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The company has won a China network license for the iPhone 4 from China’s Telecommunication Equipment Certification Center. That’s broadly in line with statements from Apple’s Chinese iPhone carrier, China Unicom, which has previously said it expects to offer the iPhone in China later this year. China Unicom spokesman Wen Baoqiu and Apple spokeswoman Carolyn Wu, both based in Beijing, declined to comment when approached by Dow Jones. This will potentially be a very big deal for Apple’s adventures in China....

The new iPad mini with retina display was announced last month without a proper release date. Apple had simply specified “Available this November” back then. Last night when the Apple store went down, people were speculating that the new iPad mini with retina display might go on sale, but this will still come as a surprise for many in the US when they wake up in the morning. The current shipping dates for the 16GB and 32GB variants of the WiFi only models is 1-3 business days, while others have 5-10 business days....

With iOS 9, Apple revealed that its Maps service would begin to support transit directions. The service supports buses, trains, subways, and ferries and will be available in 10 cities at launch later this year. One big question, however, centered around where Apple was obtaining its transit data from. Now, Apple has updated its Apple Maps Acknowledgements webpage with a breakdown of where transit data from each city is coming (via Apple Maps Marketing)....

Sums done by Moody’s Investment Services (via Bloomberg) confirm reports that Apple’s approach of borrowing the $100b needed to fund its stock buy-back and dividend plans will result in massive tax savings, estimated at $9.2B … Apple’s $17B bond issue set a new corporate record. Interest in the bonds continued after the sale was completed, with MarketWatch reporting unprecedented levels of trading in Apple bonds in the 48 hours after issue....

Apple announced in an email to publishers this evening that it is making changes to its iTunes Affiliate Program. The company says that starting this fall, apps for iOS and macOS will no longer be included in the affiliate program… The company explains that, with the launch of the new App Store interfaces for iOS and macOS, there are new methods of app discovery that mean less of a focus needs to be on the Affiliate Program....

Apple has just shared a pair of new ads on its Mexico YouTube channel. The new ads relate to the App Store and the new Portrait Lighting effects found on the iPhone X. The ads are titled App Store and Retratos respectively. Retratos is Pictures in Spanish. These ads are similar to other ads in the past, with the slogan “Switch to iPhone” used to encourage non-iPhone users that switching to the device will make your life a lot easier....

As WWDC continues, Apple today has released Safari Technology Preview 58. This is the experimental browser that the company first introduced in 2016 as a way for developers to test upcoming Safari features. Today’s Preview 58 is available on macOS 10.14 Mojave, as well as macOS High Sierra, and includes Safari 12 enhancements… Safari Technology Preview 58 brings the new Safari 12 features Apple showed off on Monday. This includes icons in tabs, improved intelligent tracking prevention, automatic strong passwords, and more....

Apple this week shared photos of its under construction Campus 2 with employees, including some of the first interior shots of the building that is now nearing completion. The photos don’t appear to be meant for public consumption, but were published today by French blog macgeneration. As part of the memo to employees, Apple reportedly said that around 5,200 people are currently working the site. The photos, which are some of the first of the building’s interior, shows the enormity of the structure from a ground-level perspective....

Following the initial launch campaign, Apple is debuting four new Apple Watch ads showing the device in action in several different real-world scenarios. The first video called Goals demonstrates a range of features including the Apple Watch’s fitness and workout tracking apps as well as third-party apps available for the device. Another video called Closer echoes a similar theme of recent Apple ads that show people using Apple’s products to stay in communication and share experiences....

After leaving new iPhone XR users hanging, Apple today has finally started selling a new clear case for the device. This case allows you to showcase the colorful iPhone XR design, while also keeping it protected against drops, scratches, and more. We first reported on the iPhone XR clear case earlier this year, explaining that its existence was mentioned in iPhone XR press releases in certain countries, such as Canada. The case, however, was not mentioned in the United States press release, nor did Apple make mention of it on stage....

