60 Minutes has posted a preview of their upcoming Charlie Rose interview with Apple CEO Tim Cook in which Cook vehemently denies that Apple has engaged in any type of scheme to avoid taxes.Rose’s interview will cover a wide-range of topics including taxes, encryption technology and manufacturing products in China. Rose also gets a peak inside Jonathan Ive’s secret design lab and Apple’s store of the future.Cook becomes visibly agitated when Rose reminds him that the Senate’s Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations concluded that Apple is engaged in a sophisticated scheme to pay little or no taxes on $74 billion in overseas revenue.Share Article:Facebook,   Twitter,   LinkedIn,   Google Plus,   Email,   Reddit,   Digg,   Delicious,   StumbleUponFollow iClarified:Facebook,   Twitter,   LinkedIn,   Google Plus,   Newsletter,   App Store,   YouTubeAdvertise Here

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60 Minutes has announced that Charlie Rose will go inside Jonathan Ive’s secret design studio and get a first look at Apple’s store of the future on Sunday.@CharlieRose goes inside Jonathan Ive’s secret design studio at Apple headquarters, Sunday on @60Minutes @CharlieRose gets a first look at Apple’s store of the future, Sunday on @60Minutes Share Article:Facebook,   Twitter,   LinkedIn,   Google Plus,   Email,   Reddit,   Digg,   Delicious,   StumbleUponFollow iClarified:Facebook,   Twitter,   LinkedIn,   Google Plus,   Newsletter,   App Store,   YouTubeAdvertise Here

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Target is in the early stages of developing its own mobile wallet, according to a Reuters report. The fourth-largest U.S. retailer has not committed to launch the product, which would allow customers to pay for goods using an app on their mobile phones. The mobile wallet could launch as early as next year, but it is too early to predict, two of the sources said.Target is said to be partnering with credit card companies and plans to use scanning technology to communicate with payment terminals.Share Article:Facebook,   Twitter,   LinkedIn,   Google Plus,   Email,   Reddit,   Digg,   Delicious,   StumbleUponFollow iClarified:Facebook,   Twitter,   LinkedIn,   Google Plus,   Newsletter,   App Store,   YouTubeAdvertise Here

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Best Buy has discounted the iPhone 6s to just $1 with a two year Sprint or Verizon contract. The deal joins numerous others that the retailer is offering on Apple Products for the holidays. The normal retail price of the iPhone 6s with a two contract is $199.99.More details at the link below…Share Article:Facebook,   Twitter,   LinkedIn,   Google Plus,   Email,   Reddit,   Digg,   Delicious,   StumbleUponFollow iClarified:Facebook,   Twitter,   LinkedIn,   Google Plus,   Newsletter,   App Store,   YouTubeAdvertise Here

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Apple has announced the launch of its new provider API letting developers use a single certificate for all of their push notifications.At WWDC 2015 we announced a new HTTP/2 based provider API and simplified certificate management process for developers using the Apple Push Notification service. You can now take advantage of this new provider API and create a single SSL certificate for each of your iOS apps, allowing you to connect to both APNs environments.Apple’s new provider API brings HTTP/2, instant feedback, and simplified certificate handling. They’ve also doubled the push notification payload to 4KB.Share Article:Facebook,   Twitter,   LinkedIn,   Google Plus,   Email,   Reddit,   Digg,   Delicious,   StumbleUponFollow iClarified:Facebook,   Twitter,   LinkedIn,   Google Plus,   Newsletter,   App Store,   YouTubeAdvertise Here

