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Apple introduces News+ Food
22 Feb 2025
Coming with iOS 18.4 and iPadOS 18.4 in April, Apple News+ subscribers will have access to the new Apple News+ Food feed.
Apple Intelligence comes to Apple Vision Pro in April
22 Feb 2025
Apple today announced Apple Intelligence is coming to Apple Vision Pro in April.
Capturing paradise: Karston Tannis re-creates island vibes with iPhone 16 Pro Max - Apple
22 Feb 2025
Captured on iPhone 16 Pro Max, a recent shoot by photographer Karston Tannis showcased the vibrancy of the African diaspora.
Apple debuts iPhone 16e: A powerful new member of the iPhone 16 family
19 Feb 2025
Apple today announced iPhone 16e, a new addition to the iPhone 16 lineup that offers powerful capabilities at a more affordable price.
Major League Soccer kicks off 30th season this weekend on MLS Season Pass - Apple
18 Feb 2025
Major League Soccer kicks off its 30th season this Saturday on MLS Season Pass on Apple TV.
The Apple TV app is now available on Android
13 Feb 2025
The Apple TV app is now available to download from Google Play on Android mobile devices.
New holistic Apple Health Study launches today in the Research app
12 Feb 2025
Today, Apple introduced the Apple Health Study, which aims to further understand how technology can play a role in improving health and wellbeing.
Introducing Apple Invites, a new app that brings people together - Apple
04 Feb 2025
Apple today introduced Apple Invites, a new app for iPhone that allows users to create custom invitations to gather friends and family.
New Orleans students showcase their creativity with iPad and Mac - Apple
03 Feb 2025
Apple community partners Ellis Marsalis Center for Music and Arts New Orleans put the city’s aspiring young artists in the spotlight.
Apple Music kicks off Kendrick Lamar’s Road to Halftime ahead of Super Bowl LIX
03 Feb 2025
Apple Music is bringing Kendrick Lamar fans a rich collection of exclusive content ahead of his highly anticipated Apple Music Super Bowl LIX Halftime Show.
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Company story – Quaker Oats
By Kiron Kasbekar | 08 Mar 2024
Quaker Oats is a company whose products I remember from my childhood days. Years before a foreign exchange crisis caused the Indian government to impose curbs on consumer product imports, we used to see a host of foreign brands in the Indian market. Including Quaker Oats, which I remember eating when I was a child, and which has been available for the past two decades or more.
How Quaker Oats grabbed customers’ attention
By Kiron Kasbekar | 07 Mar 2024
Quaker Oats, the American food products giant that was created in 1901 through the merger of many older oat millers, and was acquired by a bigger foods giant, Pepsi, in 2001, has been an innovative company. One example of its innovativeness shows in its packaging – the cereal box it launched in 1915.
Company story – Cunard Line
By Kiron Kasbekar | 12 Jan 2024
The Cunard Line started its life in Glasgow in 1839 as the British and North American Royal Mail Steam-Packet Company when Samuel Cunard was awarded the first British transatlantic steamship mail contract.
Samuel Slater – textile tycoon or traitor?
By Kiron Kasbekar | 26 Dec 2023
Samuel Slater is a name that holds significant importance in the annals of American industrial history. Often referred to as the ‘Father of the American Factory System’, Slater's contributions played a pivotal role in shaping the nation’s industrial landscape.
Underwood Typewriter Company – an icon of the past
By Kiron Kasbekar | 21 Dec 2023
You’ve probably never heard of Underwood typewriters. For the company folded up in 1963 – 60 years ago. You may not even have seen and handled a typewriter, unless someone in your family owned one.
The rise and fall of Chrysler
By Kiron Kasbekar | 16 Dec 2023
A century ago, the American automobile industry was more crowded than a vegetable market on a Sunday morning, with such a wide variety of stuff on sale that buyers were spoilt for choice. Buyers could pick and choose, bargain, pay up and drive out with the newly purchased vehicle.
TRW – the tide turned
By Kiron Kasbekar | 13 Dec 2023
There used to be an American company called Thompson Ramo Wooldridge Inc. This company, which was a global supplier of automotive systems, modules, and components to car and truck manufacturers, started small, as most companies do. Then, as the automotive industry grew bigger, so did TRW.
The rise and fall of Nokia
By Aniket Gupta | 07 Dec 2023
My interest is stories about dominant companies that failed all of a sudden. These companies were once etched into people’s minds but have since become a symbol of nostalgia. One such company, which was the biggest in its industry before it failed catastrophically, is Nokia.
Yahoo!: The first king of the internet
By Aniket Gupta | 01 Dec 2023
The year is 1994. You go to the internet to search for a particular website, but there is no Google that could be used to search your desired website. What do you do? The answer is that you use Yahoo.
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