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SAN FRANCISCO: The iPhone is still the engine behind Apple’s phenomenal success, even if attention lately has been focused on its new smartwatch. While skeptics question whether the compa- ny’s future is tied too much to one product, the iPhone’s popularity was the reason Apple turned in another blow-out financial report Monday. This image released by Activision shows a scene from “Call of Duty: Black Ops 3,” the third The results far surpassed most analysts’ expecta- installment in Treyarch’s military shooter saga, scheduled for release Nov. 6. — AP tions for the first three months of the year, when sales traditionally fall from their holiday-season peak. Apple sold more than 61 million iPhones ‘Call of Duty: Black Ops 3’ in the quarter, accounting for more than two- thirds of its $58 billion in revenue for the three- SANTA MONICA: “Call of Duty: Black Ops enhancements. That creativity can be month period and the lion’s share of its $13.6 bil- 3” is enlisting a few new recruits. The third shown off between levels inside a new vir- lion in profit. installment in Treyarch’s popular military tual safe house. As expected, the numbers were down from shooter saga is adding the option to play the previous quarter, when holiday shoppers cooperatively with other gamers in the STAYING POWER bought a record 74 million of Apple’s new plot-driven campaign. The developer is also The new entry follows the events of iPhone 6, 6 Plus and older models. But the 61 ditching traditional avatar customization in “Black Ops II,” when drones hijacked by a million was a 40 percent increase over the num- its multiplayer mode, instead opting for terrorist in 2025 crippled the world. In the ber of iPhones sold in the first three months of players to pick among nine distinct charac- campaign, which begins five years later, 2014. “We’re seeing great results all over the ters, each with their own unique weapon soldiers can be upgraded with about 40 world,” Apple Chief Financial Officer Luca Maestri and ability. cybernetic modifications, which allow play- told The Associated Press, adding that iPhone “We wanted it to have a little more soul ers to accomplish such high-tech feats as sales grew 72 percent in China, where the com- to it,” said game director Dan Bunting after remotely hacking enemy robots or chain- pany has big hopes for expansion. TOKYO: In this Sept 19, 2014 file photo, a customer shows off the new Apple iPhone 6, right, a recent demonstration. “We were talking ing together melee strikes. Other products played a much smaller role. and 6 Plus at a store in Tokyo. Apple sold 61 million iPhones in the first three months of 2015, about voices and giving them personalities. Revenue from Mac computers rose 2 percent or 40 percent more than in the same period a year ago. That represented about two-thirds of It was kind of a leap of faith to say, ‘You’re JUMP AROUND from a year earlier, to $5.6 billion, while iPad rev- its $58 billion in revenue. — AP going to pick this character who is this guy Following the injection of rocket-thrust- enue fell 29 percent, to $5.4 billion - continuing or girl, and that is the character you’re ing soldiers in last year’s “Call of Duty: a steady decline in tablet sales. and was rising another 1 percent in extended New products gonna be.’ That was the direction we start- Advance Warfare,” the troops in “Black Ops Apple didn’t report any results for the new trading. The iPhone isn’t just Apple’s dominant Maestri, meanwhile, said the company is ed to explore.” 3” have similarly been granted wings. The Apple Watch, which it began selling this month product, said Frank Gillett, a tech industry ana- diversifying with new products like Apple Watch Other additions planned for the futuris- game’s 360-degree, momentum-based after the quarter ended. CEO Tim Cook told ana- lyst at Forrester Research. “It’s more than any- and Apple Pay, which on Monday added tic “Black Ops 3,” which is scheduled for movement system allows multiplayer com- lysts on a conference call that he was “thrilled” thing else what’s driving the success of their Discover to the list of payment cards that work release Nov. 6 for PlayStation 4, Xbox One batants to quickly grapple environmental with customer response, but added that it’s diffi- company.” Market researchers, however, expect with the service. and PC, include the ability to swim and surfaces, power slide across landscapes and cult to gauge demand because initial supplies smartphone growth to slow down worldwide While he acknowledged these currently pro- shoot at opponents underwater in the mul- cling