Reports are circulating that some users are experiencing odd behavior from connected AirPods following the iOS 11.2.6 update — but there’s an easy fix and it will only take a few minutes.

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The most successful Nintendo/DeNA smartphone game so far has been “Fire Emblem Heroes,” pulling in about $295 million worldwide in its first year, according to recent data. But, competitor Rovio might challenge that with the new “Angry Birds Champions” which allows users to win cash prizes in online tournaments.

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A New York City woman claims Apple’s FaceTime helped save her life, after symptoms of a stroke were spotted by her sister during a transatlantic conversation, leading her to seek medical assistance for the affliction.

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Following up on a “Most Innovative Company” award, business magazine Fast Company on Wednesday published a wide-ranging interview with Apple CEO Tim Cook, covering topics like the stock market, long-term plans, and the importance of Apple Music to the bottom line.

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‘Alto’s Odyssey,’ a snowboarding-based endless runner for iPhone and iPad, has shipped a day earlier than its Feb. 22 release date, with players now able to buy the successor to the popular ‘Alto’s Adventure’ from the iOS App Store for $4.99.

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Apple has obtained permission to sell two new iPads in several Eurasian countries, suggesting that the company is planning to announce them in the near future.

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Across 2017, Google heavily promoted its Pixel phone brand. Despite being lauded as being “the world’s most valuable brand” and its status as the world’s largest purveyor of advertising, all of Google’s global efforts, including DoubleClick and YouTube, resulted in inconsequential Pixel sales. Worse than its failure to sell hardware is the fact that Google has proven that its advertising simply isn’t very effective.

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Apple is reportedly in talks to secure long-term cobalt supplies directly from miners, a strategy designed to buffer reserves of the key lithium ion battery ingredient as the company competes with car makers looking to use the metal in electric car production.

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After teasing an initial rollout phase for its next-generation 5G network in January, AT&T on Wednesday got a little more specific by naming the first three cities that will gain access to the speedy mobile technology by the end of 2018.

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Telstra, one of the largest cellular carriers in Australia, is working on a fix for an apparent services outage impacting customers major metropolitan areas attempting to access Apple’s iMessage and Facetime features.

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