Apple and business services company Accenture are teaming up, in an effort to enhance business software offerings, and to ease migrations away from legacy technologies to modern iOS implementations.

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Ahead of the anticipated launch of a new Apple TV with support for ultra-high resolution 4K video content, Apple is said to be caught in a contract dispute with movie studios, who want to see iTunes prices for 4K films exceed $20.

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New reports from the supply chain suggest that the “iPhone 7s” and “iPhone 7s Plus” are slightly larger than the predecessors of the line, possibly causing some incompatibilities with particularly form-fitting protective cases.

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The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office on Tuesday granted Apple a patent for acoustic fingerprint imaging technology accurate enough to replace existing Touch ID optical readers, bolstering rumors that the iPhone home button is not long for this world.

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Pre-Labor Day deals continue to heat up this week on Macs. Save $400 on the top of the line 3.1GHz, 16GB, 1TB, Radeon 560 15-inch MacBook Pro with no tax collected outside NY and NJ. Apple’s 27-inch iMac 5K is also $1,599 ($200 off) and iMac 4Ks are $100 to $150 off with free shipping.

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Following a surge in Apple stock performance, Apple CEO Tim Cook last week collected the maximum number of restricted stock units — totaling 560,000 shares — afforded by his incentive plan, raking in nearly $90.5 million for the effort.

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During his trip to Austin, Tex., to announce a planned expansion to Apple’s Swift curriculum, company CEO Tim Cook sat down with The New York Times to discuss how he, and other American business leaders, have been prompted to take positions on contentious social issues in light of a “less functional” government.

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Western Digital on Monday announced the acquisition of Upthere, an app-based cloud services startup founded by a three-man team including former Apple SVP of Mac Software Engineering Bertrand Serlet.

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Apple this week took over customer support for sleep tracking hardware and software company Beddit, which the tech giant purchased in May as part of ongoing efforts to build out its health services team.

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Apple is expected to release its next-generation tvOS 11 operating system this fall alongside a rumored Apple TV device capable of 4K resolutions and HDR color reproduction. Get up to date on the latest feature additions and improvements coming to Apple’s set-top streamer in this video.

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