A consumer sentiment report of early iPhone X adopters indicates that its TrueDepth camera is a “major driver among positive ratings,” and that the features it enables– including Touch ID and Animoji– are key market differentiators driving interest in the high end phone.
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The Sonos One may be the best smartspeaker you can buy — and with its pricetag and upcoming features, will probably pose a serious threat to Apple’s HomePod.
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Even with many people heading home for Christmas, there was still plenty of Apple news on tap — including rumors of iOS apps coming to the Mac, and the company admitting that it slows down iPhones based on battery performance.
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It’s been a couple of months since iOS 11 was released, bringing us augmented reality apps and games. Let’s take a look at the top new AR games.
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A U.S. judge has approved sanctions against Apple, ordering the iPhone maker pay $25,000 for every day it doesn’t produce requested documents in a Federal Trade Commission lawsuit against Qualcomm.
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Taking a different tack, another class action lawsuit — following Apple’s admission that it slows down iPhones with weakened batteries — charges that the company made the change to avoid the full cost of fixing defects.
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After fulfilling a $1 million crowd-funding campaign for a debut security camera, shipping a second, and announcing a third Blink has been bought by Amazon for undisclosed terms, likely dashing any hopes for HomeKit integration.
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As we head into the final stretch of the holiday season, Apple authorized resellers are slashing prices on iMacs, MacBook Pros, iPads and accessories by up to $1,000, as well as tacking on special offers, such as free Office 365 or no interest financing for 6 to 12 months. With MacBook Pros starting at $1,149 and LG’s 5K monitor $100 off exclusively for AI readers, now is the time to pick up a new device before the savings expire.
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Analysts are predicting that Apple won’t change its acquisitions strategy under tax reform allowing for cash repatriation from overseas, but instead will radically expand its stock buyback program, and give shareholders a dividend increase going forward.
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With Apple rumored to bring support for universal apps in iOS 12 and macOS 10.14, the move could also be good news for the Apple Watch, potentially untethering it from the iPhone for both setup and sync.
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