to walls. are limited. Analysts estimate about 2 million this year, particularly at the higher price range vide minimal revenue to Apple, analysts say they tiplayer mode, as well as analyze the cam- have sold to date, suggesting early demand is where Apple competes, as most consumers in have big potential. And they are designed to paign’s more expansive battlefields with SPECIAL SOMEONE healthy but not of blockbuster proportions. industrialized countries have already bought work closely with the iPhone, which means each high-tech perspectives culled from team- Treyarch has dubbed its new multiplay- one. That could make it difficult for Apple to may bolster the other’s popularity in the future, mates’ intel. “With co-op players, they can er characters “specialists.” That’s because Bigger screens maintain its recent pace. Gillett said. be in multiple places,” said campaign direc- each operative comes equipped with their The iPhone is another story. Since it began “They’re extremely dependent on the Apple also announced Monday an expansion tor Jason Blundell. “In these larger environ- own personal weapon and ability outside offering models with bigger screens last fall, iPhone,” said investment analyst Colin Gillis at of its 2-year-old effort to give investors a bigger ments, they can be at different heights and the tried-and-true create-a-class system. Apple has vied with South Korea’s Samsung for BGC Partners. “At some point, the market share of the company’s huge profits. Maestri said positions in the battlefield, so to ensure For example, bow-wielding Brazilian the No. 1 position in the global smartphone dynamics change,” he said, adding that the ques- Apple will raise its quarterly dividend by 11 per- those engagements are just as riveting and Special Forces agent Outrider is outfitted market. By some estimates, Apple outsold tion is what could replace the iPhone if sales cent, to 52 cents a share, and has increased a $90 just as cinematic, we had to create a brand- with explosive bolts and the power to Samsung in the quarter that ended in begin to slow. billion stock buyback program to $140 billion. In new, goal-oriented animation system.” detect nearby enemies. December, and analysts will be watching closely Cook said he’s optimistic about new markets total, he said the program will return $200 billion Here’s a look at five of the biggest when Samsung reports its latest results this such as China, where Apple has made a strong to investors by the end of March 2017. changes coming to Activision’s blockbuster OPEN ARMS week. showing against Samsung and China’s Xiaomi by Apple ended the quarter with $193.5 billion shooter franchise: While the developers have done away As iPhone sales have surged, so has Apple’s appealing to a growing middle class. He also in cash and short-term securities. But since most with multiplayer character customization, stock. Apple shares have gained more than 50 said only 20 percent of iPhone owners have pur- of that is parked overseas to avoid paying higher FANTASTIC FOUR they’ve greatly expanded weapon person- percent over the last year, making it the world’s chased the newest models, which he painted as US tax rates, Maestri said Apple will likely take The campaign mode has been over- alization, providing players with more tools most valuable company. The stock closed a sign that many more will eventually upgrade advantage of low interest rates to borrow mon- hauled to encourage re-playability with up to trick out munitions. The game’s guns can Monday at $132.65, up 1.8 percent for the day, to the 6 or 6 Plus. ey for the program. — AP to four available co-op players. The levels be equipped with an optic and up to 5 will be more open than past “Call of Duty” attachments, camouflage and user- titles, and players will be able to customize designed paint jobs with up to 64 different Google pairs with European media their weapons, loadout, gender, outfit and layers on three sides. — AP to boost online journalism

