Apple’s iPhone was again the top smartphone in the U.S. market for the third quarter of 2015, according to analytics firm comScore, but Korean company LG was the only manufacturer to enjoy sequential gains.

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In newly released footage of Eddy Cue’s recent interview with CNNMoney, the Apple exec offered a few more details about the company’s vision for the living room, specifically discussing the role apps will play in freeing consumers from traditional viewing habits.

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After Sam’s Club spilled the beans on Apple’s iPad Pro release date earlier on Friday, authorized reseller MacMall is now showing preorder availability for the big-screen slate expected to ship on Nov. 13, complete with early-bird discounts.

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In a thank you to photographers whose pictures were used as part of Apple’s “Shot on iPhone 6” ad campaign, the company is sending out special coffee table books containing a page-by-page collection of selected works and their respective installations around the world.

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Google on Friday announced plans to bolster its Google Photos team with the purchase of Fly Labs, developers behind four iOS apps for making quick video edits on the go.

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A mysterious electric car maker called Faraday Future — backed by large resources — could be a front for Apple, a report speculated on Friday.

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Apple continues to improve the tvOS App Store with server-side updates, and on Friday will add a new category for shopping apps downloadable to the Apple TV.

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In an effort to best last year’s holiday deals, AI one of Apple’s authorized resellers are teaming up to offer Free AppleCare, a Free Apple SuperDrive, and cash discounts on a handful of Late-2015 15″ MacBook Pros (including both key retail configurations), or a Free Apple Super Drive and up to 80% off AppleCare with the remainder of the 15″ MacBook Pro lineup.

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Facebook-owned Instagram is reportedly testing ads that exploit two of Apple’s most recent technologies, 3D Touch and Apple Pay, as part of a broader effort to reap more cash from the photo-sharing service.

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Apple’s jumbo-sized iPad Pro is set to launch in one week, on next Friday, Nov. 13, according to retail chain Sam’s Club, which has begun accepting preorders on its website.

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