It’s easy to dismiss Apple’s new Night Shift mode — introduced in iOS 9.3 — as a gimmicky bolt-on, but it’s actually a helpful feature rooted in years of sleep science.

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Apple fanatics are always digging, looking for clues about what could be next for the company, and many times seeing things where they don’t exist. The latest conspiracy theory: Apple subtly showed off an iPhone 6s-like design without a protruding rear camera at its media event on Monday.

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Apple is negotiating to buy Imagination Technologies, the British firm responsible for the PowerVR graphics technology used in every Apple A-series chip since the original iPad and the iPhone 4, a report claimed on Tuesday.

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In a special episode of the AppleInsider podcast, Daniel Eran Dilger and Victor Marks recap Monday’s Apple Event live from Cupertino, which saw the introduction of iPhone SE, a 9.7-inch iPad Pro, new Apple Watch accessories and more.

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Overshadowed by Monday’s iPhone SE and iPad Pro product announcements, Apple quietly started taking orders for official Apple Pencil replacement tips, selling the product in packs of four for $19.

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According to a report on Monday, U.S. Senate Intelligence Committee leaders are circulating a draft bill that would give federal courts liberal authority to compel tech company compliance with government requests for access to encrypted data.

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In a last minute request, the DOJ on Monday asked a federal court to vacate a hearing scheduled for Tuesday regarding a motion to compel Apple assistance in the FBI’s San Bernardino investigation, saying an outside party has come forward with a potential iPhone unlocking method.

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Following the release of iOS 9.3 on Monday, Apple pushed out its new Classroom app for teachers that promises to deliver a comprehensive toolset for deploying, managing and monitoring iPads in the classroom.

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One of the less publicized Apple announcements on Monday was the introduction of a Lightning to USB-C cable, an accessory addressing a serious compatibility problem for 12-inch MacBook owners who also own an iOS device.

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Apple’s new USB 3 Lightning accessories offer faster file transfers and battery recharging abilities, but the only Apple device with a USB 3 Lightning port supporting those featuers remains the jumbo-sized 12.9-inch iPad Pro.

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