In a statement published on Friday, an Apple representative blamed the explosion of an Australian woman’s Beats headphones on her using third-party batteries, rather than any product defects.

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Readers shopping for a new Touch Bar MacBook Pro can save up to $150 this week on popular models with prices starting at $1,699. Meanwhile, Apple’s 32GB 9.7″ iPad Pro (Wi-Fi + Cellular) is $130 off, and 12″ MacBooks are up to $250 off with no tax collected outside NY and NJ.

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Ford on Friday issued a software update for 2016-model vehicles equipped with its SYNC 3 platform, enabling support for Apple’s CarPlay, as well as Google’s Android Auto.

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Multi-platinum Grammy winning artist Stevie Wonder performed at Apple’s corporate headquarters this week, in an event recognizing Global Accessibility Awareness Day, focused on making technology accessible and usable for persons with disabilities.

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Apple’s manufacturing partners are reportedly stepping up production of a 10.5-inch iPad Pro from 500,000 units a month to 600,000 units by July, and should ultimately churn out 5 million to 6 million units for the whole of 2017.

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This week on the AppleInsider podcast, Victor goes to Moogfest and interviews music makers and the people that make the tools professional musicians use, discussing how those tools work with Apple’s ecosystem.

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Apple’s alleged supplier for the 3D Touch implementation for the OLED “iPhone 8” has hiked its price, and is reportedly charging more than double for the assembly in the new phone, versus what it charges for the iPhone 7.

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In an escalating war with Apple Music, streaming music market leader Spotify on Thursday announced the acquisition of Niland, a small machine learning startup whose technology will help deliver song recommendations to users.

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Touting the benefits of Windows 10 S in a recent interview, Microsoft CVP of Windows Joe Belfiore said Apple’s decision to list iTunes in the Windows Store suggests the platform is approaching a “tipping point.”

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Taking a page out of Apple Music’s playbook, popular video music service Vevo will this week introduce a revamped tvOS app with curated and customizable playlists, new browsing features, a “peek-inside-playlist” user interface and more.

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