Verizon on Tuesday announced a deal to buy the core business of Yahoo for $4.48 billion — managing to secure a $350 million discount it was pursuing because of two major security breaches, the last of which affected over 1 billion accounts.
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Apple supplier Qualcomm on Tuesday revealed a new LTE modem, the Snapdragon X20, which could push the limits of the cellular technology and theoretically appear in a 2018 iPhone –?if the chipmaker and Apple can get along.
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Apple’s data center operations in Reno, Nev., continue to expand, with the company now pursuing an additional 375,000 square feet of space to power its iCloud services, AppleInsider has learned.
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The U.S. government should be forced to reveal how much the FBI paid for tools to unlock an iPhone at the center of the San Bernardino shooting investigation, three major news organizations insisted to a judge on Monday.
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While not much has been said up until now about Apple’s possible intentions for user storage on the “iPhone 8,” a new report claims that the high-end device will have at least 64 gigabytes of flash storage, with a second configuration boasting 256 gigabytes.
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Although Apple’s upcoming “iPhone 8” is expected to offer a 5.15-inch AMOLED screen with a 2K resolution, the company is dropping plans to make it curved because of problems discovered in testing, a research firm said on Tuesday.
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For the next Apple Watch, Apple is likely to switch from touch-on-lens technology to a glass-film option, in the process changing up suppliers for its touch technology, a report claimed on Tuesday.
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A new report sheds some doubt on Apple’s “iPhone 8” including Energous wireless charging at-range technology, and suggests that it will either use the Qi or the Airfuel protocols.
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In addition to being a complete redesign of the iPhone, Apple’s anticipated “iPhone 8” will bring key technical upgrades to the platform, including a “revolutionary” 3D camera system that can be used for a variety of applications, from biometric authentication to games.
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