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18 Issue 83 / 2016 TECHNOLOGY guestlist.net iPhone, iPad and Mac users made sure it was an amazing ending to the year for the tech giant along with - Apple Watch and AppleTV users - as they revealed they managed to have a record-breaking Christmas in terms of downloads. New Year's Day, typically a day full of regret or inspiration, (depending on what you got up to on 31st December) saw the California- based company take in around $144million on their App Store. With incredible sales on their hardware, it's no surprise that their App Store is doing so well - although we reckon a large proportion of the income is coming from the most exploitative method of making money ever - young kids making in-app purchases on their newly acquired iPads or iPhones, without even knowing what they're doing. Continuing the positivity, it has been revealed that in the US alone, Apple has been responsible for creating nearly 2 million jobs, one can only wonder how long it will be until their global domination peaks and we'll all be working for them. Apple worship intensifies It has been announced that over the festive period, Apple managed to rake in around $1.1billion through their App Store alone Currently a concept idea, LG is bringing us a glimpse at what the future of television could be... roll-up televisions. The 18-inch display will reportedly be able to be 'rolled up like a newspaper', and is accompanied by 55-inch paper- thin screen and a 65-inch 'extreme curve' screen that apparently bends both inwards and outwards. What? You may be asking right now, why would I want to roll up my television? To be honest, we don't have the answers for you. In fact, these televisions are not even guaranteed to reach stores, they're merely concepts of what LG think the future could look like, but they sound pretty cool, right? It is a well-known fact that something needs to come along to shake up the world of televisions, there's only so many curved, ultra thin, super 4K, mega screens shops can handle without something new coming along. LG have to be commended for trying at least! At this year's CES Expo in Las Vegas, many impressive technological advancements were showcased from the world's biggest companies, but nothing quite like what LG had up their sleeve lG rolls out the future of television

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