Samsung Electronics on Friday announced a forecast of its best profits in over three years for the March quarter, despite dealing with the fire-prone Galaxy Note 7, and a political scandal that resulted in the arrest of vice chairman Jay Y. Lee.
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This week, users on Facebook began receiving a public service announcement from the social networking site regarding what it has branded as “false news,” offering tips on how to spot a fake story.
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Heralded tech journalist Walt Mossberg is retiring in June after a 47-year career, 26 of it exclusively focusing on consumer technology including extensive coverage of Apple, and a great deal of time with Apple cofounder Steve Jobs.
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As Apple authorized resellers begin shipping the new 9.7-inch iPad, those on the lookout for a great deal on the 2017 devices can save money instantly or take advantage of free expedited shipping offers on a variety of models that are in stock and ready to ship.
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Taking it out of a year-long test phase, Facebook on Friday launched “M,” a new AI assistant integrated into Messenger that bears some similarity to Apple’s data detectors, as well as rumored Siri integration into Messages for “iOS 11.”
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Toshiba has reportedly shrunk the group of bidders for its memory business from about 10 to a number that may no longer include Apple, though no binding offers have been made, and more bidders could potentially join.
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A new schematic has emerged purporting to be of the forthcoming “iPhone 8,” but inconstancies with existing supply chain reports suggest strongly that it is a fake.
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This week on the AppleInsider podcast, Mikey and Dan chat about Apple’s uncharacteristic Mac Pro pre-announcement, MacBook Pro hardware rumors, Apple’s decision to ditch Imagination Technologies graphics IP, the new Clips app and more.
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Apple recently unified its iPad product line with the release of the 2017 9.7-inch iPad, a replacement for the outgoing iPad Air 2. Starting at $329, the new iPad skips some high-end features like quad speakers and a laminated, wide color gamut display, but brings entry level users up to speed with an A9 SoC and 802.11ac Wi-Fi.
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A group of eight social media companies, including Twitter and Instagram, have agreed to pay a total of $5.3 million to settle a 2012 class action lawsuit which alleges user privacy was breached when the apps leveraged an iOS feature that uploaded details from users’ contact lists.
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