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Evernote has announced that it’s discontinuing support for Clearly, Evernote for Pebble, and versions of Skitch.Over the past few years we’ve introduced several standalone apps to the Evernote family that accomplish specific tasks. The Clearly extension made web pages more readable, and Skitch for Windows and mobile platforms made annotating images easy. Today, you can find the most popular features from these two apps in many versions of Evernote and Web Clipper. As part of our promise to focus on improving the core Evernote experience, we are ending support for several of these standalone apps.As of today, Evernote will not be making updates to the following apps and as of January 22nd, they will no longer be available to download.? Skitch for Windows, Windows Touch, iOS, Android (Note: Evernote will continue to offer and support Skitch for Mac)? Evernote Clearly? Evernote for PebbleShare Article:Facebook,   Twitter,   LinkedIn,   Google Plus,   Email,   Reddit,   Digg,   Delicious,   StumbleUponFollow iClarified:Facebook,   Twitter,   LinkedIn,   Google Plus,   Newsletter,   App Store,   YouTubeAdvertise Here

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Apple has announced partnership with UnionPay to bring Apple Pay to China. UnionPay cardholders will be able to easily add their bank cards to Apple Pay on iPhone, Apple Watch and iPad.“China UnionPay is dedicated to promoting payment innovations and providing secure, convenient mobile payment experiences for its hundreds of millions of cardholders, aligning multiple parties in the industry,” said Chai Hongfeng, executive vice president of China UnionPay. “We’re very excited to offer Apple Pay among a diverse set of innovative payment options that work with China UnionPay QuickPass.”“Apple Pay has revolutionized the way millions of people pay every day with their iPhone, Apple Watch and iPad,” said Eddy Cue, Apple’s senior vice president of Internet Software and Services. “China is an extremely important market for Apple and with China UnionPay and support from 15 of China’s leading banks, users will soon have a convenient, private and secure payment experience.”Share Article:Facebook,   Twitter,   LinkedIn,   Google Plus,   Email,   Reddit,   Digg,   Delicious,   StumbleUponFollow iClarified:Facebook,   Twitter,   LinkedIn,   Google Plus,   Newsletter,   App Store,   YouTubeAdvertise Here

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Aspyr Media has released The Sims 2: Pet Stores for Mac OS X.The classic The Sims 2: Pet Stories returns to the Mac, exclusively on the Mac App Store!Based off of The Sims 2 engine, this updated version of The Sims Pet Stories includes several enhancements available for the first time on Mac:• Native resolution support, including 4K and Retina!• Drastically improved performance, thanks to an all new renderer• Gesture Support for zoom and rotate• Tons of bug fixes and tweaksShare Article:Facebook,   Twitter,   LinkedIn,   Google Plus,   Email,   Reddit,   Digg,   Delicious,   StumbleUponFollow iClarified:Facebook,   Twitter,   LinkedIn,   Google Plus,   Newsletter,   App Store,   YouTubeAdvertise Here

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Pixelmator has been updated to support the Tilt feature of the Apple Pencil on 30 more brushes, bring improved stability when opening images, and more.Pixelmator is a powerful, full-featured, layer-based image editor that lets you touch up and enhance images, sketch and paint, as well as create advanced image compositions on iPad and iPhone alike.What’s New In This Version:This update adds Apple Pencil Tilt feature support to 30 more brushes, performance improvements and bug fixes.Share Article:Facebook,   Twitter,   LinkedIn,   Google Plus,   Email,   Reddit,   Digg,   Delicious,   StumbleUponFollow iClarified:Facebook,   Twitter,   LinkedIn,   Google Plus,   Newsletter,   App Store,   YouTubeAdvertise Here

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The annual Breakout Brands survey reveals that one in three Americans believe that Apple would do a better job running the government than any politician. The survey was conducted among 1,000 U.S. adults ages eighteen and up in October. Following Apple, Walt Disney came in second with 28% of respondents saying they would vote for the company to run the government. American Express came in third (18%), Facebook in fourth (11%) and Starbucks in fifth (10%).Christine Barney, CEO and managing partner of PR shop Rbb, said that consumers likely chose Apple because the company hit all three “breakout brands” requirements: putting the customer first; creating the future; and communicating openly and honestly. Share Article:Facebook,   Twitter,   LinkedIn,   Google Plus,   Email,   Reddit,   Digg,   Delicious,   StumbleUponFollow iClarified:Facebook,   Twitter,   LinkedIn,   Google Plus,   Newsletter,   App Store,   YouTubeAdvertise Here

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