iPhone is king as Apple earnings top expectations

%name iPhone is king as Apple earnings top expectations by Authcom, Nova Scotia\s Internet and Computing Solutions Provider in Kentville, Annapolis Valley

Apple just released its earnings report for the company’s June quarter and, per usual, Apple surpassed analyst expectations, albeit slightly. For the quarter gone by, Apple posted a net profit of $10.7 billion on revenue of $49.6 billion. Earnings per share, meanwhile, checked in at $1.85.

In the build-up to Apple’s earnings report, analysts were anticipating revenue of $49.5 billion and EPS of $1.81.

By way of contrast, Apple during the same quarter a year-ago posted profits of $7.7 billion on the back of $37.4 billion in revenue. Meanwhile, Apple’s EPS a year ago checked in at $1.28.

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It’s on: Mark Cuban rips Donald Trump, explains why he’s not as rich as he claims

%name It’s on: Mark Cuban rips Donald Trump, explains why he’s not as rich as he claims by Authcom, Nova Scotia\s Internet and Computing Solutions Provider in Kentville, Annapolis Valley

With Donald Trump now running for president, the man with the hair that just won’t quit has been forced to open up about his finances. And, well, Trump is one wealthy son of a gun. Just last week, Trump boasted that he’s worth “in excess of ten billion dollars” and that he made $362 million in 2014 alone.

Not everyone, however, is taking Trump’s ostentatious remarks at face value.

Commenting on Trump and his alleged billions, Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban took to his app Cyberdust to slam Trump. Notably, the two have been mildly feuding with each other for years now.

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Terrifying: Hackers take over a Jeep driving down the highway at 70 mph

%name Terrifying: Hackers take over a Jeep driving down the highway at 70 mph by Authcom, Nova Scotia\s Internet and Computing Solutions Provider in Kentville, Annapolis Valley

Driverless cars promise to be safer than cars driven by humans… but that’s assuming they don’t get hacked by malicious actors. Hackers Charlie Miller and Chris Valasek recently used Wired’s Andy Greenberg as a human guinea pig for their latest experiment that involved taking over his car while it was driving at a high speed.

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Here are all the ‘unofficial’ menu items you can order at McDonald’s

%name Here are all the ‘unofficial’ menu items you can order at McDonald’s by Authcom, Nova Scotia\s Internet and Computing Solutions Provider in Kentville, Annapolis Valley

You’d think that McDonald’s has enough menu items at any given time to satisfy most fast food tastes out there, but that might not be the case for all customers. In fact, seasoned McDonald’s buyers are probably familiar some of the secret menu items you can order at most McDonald’s locations but which are never listed on the board.

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The Gawker train wreck is hilarious and I can’t get enough of it

%name The Gawker train wreck is hilarious and I can’t get enough of it by Authcom, Nova Scotia\s Internet and Computing Solutions Provider in Kentville, Annapolis Valley

I’ll admit it: I’ve spent the past several days gawking at Gawker. The online gossip rag, which has been in turmoil ever since it published a sleazy report in which it outed an executive at a rival media company at the behest of a blackmailing male escort, lost two of its top editors on Monday and has generally devolved into an absolute train wreck. The reason that I can’t stop reading about this journalistic disaster is that it involves characters who have been comedy gold ever since the time of Aristophanes: Namely, people who take themselves way, way too seriously.

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