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The Uber mobile phone app. (Getty Images)

The World is about to Change Even Faster

by Barry Ritholtz | Jul 11, 2017 | Opinion

We sometimes take for granted that which is right before our collective noses. Creative destruction caused by technology is so rampant that it is practically a cliche. It is easy to ignore not only the speed at which disruption caused by technology is affecting...

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Apple iPhone 6 Plus. Reuters

Apple’s iPhone Turns 10

by Khaldoun Ghassan Said | Jun 29, 2017 | Technology

Jeddah- On this date, 10 years ago, Apple Inc. held its hopes on a small phone as it launched it in the markets, selling more than one billion units around the world and becoming the world’s largest market value. The phone has changed many of the concepts of...

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In this Friday, Sept. 19, 2014, file photo, people wait to buy the new Apple iPhone 6 and 6 Plus devices outside an Apple store in Hong Kong. Apple is embroiled in a Chinese patent dispute that threatens to block future sales of the iPhone 6 in Beijing unless the company can overturn a regulator’s recent ruling. The potential ban stems from a decision issued in May 2016 by the Beijing Intellectual Property Office. The agency found the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus infringed on a Chinese company’s patent for the exterior design of its smartphone called the 100C. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu, File)

Designers Back Apple in Patent Fight with Samsung

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Aug 4, 2016 | Technology

When it comes to the hundreds of millions of dollars in damages Samsung Electronics Co Ltd paid for encroaching on patented designs of the iPhone, on can clearly see that Apple Inc deserved the reimbursement. The product’s distinctive look, the iPhone, drives...

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The logo of Apple (AAPL) is seen in Los Angeles, California, United States, April 22, 2016.
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Apple Revamps App Store, may Not Win over Developers

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Jun 9, 2016 | Technology

Apple Inc announced a series of enhancements to its App Store that were awaited for quite a long time. However, with all the new changes, developers and analysts still believe that the good days of App store are almost over. The revamped App Store will allow...