Apple is rumored to integrate face-scanning cameras in its upcoming “iPhone 8” handset this fall, sparking speculation that facial recognition technology will replace the company’s Touch ID authentication system. AppleInsider explains why such a move is unlikely, at least this year.
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An image of the special machine Apple uses to conduct back-of-store iPhone repairs surfaced online on Tuesday, with the photo showing off a few more features than previous leaks including an up-close look at screen calibration controls.
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Google on Tuesday updated its Chrome browser for iOS with the “Reading List,” a feature mimicking an identically-named counterpart in Apple’s Safari.
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Samsung will soon start providing monthly security updates to unlocked Galaxy smartphones in the U.S., according to the company, offering a level of maintenance more comparable to Apple.
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Apple did indeed engage in price fixing by ordering 16 Russian retailers to lock in specific prices for iPhones, the country’s Federal Antimonopoly Service ruled on Tuesday.
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A new payments terminal, E la Carte’s PrestoPrime EMV, could potentially bring Apple Pay to more restaurants, and let people pay for food and drinks without either a card or interacting with a waiter.
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B&H Photo this week is offering shoppers $200 off two popular 13″ MacBook Air configurations or $150 off Apple’s Late 2016 13″ Touch Bar MacBook Pro with 512GB of storage. Beats Tour2 in-ear headphones are also marked down to $54.95 with no tax outside NY and NJ.
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Alongside the soon-to-open Apple Park, the iPhone maker’s lesser-known “AC3” Central & Wolfe campus is also nearing completion, boasting many of the same environmental efforts that the main campus will provide.
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A vintage Apple-1 computer is going on sale via auction in May, with the rare computer and an archive of documents, including the manual and notes of phone calls with Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak, estimated to sell for up to $320,000.
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Accompanying the latest beta releases of iOS and macOS that arrived on Monday, Apple on Tuesday pushed out new builds of watchOS 3.2 and tvOS 10.2 for testing.
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