Social networking giant Facebook on Wednesday delivered on its promise to add more context and nuance to its ubiquitous “Like” button, giving users options for love, laughter, sadness and more.

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Owners of Apple’s Smart Keyboard for iPad Pro were issued an over-the-air firmware update for the accessory this week, utilizing the two-way data transfer capabilities of the magnetic Smart Connector.

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As expected, Apple intends to argue its First Amendment rights as part of a multi-pronged legal strategy designed to flout a court order compelling the company unlock an iPhone linked to last year’s San Bernardino shootings.

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Amidst an expansion into secondary and tertiary markets, Apple executives recently met with Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak to discuss potential investment opportunities in the region, including R&D and app development centers.

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Internet rights advocacy group Fight for the Future staged a series of rallies in support of Apple’s encryption fight on Tuesday, though the nationwide gatherings managed only to attract small groups of stalwart activists.

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Apple on Tuesday made it easier for podcaster to validate, publish and manage their content online with the launch of a new iTunes Connect-based Web service called Podcasts Connect.

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FreshBooks on Tuesday launched an iPhone-based card reader, competing against the likes of Square, while Google separately updated the YouTube iOS app with iPad Pro compatibility.

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Responding to concerns over the crippling of Apple Pencil of usability features in iOS 9.3 beta, namely the ability to navigate iPad Pro’s user interface, Apple on Tuesday confirmed such functionality will be restored in the next beta build.

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China Mobile, the world’s largest carrier, added 23.3 million new 4G users last month, reaching 335.6 million 4G subscribers in total. That’s a 214 percent increase over the previous year, and suggests that predictions of collapse in iPhone growth due to economic troubles in China are far fetched.

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Wearable sales leaped ahead in both the December quarter and during 2015 as a whole, thanks in no small part to Apple Watch sales, research firm IDC said in a report published on Tuesday.

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