Update: Apple’s System Status website now indicates that services are back to normal. Apple has updated its System Status webpage this afternoon to note that a variety of its services are experiencing issues and downtime today. The company says the App Store may be “slow or unavailable” for some users, while other services such as iCloud Mail and iMessage are also down. Here’s what Apple says about which services are facing issues:...

Apple has announced today that it will hold its fiscal third quarter earnings call on Tuesday, July 26th at the usual time of 2PM PT/5PM ET, while the earnings release will be sent out roughly thirty minutes before then. Last quarter, Apple saw its first ever decline in iPhone sales, while it also suffered a year-over-year decline in revenue. The company did, however, report strong numbers from its services sector, while Tim Cook called Wall Street’s response to the company’s earnings an overreaction....

Apple has today announced that it will release its fourth quarter earnings on November 1st. The company will also hold an earnings call with investors at 2PM PT/5PM ET the same day. Apple announced its Q3 earnings back on July 31st. The company reported $11.5 billion in profit, with 41.3 million iPhones, 3.7 million Macs, and 11.6 million iPads sold. Apple has laid out its guidance for Q4 2018 as follows:...

AppTrackr is the most popular marketplace for downloading cracked iOS applications. The company announced in a blog post, via Installous, that Apple began sending “take down” notices over cracked applications and have been scraping AppTrackr’s links looking for infractions (via iJailbreak). To combat Apple’s wrath, the crew at AppTrackr have moved several of their servers offshore to countries without copyright laws and have added CAPATCHA code to all outbound links. AppTrackr will now place an ad on the CAPATCHA page to pay for moving servers....

Following other news where Apple is complying with the GDPR, today the company outlines tools to help developers manage user data that is stored in iCloud. Starting today, Apple will supply tools to developers to allow users to both export and then delete user data stored in iCloud. This will be done by new native App and Web APIs. Apple will also be giving developers tools to restrict data. This means that when a user temporarily disables their Apple ID, no new data can be sent to iCloud, and the user’s account will be locked....

[Update February 27: Apple has shared two new videos today, How to compose with telephoto camera on iPhone and How to experiment with framing on iPhone. Check them out below.] Apple has released a trio of new how-to videos today with tips on getting the most of iPhone’s camera. Two of three focus on taking better photos, while one shares a tip on editing slo-mo video. Each of the new tutorial videos in Apple’s “How to” collection are just over 30 seconds long and follow the same format of other recent releases....

Apple has shared some tips today on getting the most out of Portrait mode photos on the iPhone 7 Plus. Talking to photographers of various fields, each provides tips on how they’re taking photos with the devices in their day-to-day lives and how the device has impressed them. According to Flickr’s camera data, the iPhone 7 Plus is currently ranked #6 within the Apple cameras in the Flickr Community at over 5 million uploaded items....

In just over a year since its 25 billion milestone, Apple’s App Store has just crossed the threshold of 50 billion downloads. As a reminder, the App Store launched just shy of five years ago, on July 10, 2008. The App Store has celebrated three major milestones since its launch, the first for the 10 billionth download in January of 2011, followed by 25 billion just a little over a year later....

Today’s best deals include Apple’s new 10.2-inch iPad, plus Apple Watch Series 5, and 16-inch MacBook Pro. Hit the jump for all that and more in the latest 9to5Toys Lunch Break. Apple’s new 10.2-inch iPad discounted Apple recently unveiled its latest generation of the popular 10.2-inch iPad with various upgrades, including the A12 Bionic Chip, support for Apple Pencil, and dual 8 and 1.2MP cameras. You can count on up to 10 hours of battery life on a full charge, making the 10....

Yet again, Apple CEO Tim Cook is in attendance at the Sun Valley media conference in Idaho this year. Cook has attended the event over the past few years, last year keeping close with fellow tech executives including Bill Gates, IBM CEO Ginni Rometty, and Pinterest CEO Ben Silbermann. This year, images from Getty photographer Drew Angerer shared by Recode show Cook mingling with Bob Iger, CEO of The Walt Disney Company....