Adoption of iOS 10 has surpassed the halfway mark in just two weeks of availability, as research shows more than 55 percent of compatible devices are running Apple’s latest mobile operating system.

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Slide to unlock is gone in iOS 10, and isn’t coming back. In its place is “press home to unlock” which works well for the iPhone 6s and newer, but isn’t so smooth for older phones, requiring two button presses to open a phone. Here’s how to only have to hit the home button once to unlock your older phone with Touch ID.

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Califonia Governor Jerry Brown on Thursday signed a bill allowing self-driving vehicles to be tested in the state without manual controls or human backup drivers, in a move that could aid Apple’s own efforts in the field.

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After an Oct. 7 debut in India, the next major wave of international iPhone 7 launches will hit Oct. 14, according to a number of regional Apple websites.

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Squarely targeting the money-is-no-object market, iPhone modifier Gresso has debuted the iPhone 7 Black Diamond collection, boasting multiple 18 karat gold embellishments and 104 karats of black diamonds encrusted on the collection’s back panel?–?with matching AirPods to boot.

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The latest drone footage of Apple’s new headquarters under construction shows the site more put together than in previous videos, with the entire site appearing to taking shape as a unified whole rather than disparate construction projects for the first time.

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End of the month deals abound with discounts of up to $150 off on 27″ iMac 5Ks. Shoppers can also snap up a 15″ MacBook Pro for $1,799, while a lifetime iOS and Xcode developer subscription is $79.

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Apple chip foundry TSMC has given hints for its future road map, and claims that it will start mass producing 10nm chips before the end of 2016, nearly a year ahead of Intel.

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Apple Pay’s entry into the Russian market is imminent, according to one report, while two others suggested the platform could soon arrive in Taiwan and Kenya.

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A disgruntled customer, upset at perceived sleights by Apple support, has used a steel ball to smash assorted products inside the Dijon, France Apple retail store.

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