Apple may be planning to increase its dividend by 15% and increase the funds allocated to its stock buyback program from $30B to $35B. This claim was made in an investment note by RBC analyst Amit Daryanani, seen by Business Insider … The note included the above chart, showing the amount of money Apple has so far allocated to – and spent on – stock buybacks between March 2013 and the end of last year....

Apple stock is taking a hit in pre-market off a report from Nikkei that Apple’s orders for new iPhones are down about 20% compared to last year. The report claims that iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus and iPhone X orders topped 100 million. This year, orders for the new 5.8-inch iPhone X successor, 6.5-inch ‘iPhone X Plus’ and cheaper 6.1-inch LCD iPhone, are in the 80 million range according to this report....

Adobe today announced the inaugural release of Aero Desktop, the long-awaited AR creation companion to Aero on iOS and iPadOS. Aero is available today in public beta as part of Adobe MAX 2020, where Adobe announced significant updates to its entire ecosystem of apps like Photoshop, Premiere Pro, After Effects, Illustrator, and Fresco. Adobe Aero on macOS and Windows allows artists to create precise and complex augmented reality experiences that can be further refined and previewed in a physical environment with an iPhone or iPad....

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Keep up with the best gear and deals on the web by signing up for the 9to5Toys Newsletter. Also, be sure to check us out on: Twitter, RSS Feed, Facebook, Google+ and Safari push notifications. TODAY’S CAN’T MISS DEALS: Last Call Updates: Dock and charge your Apple Watch on this aluminum stand that includes a MFi charger: $26 Prime shipped (Reg. $40) IK Multimedia updates its lineup of iOS/Mac recording devices w/ the new iRig Pro I/O interface & Acoustic Stage pre-amp Ever wanted to play as modern-day players or Hilary Clinton in NBA Jam for SNES?...

Be sure to follow 9to5Toys to keep up with the best gear and deals on the web: Twitter, RSS Feed,Facebook, Google+ and subscribe to the new Safari push notifications feature. This weekend’s can’t miss deals: Updates: Apple iPad Air 16GB WiFi $400 shipped (Reg. $499) Western Digital 1TB USB 3.0 Portable External Hard Drive $54 shipped (Reg. $119) Heartbleed Sale: 1Password for Mac/iOS/PC/Android is 50% off Apple iPad 4th generation 128GB WiFi (black or white) $500 shipped (Reg....

AAPL now accounts for a full 7% of the total value of the S&P 500, an influential index of 500 large companies. It follows the company reaching a $2 trillion market cap back in August. Tech companies as a whole make up almost 40% of the value of the index … The WSJ reports. The S&P gained nearly 8% this year despite the coronavirus crisis thanks in large part to tech companies seeing increased demand for their products as more people work from home and seek home-based entertainment....

Bill Macy, best known for his role on the sitcom Maude, has passed away at the age of 97. Born Wolf Garber on May 18, 1922, to Michael and Mollie Garber in Revere Massachusetts, Macy worked as a taxi driver before starting a formidable career in show business. Macy received a stepping stone into the industry when he was cast on Broadway as an understudy for Walter Matthau in the 1985 production of Once More, With Feeling....

Adobe stock climbed 10 percent to just under $60 in opening trading after announcing Q4 earnings in line with expectations, and strong growth in subscriptions as the company transitions away from one-time purchase licences. While year-on-year numbers were poor, revenue down almost 10 percent and earnings almost halved, Adobe has been at pains to point out this was expected as it shifted to subscription-based sales. See below for a cool infographic of Adobe by the numbers … While Adobe and Apple have had occasional disagreements – most notably over Flash, with Steve Jobs refusing to allow it on iPhones and iPads – Apple customers are a hugely important market for Adobe’s creative products, with Macs pretty much the default choice for graphics professionals, photographers and videographers....

Just ahead of 2019’s NAB Show in Las Vegas, Adobe is rolling out its annual spring updates to Creative Cloud’s video and audio tools. Like last year, machine learning features powered by Adobe Sensei are the driving force behind new tools and workflow improvements to After Effects, Premiere Pro, Audition, and Character Animator. Post-production professionals around the world will be delighted to learn that Content-Aware Fill is coming to video in After Effects....

