Month: August 2020

Apple donating to Wildfire Relief in California, USA

Dan Uff August 20, 2020 0

Apple CEO Tim Cook announced late Wednesday that Apple will be donating an unenclosed amount to the current ongoing efforts to curtail the fires in the state of California.

Fire season in the state of California kicked off Sunday when a lightning storm ignited fires across the state.

Over the last 100 hours, California has experienced close to 11,000 lightning strikes, which have sparked 367 fires, which have already taken over some communities and villages. At the time of this writing, the fires were zero percent contained with no end in site.

California’s Governor Gavin Newsom declared a statewide emergency early on Tuesday.

EBay Flooded with iPhones offering Fortnite already installed

Dan Uff August 20, 2020 0

Enterprising eBay sellers have taken it upon themselves to fill the void for those persons who are seeking to play the popular game Fortnite but cannot get it on an iPhone.

These sellers are selling iPhones with the game already installed and are ready to play. The catch? One iPhone is for sale for a whopping $4,300.00.

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Apple becomes first U.S. Company to hit the $2 Trillion Mark

CompuScoop Staff August 19, 2020 0

Apple today hit a market value of $2 trillion, doubling in valuation in just over two years.

Apple, the first publicly traded U.S. company to reach a $1 trillion market cap, is now the first publicly traded U.S. company to reach a $2 trillion market cap.

Apple first reached a $1 trillion market cap on August 2, 2018.

On July 31, 2020, Apple surpassed the state oil giant Saudi Aramco to become the world’s most valuable publicly traded company.

Apple TV+ Releases official trailer of ‘On The Rocks’ Starring Bill Murry

CompuScoop Staff August 19, 2020 0

Faced with sudden doubts about her marriage, a young New York mother and writer (Rashida Jones) teams up with her larger-than-life playboy father (Bill Murray) to tail her husband (Marlon Wayans) in a bittersweet comedy about relationships, written and directed by Sofia Coppola.

Watch Sofia Coppola’s On the Rocks, an Apple Original Films and A24 release coming this October on Apple TV+: https://apple.co/_OnTheRocks

On the Rocks, a Sofia Coppola film and American Zoetrope production, stars Bill Murray, Rashida Jones, and Marlon Wayans. The film is written and directed by Sofia Coppola. The producers are Youree Henley and Sofia Coppola, co-producer is Caroline Jaczko, and executive producers are Fred Roos, Mitch Glazer, and Roman Coppola. The behind-the-scenes team includes cinematographer Philippe Le Sourd, production designer Anne Ross, editor Sarah Flack, costume designer Stacey Battat, and casting directors Courtney Bright and Nicole Daniels. The original score and music supervision are by Phoenix.