Just hours after Apple made its Swift programming language open source, IBM has introduced a new, simple, and free browser-based way for developers to get started writing code.

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Sony on Friday confirmed the takeover of Toshiba’s image sensor business, in a deal that could potentially reinforce its position as a supplier for cameras in Apple devices.

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AI readers get the first material discounts and lowest prices anywhere on 32GB iPad Pros. Meanwhile, two killer deals knock $500 off both Apple’s 13″ MacBook Air (1.70GHz, 8GB, 512GB) and 27.0″ iMac 5K (3.5GHz, 8GB, 1TB, M290X). Plus free 32GB Apple TVs with new MacBook Pros and iMacs.

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A new survey of U.S. smartphone users has revealed that 20 percent of consumers prefer a smaller handset in the 4-inch range, potentially signaling the market size for a refreshed entry-level iPhone from Apple.

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OS X El Capitan users are continuing to deal with a problematic bug that prevents messages from showing in the Apple Mail app’s VIP mailboxes, AppleInsider has learned.

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A dubious rumor on Friday from the Far East claims that a fifth-generation Apple TV is starting trial production this month, and will go into mass production as early as the first quarter of 2016, just a few months after the fourth-generation model arrived in consumers’ living rooms.

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A flurry of hardware rumors was at the core of this week’s AppleInsider podcast, which discussed Apple’s potential axing of iPhone’s 3.5mm headphone jack, an oft-speculated return to the 4-inch smartphone format and hearsay about a 15-inch MacBook Air.

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After years of trials, retrials and multiple appeals, Samsung on Thursday said it has agreed to pay Apple $548 million for infringing on the Cupertino, Calif., company’s patents.

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Apple on Thursday kicked off a Beats hardware promotion to entice users to sign up for Apple Music subscriptions, giving away $60 iTunes gift cards with the purchase of most headphone and speaker models.

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Hollywood actor and director Jon Favreau is the latest high-profile personality to lend his face to Apple’s iPhone 6s ad campaign, showing up in a 15-second spot highlighting the handset’s “Hey Siri” functionality on Thursday.

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