The iPhone 6 and the iPhone 5s were by far the most popular cameras on Flickr during 2015, the photo-sharing service announced during its regular Year in Review feature.
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IDC estimates 3.9M Apple Watches sold in Sept. quarter
Apple shipped approximately 3.9 million Apple Watches in the September quarter, according to new IDC research estimates for the wearables market published on Thursday.
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Apple’s iPad Pro arrives in South Korea, Taiwan & Philippines
The iPad Pro on Thursday launched in South Korea, Taiwan, and the Philippines, as part of a slow expansion of sales beyond the product’s initial 40 markets.
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Apple programming language Swift goes open source
Apple’s software team has officially made Swift, its proprietary iOS and OS X development software, open source and available for modification by all developers, via the new website Swift.org.
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Authors Guild, Barnes & Noble, others file brief supporting Apple in Supreme Court appeal of e-book antitrust case
Several organizations — the Authors Guild, Authors United, Barnes & Noble, and the American Booksellers Association — have filed an amicus brief with the Supreme Court, backing Apple in its attempt to appeal a 2013 antitrust case over e-book deals.
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For 14th year in a row, Apple achieves perfect score in Human Rights Campaign’s LGBT rankings
Apple and 20 other tech companies achieved perfect scores on this year’s Corporate Equality Index, a Human Rights Campaign project ranking US companies on their treatment of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgendered workers.
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Apple’s new 4-inch iPhone will have A9 CPU & Apple Pay, launch in early 2016, insider says
A revamped 4-inch iPhone from Apple will boast not only the same A9 processor as the latest iPhone 6s series, but also a NFC radio to enable Apple Pay transactions, according to analyst Ming-Chi Kuo.
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Apple invents woven fabric displays for Apple Watch bands, iPod loops, more
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office on Thursday published an Apple patent application describing a method by which light-transmissive materials like nylon are interwoven into conventional textiles, literally creating a woven display useful as accessories to devices like Apple Watch.
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Apple investigating 3D color printer technology
An Apple patent application published on Thursday reveals research on efficient and cost-effective full color 3D printing, suggesting the company is looking for ways to market advanced rapid prototyping technology.
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Ford SYNC update brings Siri Eyes Free support to more than 5M vehicles
Detroit automaker Ford enabled Siri Eyes Free integration for more than five million car owners with the release of a SYNC infotainment system software update on Thursday, an upgrade compatible with cars dating back to the 2011 model year.
Source:: Apple Insider