the updates will take [...]
Apple Pay is only the start: Mobile wallets are about to take off October 21, 2014 It’s here folks. Well, in the US at least. Yesterday, a string of American retailers (including Bloomingdale’s, Foot Locker and Toys R Us) started accepting Apple Pay transactions, allowing consumers to make payments through credit card information stored on the new iPhone. Exciting stuff, but haven’t people been predicting the end of cash for some [...]
Apple Pay launches: Why mobile payment is about take off October 21, 2014 Apple Pay, the tech giant's mobile payment service, has launched in the US offering users the ability to pay for items using just their mobile phone. It kicks of the most high-profile launch in the nascent mobile payment space, which could finally push it into the mainstream. A mobile wallet is perhaps the best way [...]
Chart-toppers Apple such a hit October 20, 2014 APPLE beat both analyst and company expectations as “off the charts” iPhone demand lead to bumper profits and revenues. Chief executive Tim Cook also said that 2014 was “one for the record books” after last nights release of earnings results for the three months to October. The company posted quarterly net profit of $8.5bn – an increase [...]