In the largest purchase of an Israeli tech company ever, Apple chip partner Intel will dole out $15.3 billion for Mobileye, a company known for anti-collision, driver assistance, and autonomous driving solutions.

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If you’re fine with Apple’s free Calendar app, then BusyCal 3.1.5 is interesting just for its long history, but if you need more powerful features, the app is a strong contender for best-in-class.

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Sometimes, you’ve just got to get proof of the high score you just got on that Apple TV game, or if you’re like us, you’ve got to take a screenshot to show something off. AppleInsider shows you how to take screenshots from your fourth-generation Apple TV without breaking out the camera.

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The strength and weakness of Microsoft’s note taking app, OneNote, is that it works best alongside Word and Outlook. AppleInsider tries it in and out of the walled garden.

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Noted Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo has chimed in on the imminent Galaxy S8 release, and is predicting a significant drop in sales when compared to the Galaxy S7 to date because of a lack of selling points, and an attractive possible “iPhone 8” release.

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Though the question is still in the air, two reports hinted that the “iPhone 8” could miss a September launch window — and might not even be the device people are predicting. Apple, meanwhile, tried to assure people that many exploits used by the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency, uncovered by WikiLeaks, have already been fixed.

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JPMorgan Chase on Friday said it has reached an agreement with the Merchant Customer Exchange to buy the consortium’s financial technology assets — the defunct CurrentC mobile payments platform — as the bank works to build out its own Chase Pay solution.

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U.S. carrier AT&T on Friday debuted yet another unlimited phone plan, this time bringing the option to prepaid GoPhone customers for $60 per month — albeit at low speeds. Verizon meanwhile fired its own salvo in the “unlimited” battle, exempting FiOS video from caps on its cellular plans.

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Apple’s smart home connectivity platform will be offered to more buyers of new homes in Europe, as pre-fabricated house builder WeberHaus has confirmed its home control systems will include support for HomeKit, starting later this year.

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Microsoft on Friday released a promised overhaul of its Cortana iPhone app, simplifying the way the AI assistant works on iOS and making it more practical as an alternative — or complement — to Apple’s native Siri.

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