Microsoft on Wednesday released Seeing AI, an iPhone app that attempts to analyze its surroundings and describe them audibly for people with impaired vision.

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After a supply chain visit, Bank of America Merrill Lynch is the latest firm to predict a launch up to a month later than usual for the as-yet unannounced “iPhone 8” and an accompanying drop in sales through the end of the calendar year — but still a blockbuster 2018 ahead for Apple.

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A few iPhone- and iPad-compatible accessories were among the bestsellers on Prime Day, Amazon’s one-day sales event held on July 11 — though one of Amazon’s own products topped global charts.

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Shortly after the release of iOS 11 public beta 2, Mac users also received a second pre-release build of macOS High Sierra, available for public testing ahead of its arrival this fall.

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Registered members of Apple’s public beta testing program now have a second pre-release build of iOS 11 available to download, arriving two days after the third developer beta was released.

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Picture this — you’ve got a family member who changes the password on a device that you’ve given them, and promptly forgets it. Or, maybe, a child has locked a device with a password that didn’t have one before, and either denies it or just doesn’t remember the password. What do you do?

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Apple on Wednesday launched its annual Back to School promotions for the U.S and Canada, offering qualified shoppers wireless Beats headphones if they buy a Mac or an iPad Pro. Alternatively, Apple-authorized resellers are offering their own great deals on new Mac purchases for students and non-students alike.

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In a number of its retail locations, Apple has unveiled an interactive display with video walls demonstrating to the user what happens in a simulated living space when assorted HomeKit peripherals are activated.

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A group of 40 technology companies on Wednesday launched a “Day of Action,” designed to encourage feedback to the U.S. Federal Communications Commission in support of net neutrality regulations — which are opposed by Trump-appointed chairman Ajit Pai, as well as internet service providers like AT&T, Comcast, and Verizon.

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Apple is adding PayPal as an option to fund Apple services accounts in Canada, Germany, Mexico, the Netherlands, and the UK, including purchases from the iTunes Music Store, subscriptions to Apple Music, and buys from the App Stores.

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