Apple reports $53.3B revenue record for fiscal 3Q on strength of services segment

Apple just reported that its financial results for its fiscal 2018 third quarter ended June 30, 2018. Apple Inc. posted quarterly revenue of $53.3 billion, an increase of 17 percent from the year-ago quarter, and quarterly earnings per diluted share of $2.34, up 40 percent. International sales accounted for 60 percent of the quarter’s revenue.

Apple's current market cap is $935 billion. If stock value continues to rise above 7 percent, Apple is on its way to becoming the first trillion-dollar company at a price of US $203.46 per share.

This record revenue was fueled largerly by a whopping 31 per cent increase revenue from services which encompass various Apple Store, iTunes, Apple Pay, AppleCare, licensing and other ecosystem-related plays.

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Google Drive app for PC and Mac will be shut down in March 2018

With the launch of Backup and Sync, Google finally announced its plans for the Drive app for desktop. Support for the app is ending on December 11^th before it gets completely shut down on March 12, 2018. If you’re still using the app, you might see a notification next month that it’s “going away” and that Google wants you to either use Backup and Sync or Drive File Stream, which is the enterprise version of the app.

Backup and Sync is the consumer version that can basically upload all the files you want to sync with it and works kind of like a hybrid Google Drive and Google Photos Uploader. Drive File Stream lets you access your My Drive files, Team Drives files, and even stream your files on demand right from your computer.

Source: The Verge

What College/University Students want for back to school

Heading back to school is an exciting time especially for first year college and university students. Moving away from home opens a whole new world of independence. We already know that they need to make sure they start each fresh year with making sure they've got their laptops and smart phones ready. But what else do they need?

We unofficially asked a few students who've experienced at least a year of being away from home to let us know what else they would recommend. And no, you don't need a drone. 

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Popular distraction-free writing app Ulysses to follow subscription model

If you write on a Mac or on an iPad, Ulysses is one of the most well-rounded and feature-rich distraction-free word processors. It has personally been my choice for years now and one of the reasons I just can't switch to Windows from MacOS. Ulysses has announced that it is now going to a subscription based model.

"As of today, we're switching Ulysses to subscription payment. This is the result of a of a long-lasting discussion about how to put Ulysses’ development, and the future of our company, on a sustainable foundation.

It’s still the same Ulysses, same features, same distribution, we’re just switching to subscription. There are yearly, monthly, and students plans available, and they all unlock Ulysses on all devices (Mac, iPhone, iPad). To encourage existing customers to switch to the new model, we are offering special migration deals," the spokesperson for Ulysses said.

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