Apple is now offering free redemption codes for Infltr — a camera/editing tool for the iPhone and iPad that usually costs $2 — to users of the Apple Store iOS app.

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Premium smartphone maker Vertu, known for extremely expensive devices made with high-end materials, has announced it will no longer build handsets. The move comes as Apple is expected to release its most expensive iPhone ever, though not quite to the exorbitant prices Vertu charged.

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Apple’s hegemony over its hardware and software platforms could boost not just the company’s own augmented reality efforts, but the AR industry in general — in a way that hasn’t been managed by Google so far.

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The latest drone footage from Apple park shows the march of progress towards completion, but it is not clear how many more videos there will be of the campus. with Apple reportedly cracking down on drone pilots in the area.

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An Apple patent application published Thursday details a method of unlocking a mobile device using facial image and depth data gleaned from specialized sensors and cameras, lending credence to rumors that the company is developing facial recognition systems to augment, or replace, Touch ID fingerprint scanning.

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So-called “patent troll” Uniloc added to its quickly growing list of patent infringement lawsuits against Apple on Wednesday, filing two separate actions targeting AirPlay and Continuity features.

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Apple is reportedly working to implement a specialized rear-facing laser system in its upcoming “iPhone 8” that will facilitate augmented reality applications, like those produced with ARKit, as well as faster and more accurate autofocus capabilities.

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Apple’s main competition in China — Huawei — has taken the unusual step of releasing a Kentucky Fried Chicken edition of the Enjoy 7 Plus to mark the 30th anniversary of the restaurant chain arriving in the country.

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Despite the debut of a slew of new Mac products in June, Apple’s PC sales dipped in the second quarter of 2017, though greater losses from competitors helped buoy the tech giant’s overall market share, according to estimates from market research firm Gartner.

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