Continued growth for the MacBook lineup — particularly in enterprise markets — will be a bright spot for Apple in 2016, further bolstered by an update in the first half of the year, according to analyst Ming-Chi Kuo.

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According to connected KGI analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, Apple is preparing two major iOS device introductions for the first half of 2016 in the much-rumored 4-inch iPhone and a refreshed 9.7-inch iPad Air 3.

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Developments in the “real” world grabbed many headlines this week, including a bomb threat in Ireland, a new iOS development center in Italy and worries that Apple’s battery suppliers are using child labor. The company meanwhile released a bevy of software updates for OS X and iOS.

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Current and former Apple executives, including Phil Schiller,Greg Joswiak and Scott Forstall, are on a list of potential witnesses who could appear at the second Apple v. Samsung damages retrial set for March.

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Apple veteran Steve Zadesky, thought to be heading up the company’s “Project Titan” automotive initiative, has informed colleagues that he plans to leave the company, according to a report published Friday.

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Another 50-plus U.S. card issuers have been added to the list supporting Apple Pay, continuing to outpace the number of merchants actually accepting payments through the service.

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Shares of AAPL closed above $100 on Friday, as investors bought in ahead of earnings and once again returned the iPhone maker’s stock to three-digit territory.

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Apple’s new, smaller iPhone model expected to launch in the coming months will be a “special edition” version of the iPhone 5s, and will accordingly be named the “iPhone 5se,” a new rumor claims.

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New data from Citizen’s Financial Group suggests Apple’s loan partner has financed some 250,000 iPhones through the newly launched iPhone Upgrade Program, according to calculations from investment firm Piper Jaffray.

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The two entities bidding for control of Sharp — Hon Hai and Innovation Network Corp. — are both ultimately doing so with Apple as a major factor, a report said on Friday.

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