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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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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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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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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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.

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YouTube is said to be seeking out licensing deals for television shows and movies as it fortifies its position in an online video arms race with competitors Netflix, Amazon and Hulu, a sector Apple could wade into next year with a rumored over-the-top streaming service.

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Steve Ballmer, who remains Microsoft’s largest shareholder, offered some scathing criticism of how the company is reporting its revenues and profit margins from cloud services and hardware, as well as its universal app strategy for wooing developers to create apps for Windows devices.

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Results of a Consumer Reports survey released on Wednesday show Apple’s MacBook Air and MacBook Pro to be the most reliable laptops on the market, with average failure rates markedly outperforming comparable Windows machines.

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Four years ago, IDC issued a prediction–disguised as fact–that claimed Windows Phone would eclipse Apple’s iPhone by 2015. While laughable in hindsight, IDC now says Microsoft’s Surface sales will improve at the expense of iPads, offering an even less plausible explanation for why this could happen.

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Google will officially shut off Songza at the end of January, leaving a two-month window for listeners of the streaming service to migrate to Google Play Music, according to an announcement.

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