The chairman of Hon Hai — better known as Foxconn — is reportedly telling subordinates that demand for Apple iPhones will stay weak until early next year, despite an anticipated fall launch for new models.

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Microsoft on Monday announced it will acquire LinkedIn in an all-cash transaction worth $26.2 billion, bringing more than 433 million members of the social networking site under the Redmond, Wash., company’s banner.

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On Monday, Apple will finally reveal an assortment of new technologies and initiatives it’s been working on over the past year. Here’s a look at some of the ideas Apple likely–or hopefully–has on its agenda.

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A curious response from Apple’s Siri indicates the virtual assistant will soon support “dark mode” settings, suggesting forthcoming integration with OS X, or an introduction of dark mode functionality on iOS.

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Philips’ latest entry into the Hue smartbulb line should strike a good balance between cost and features for most people, even if there are some rough edges the company could stand to polish.

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A new tour of Apple’s Campus 2 headquarters in Cupertino — due to start operations in early 2017 — offers a close-up glimpse of the building’s progress, and some of its unique architectural details.

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Just a few days before Apple is widely expected to unveil Siri for Mac, a prompt to the voice-driven personal assistant on iPhone is mentioning the OS X file management application, Finder.

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Newsmakers mostly held their collective breath ahead of next week’s WWDC in San Francisco, but Apple surprised developers by announcing some major changes to the App Store, some of which will take effect as soon as Monday.

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As it does every year, Apple on Friday began to decorate the two main San Francisco venues that will host this year’s Worldwide Developers Conference, installing banners, flags, utility equipment and more.

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This weekend, shoppers can save $200-$450 on 15-inch MacBook Pros bundled with AppleCare — plus score a free Canon printer. Or snap up a smaller 13-inch MacBook Pro, also with three years of AppleCare, for $140-$270 off MSRP. On top of that, those in the market for an iPad can grab the new 32GB 9.7-inch iPad Pro (Wi-Fi + Cellular) for $699.

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