The Bluetooth Special Interest Group on Friday pegged an official June announcement date for Bluetooth 5, a next-generation near-range wireless transmission technology set to feature substantial performance gains over the existing Bluetooth 4.2 protocol.
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Whether it’s entirely new hardware, a spec bump, or simply price adjustments, Apple apparently has something different in the works for its MacBook lineup this month, AppleInsider has been led to believe.
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Building on rumors claiming Apple Pay would see website integration this year, a report on Friday says Apple is planning to officially announce the new payment feature at its Worldwide Developers Conference keynote next week.
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Putting it in more direct competition with rivals, Amazon is readying a standalone music streaming service independent of regular Prime subscriptions, a report claimed on Friday.
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As Apple prepares to show off its latest iOS 10 at Monday’s Worldwide Developer Conference, it faces a purported threat of Peak iPhone sales, potentially complicated by a lengthening replacement cycle for new smartphones. But there’s also another problem: how to recycle or otherwise manage the increasingly large volume of old iPhones it has already sold. The problem itself could offer a solution: a second life for old iPhones.
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A total of 12 Coach retail outlets –?four of them in New York City — will carry the luxury fashion brand’s new Apple Watch bands starting this Sunday, a day before Apple’s WWDC keynote.
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Apple on Friday added four more universal search options for American owners of the fourth-generation Apple TV, namely Bravo, E!, Syfy, and USA.
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The latest update to Facebook’s iOS app lets users upload 360-degree photos directly from their iPhone or iPad, according to the social network.
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Apple’s next-generation handset will be a big win for chipmaker Intel, as the so-called “iPhone 7” series will reportedly ditch Qualcomm LTE modems for certain models, including AT&T in the U.S.
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Continuing the company’s efforts in green energy, Apple and North Carolina’s Catawba County have reportedly signed a 16-year lease agreement that will let it build a plant generating power from landfill gas.
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