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In October, Taiwanese company Proview Electronics accused Apple of trademark infringement regarding the “iPad” moniker, with the company’s chairman promising to sue Apple for damages in both the US and China. Apple quietly purchased the global rights to the trademark, but also launched a lawsuit to gain the rights in China, which weren’t included in the agreement. Shenzhen-based Intermediate People’s Court today rejected Apple’s lawsuit to gain ownership over the Chinese trademark, according to a report from Reuters....

AAPL stock today has dipped into what some are calling a correction as the rest of the market is down in what may be the biggest stock selloff since 2016. The DJIA and S&P 500 have both dipped 3% lower today, while they are down around 2% at the time of this writing. AAPL is down over 4% percent today and as CNBC notes, is down over 10% from its January 18 high of $179....

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Keep up with the best gear and deals on the web by signing up for the 9to5Toys Newsletter. Also, be sure to check us out on: Twitter, RSS Feed, Facebook, Google+ and Safari push notifications. TODAY’S CAN’T MISS DEALS: Last Call Updates: Master & Dynamic’s MA770 speaker is housed in hand-finished concrete Apple’s 13-inch MacBook Pro w/o Touch Bar $1,280 ($219 off, Tax NJ only) Apple’s Touch Bar-equipped 13-inch MacBook Pro 512GB now $1,740 shipped Apple’s entry-level 13-inch MacBook Air on sale for $750 shipped Beats Powerbeats3 W1-enabled Wireless In-ear Headphones down to $130 shipped Beats Solo3 Wireless On-Ear Headphones $160 iPhone SE 16GB in Rose Gold for $160 shipped Apple AirPort Express Base Station $67 (Reg....

Keep up with the best gear and deals on the web by signing up for the 9to5Toys Newsletter. Also, be sure to check us out on: Twitter, RSS Feed, Facebook, Google+ and Safari push notifications. 9to5Toys Lunch Break delivers the best deals every day of the week at 12:30PM EST. This includes price drops on all sorts of Apple products from iPad to MacBook and everything in between, as well as HomeKit gear, accessories of all kinds and so much more....

Adobe today updated its Creative Cloud app with great new features for iOS 13 and iPadOS users, including Dark Mode compatibility and free custom fonts through the official API. With iOS 13, Apple is officially supporting font installation and management on iPhone and iPad, and it works system-wide. Adobe had previously announced that it would release custom fonts for Apple’s mobile operating system, and they are now available for everyone. With the latest Creative Cloud update, users can browse, install, and even create with Adobe Fonts on iOS....

Adobe announced today that its Creative Cloud software suite surpassed the one million subscriber mark in Q3 2013. That announcement was followed up by the release of the Photoshop Photography Program, which includes Photoshop CC and Lightroom 5 for only $9.99 a month as a limited-time offer. The special pricing on this program can only be claimed before December 31st, however, so users who want to get in on the deal should do so before the end of the year....

From 9to5Toys.com: A large majority of the deals we cover each day come from a variety of ‘Daily Deal’ websites or are so popular that they don’t even last 24 hours. We know you can’t be at your computer every second, so we’re going to roundup the best deals each day to make sure you have a fair shot at the deals you want. Be sure to follow 9to5Toys.com so you never miss a deal… Twitter, RSS Feed, Facebook...

Keep up with the best gear and deals on the web by signing up for the 9to5Toys Newsletter. Also, be sure to check us out on: Twitter, RSS Feed, Facebook, Google+ and Safari push notifications. TODAY’S CAN’T MISS DEALS: Last Call Updates: The iPhone 5c (16GB GSM Unlocked Refurb) makes a great first phone for the kids at only $100 shipped (Orig. $550) Score PowerBeats2 Wireless Headphones for $120 (40% off) and maybe you’ll become an NBA champion too Daily Deals: Seagate 4TB USB Portable Hard Drive $110, Duracell 8800mAh & 1850mAh Power Bank Set $23, more Get the best of both worlds w/ Sony’s AirPlay and Bluetooth Speaker for $290 shipped (Reg....