Time Magazine on Tuesday posted its “20 Most Influential People in Tech” list for 2017, including Apple CEO Tim Cook and his COO, Jeff Williams.

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Apple is reportedly doing an overnight refresh on some Apple Retail stores on the night of May 16, said to bring some of the design elements from Apple’s new flagship stores to locations not suitable for massive changes.

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Apple on Tuesday announced a new promotional documentary about former One Direction singer Harry Styles, set to launch on Apple Music next Monday, May 15.

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Apple-owned FileMaker on Tuesday launched FileMaker 16, the latest edition of its database platform, including updates for Macs, iPhones, and iPads.

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Amazon’s voice-driven personal assistant Alexa is going visual, via the online retailer’s new high-end Echo Show, a $230 tabletop personal assistant featuring a 7-inch touchscreen, 5-megapixel camera, and dual 2-inch stereo speakers.

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The new addition of “Theater Mode” to watchOS can be combined with the Apple Watch Series 2 feature “Wake Screen on Crown Up” to check the time on your watch in an extremely discreet, unobtrusive low-light fashion. Here’s how to combine the two features.

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Facebook-owned WhatsApp quietly began encrypting iCloud backups of chat logs in late 2016, a report revealed this week — though that protection may now be compromised.

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For 24 hours only, shoppers can save $200 instantly on Apple’s 32GB 9.7-inch iPad Pro with Wi-Fi + Cellular capability, plus no tax outside NY and NJ. Apple’s upgraded 2.9GHz 13″ MacBook Pro with Touch Bar and AppleCare is also $150 off with coupon, while the high-end 15″ Touch Bar MacBook Pro is $100 off.

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The promise of Sonos’s Wi-Fi speakers is a truly connected home audio system, integrated with devices like iPhones and iPads, as well as online streaming services like Apple Music, Pandora, and Spotify. To test how well the platform works for Apple users, we outfitted an apartment with Sonos’s three main speakers — the Play:1, Play:3, and Play:5 — as well as some of its home theater equipment, the Playbar and Sub.

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Looking to stay ahead of competitors in the smart home appliance game, online retail giant Amazon is expected to announce a new touch-screen version of its popular voice-first Echo device as early as Tuesday, a report said.

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