Skype users will soon be able to make free group video calls from mobile devices like iPhones, iPods, and iPads, just as they can on Macs, PCs, and Xboxes, the Microsoft-owned company announced on Tuesday.

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The latest statistics from market research firm Gartner show Apple as the lone top-five PC vendor that grew worldwide shipments from 2014, bucking an negative market trend that saw shipments decline for the fourth consecutive year.

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Bank of America Merrill Lynch upgraded Apple stock from “Neutral” to “Buy” on Tuesday, with an analyst at the firm suggesting that any worries about channel or supply chain checks are already factored into share prices.

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The Apple Watch was far and away the most popular smartwatch during 2015, accounting for about 51.5 percent of shipments, or 8.8 million units, according to a Jupiter Research estimate.

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VideoLAN on Tuesday released a tvOS version of VLC, making the video playback app native to the Apple TV for the first time.

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Apple’s foray into large-format touchscreen productivity is by its very nature incapable of being the same kind of standalone workhorse as Microsoft’s Surface line, a spokesperson for the Redmond-based company said this week.

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The Apple Maps Glance for Apple Watch has been reimagined with watchOS 2.2, providing users with quick links to directions to their home, work, nearby locations, and more.

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Xiaomi–a Chinese startup that aimed to push out high volumes of low cost smartphones and then make money on ecosystem-related services–has missed its volume goal for 2015 while substantial revenues from services remain a “figment,” casting doubts upon its $46 billion valuation.

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People using the Twitter iOS app can now see Periscope video feeds embedded in tweets, instead of having to switch to the separate Periscope app, Twitter announced on Tuesday.

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User-facing features — like the new Night Shift mode — stole the spotlight during Monday’s surprise preview of Apple’s next iOS release, but web developers have a few things of their own to smile about in Safari 9.1.

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