Following up on a quiet announcement on the The Apple Watch Nike+ product page earlier in October, the new exercise-oriented version of the Apple Watch Series 2 will be released on Oct. 28 in 41 countries, with eight more added before the end of the month.
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Samsung is set to face multiple South Korean lawsuits over the Galaxy Note 7, amid reports that it’s still looking to track down the cause of battery fires, and offering Koreans discounted upgrades to next year’s flagship phones — including the Note 8.
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Wireless provider T-Mobile has posted its quarterly earnings, seeing a double-digit increase in earnings, a 165% increase in net income, and improved customer retention on the strength of the iPhone 7 release in September.
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With autonomous cleaning modes built in, and the ability to use iPhone and Apple Watch as a controller, the Neato Botvac Connected proves we are finally living in the future.
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New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art has announced plans for the 2017 Met Gala, where Apple will be a sponsor for the second year in a row.
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According to well-informed analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, Apple might launch a USB-C adapter with MagSafe functionality to return easy-on, easy-off functionality to a fully upgraded MacBook lineup, which is expected for unveiling at next week’s “Hello Again” media event.
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AT&T has reportedly agreed to buy Time Warner for $80 billion, in a deal which could potentially be announced later on Saturday.
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Apple invited the press to an Oct. 27 media event, where the company is expected to showcase a new MacBook Pro with an OLED touch bar. That was hardly the end of this week’s news, however, one juicy tidbit being a new course for Apple’s electric car project.
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A distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack that on Friday severely impacted internet access for many U.S. web denizens was found to be in part enabled by a botnet targeting unprotected “Internet of Things” devices. For Apple, the revelation vindicates a controversial walled garden approach to IoT borne out through the HomeKit protocol.
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As rumors fly over a potential tie-up between AT&T and Time Warner, a report on Friday claims Apple approached the media company about a potential merger months ago, though talks failed to progress past a preliminary stage.
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