LONDON: US tech giant Google unveiled a 150 sations. Google will create a European publishers’ more if journalism and technology work together million euro ($163 million) project yesterday with working group to explore product development rather than apart.” Amid complaints from news eight European publishers to support online jour- aimed at increasing revenue, traffic and audience organisations which claimed the US firm was eat- nalism after being accused of anti-competitive engagement, D’Asaro Biondo said. “Second, we ing away at online revenues, Google shut its pop- behaviour by EU regulators. will significantly increase our investments in train- ular online news service in Spain to protest a law The online firm’s Digital News Initiative is ing and research. which would make it pay for content. intended to “promote high quality journalism “Thirdly, we have allocated 150 million euros to Meanwhile the British government in through technology and innovation,” a top Google stimulating and supporting innovation in digital December slapped a new tax rate on multination- executive announced in London. journalism within the news industry. “The pur- al companies that seek to avoid paying their fair The company will try to develop products pose of this investment in innovation is to make share to state coffers. aimed at increasing news traffic, invest in digital grants available to projects which demonstrate Earlier this month the European Commission training and research in the industry, and fund new thinking in digital journalism... We want to said its preliminary view was that Google’s search innovation in digital journalism. stimulate and nurture ideas that come from those engine “infringes EU anti-trust rules because it sti- “Google has always wanted to be a friend and who are closest to the action.” He said the initiative fles competition and harms consumers.” If found partner to the news industry,” said Carlo D’Asaro was not about Google trying to “fix everything in at fault under those rules, the company faces a Biondo, the firm’s head of strategic partnerships in the news industry.” fine of up to 10 percent of its annual sales-in Europe. “Over the years, our relationship with “But I’m convinced that we will achieve much Google’s case, $66 billion in 2014. —AFP news and the news industry has often been mis- understood,” he told media executives at the Financial Times Digital Media conference. “We do want to play our part in the common Yahoo unveils new fight to find more sustainable models for news.” News publishers have long complained that online video series the Google News service takes traffic away from news media sites, and draws companies to pay for NEW YORK: US Internet giant Yahoo said Monday called “The Pursuit” aimed at millennials in the dig- advertising in searches rather than in newspapers. it was expanding its online offerings, unveiling 18 ital age. Chief executive Marissa Mayer is trying to D’Asaro Biondo insisted: “Through search new video series with which it hopes to attract a get Yahoo back on the growth track. “Yahoo is and news we send over 10 billion visits, for free, to larger audience and advertisers. Of these, 14 will amidst a multi-year transformation to return an publishers globally, each month.” Earlier this be featured in Yahoo’s digital magazines, which iconic company to greatness,” Mayer said in an month, the European Union formally charged focus on beauty, show business and finance. earnings statement last week. “This quarter, we Google with abusing its search engine’s domi- “I Am Naomi,” starring model Naomi Campbell, saw encouraging revenue growth of eight percent, nance and launched a sensitive probe into its pop- and “Riding Shotgun with Michelle Rodriguez,” with display revenue growing a modest two per- ular Android operating system. which will feature actress Michelle Rodriguez driv- cent and search growing 20 percent.” Yahoo has Google accounts for about 90 percent of the EU ing cars, are among the new offerings. Music will been under pressure from activist shareholders to search market. be another big focus for the company as it courts deliver more value with lower costs and a narrow- millennials. It will be extending a deal with Live er focus. Mayer spent more than $1 billion to Journalism, technology ‘working together’ Nation to broadcast music festivals, and will join acquire the blogging platform Tumblr to reach a The Digital News Initiative brings together Les iHeartMedia to broadcast other music events. younger market segment and has made a push to TOKYO: A robot statue of C-3PO is displayed at the preview of the “Star Wars Vision’ Echos in France, Germany’s FAZ and Die Zeit, the Electronic dance music will be the theme of focus more on mobile content and search.But exhibition in Tokyo yesterday. Star Wars-related objects will be exhibited at the exhi- Financial Times and The Guardian in Britain, NRC “Ultimate DJ,” produced by Simon Cowell. And Yahoo remains far behind search market leader bition from today through June 28, while the new Star Wars movie will be screening Media in The Netherlands, El Pais in Spain and La Yahoo unveiled a new long-form series: a comedy Google, based on market surveys. —AFP end of this year. — AFP Stampa in Italy, as well as European media organi-