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Earlier this week, it was reported that Apple had apparently met up with Tesla’s CEO and there were rumors that suggested that Apple would be interested in acquiring the car manufacturer. It was a bit of a stretch since Apple’s vehicular plans were more towards integrating its software, as opposed to actually building cars themselves. That being said, in an interview with Bloomberg, Tesla’s CEO, Elon Musk, has come forward and confirmed that Tesla “had conversations” with Apple, but unfortunately he could not comment on whether or not those conversations might have anything to do with Apple acquiring the company.

However he did state that at the current time, an acquisition of Tesla seemed “very unlikely”. According to Musk, “If one or more companies had approached us last year about such things there’s no way we could really comment on that. We had conversations with Apple, I can’t comment on whether those revolved around any kind of acquisition.” However the way it was worded does seem like Musk isn’t exactly denying it, nor is he confirming it. Then again if Musk were to outright say no, it might lead to more questions which could reveal what those conversations, which are obviously private, are about. Apple’s CEO, Tim Cook, has stated in the past that the company would be willing to make large acquisitions if it made sense, but we’re not sure if acquiring Tesla would make sense to Apple. What do you guys think?

Tesla CEO Confirms They “Had Conversations” With Apple original content from Ubergizmo.

As it stands, Intel’s chips power most of the computers around the world. In fact it was almost a decade ago that Apple made the move to Intel processors for their Mac computers, but as ARM-powered devices are starting to gain more ground in society today, there have been rumors that Apple could be turning away from Intel to lessen their reliance on the chip manufacturer. Instead, the rumors suggest that Apple is exploring how to use ARM in their Mac computers. Of course there would most certainly be drawbacks if Apple were ever to do this, which we guess might have prompted one Redditor to ask Intel’s CEO, Brian Krzanich, on how their relationship with Apple is.

Taking part in a Reddit AMA, Krzanich replied to the question by saying, “We’ve always had a very close relationship with Apple and it continues to grow closer. Sure (it’s) grown close over the years, especially since… they started to use our technology in their systems.” As it stands it does make sense for Apple to keep using Intel chips as most apps used today on computers have been designed and optimized for such chipsets in mind, although we guess it still is a pretty entertaining notion to think that perhaps one day in the future, we might start seeing Apple’s own A-series of SoCs powering future Mac computers.

Intel CEO Says Relationship With Apple Has Gotten Closer original content from Ubergizmo.

Supposing you’re a die-hard BlackBerry user and you’ve seen the T-Mobile USA advertisement released this week targeting you directly, you may feel puzzled. This advertisement shows the iPhone 5s and … Continue reading

China is without a doubt a very lucrative market, Apple certainly knows that, which is why it worked for so long in trying to get its iPhones on the world’s largest mobile carrier, China Mobile. Based on data collected by research firm IDC, The Wall Street Journal reports that iPhone market share in China is steadily rising. A full one percentage point growth was witnessed in the previous quarter alone, despite the fact that sales of iPhone 5s and iPhone 5c on China Mobile aren’t included in these figures. Apple only inked the deal with the carrier towards end of December.

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iPhone Market Share In China On The Rise [Report] original content from Ubergizmo.

Ever since the rise of Apple’s touchscreen devices, it’s seemed only a matter of time until a touchscreen MacBook arrives. But those who wince at finger-smeared screens may not need to worry — a newly uncovered patent suggests Apple is more interested in revamping the bezel.

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