As Apple gears up to launch its mobile payments offering in China early this year, some Chinese consumers seem to have found the service coming online more quickly than expected.

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In a potential merging of two key Apple suppliers, Foxconn has officially bid $5.3 billion to take over Sharp — a move that would resolve the display maker’s considerable growing debts.

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A report on Wednesday claims Apple recently leased office space in Kanata, a suburb of Ottawa, Canada that BlackBerry’s QNX Software Systems arm calls home, suggesting the iPhone maker might be looking to develop automotive software in the region.

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Apple on Thursday announced plans to open its first iOS App Development Center in Naples, Italy, to provide developers in Europe the practical skills and training they need to contribute to a growing app ecosystem.

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Dot 23 Technologies, a non-practicing entity located in Texas, is looking to take Apple to trial for implementing Siri into the iPhone platform, alleging the virtual assistant’s voice dialing and geolocation capabilities infringe upon three patents.

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Apple might be looking to make Night Shift an integral and easily accessible part of iOS, as an official screenshot posted to the company’s website shows Control Center implementation on an iPad Air 2.

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Following Apple’s consumer oriented music app updates on Wednesday, the company pushed out new versions of its professional audio software Logic Pro X and Mainstage 3, each bringing numerous feature additions and performance improvements.

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An iOS bug that allowed malicious agents to impersonate end users’ identities by granting read/write access to website cookies was fixed with the release of iOS 9.2.1 on Tuesday, some two and a half years after it was first reported to Apple.

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Persisting with the day’s music theme, Apple on Wednesday posted a new promotional profile on its website for Logic Pro X, concentrating on Adele producer Greg Kurstin.

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Despite a huge jump in Android app downloads from Google Play fueled by the company’s expansion into developing markets, Apple’s iOS App Store continues to bring in more money and has actually increased its lead in profitability over Android’s official store.

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