More rumors are circulating that Apple is planning a trio of iPhones in the fall of 2018, with one the largest ever produced by the company, and all three incorporating Face ID authentication technology.

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At this week’s Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Sony announced the Xperia Ear Duo, a new pair of all-wireless earbuds compatible with Apple’s Siri voice assistant, as well as Google Assistant.

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The Surpreme Court will on Tuesday hear arguments in a long-running case between the U.S. government and Microsoft, following the latter’s 2013 refusal to turn over data stored on an Irish server, demanded as part of a drug trafficking investigation.

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“AR Emoji” — a feature on the newly-announced Galaxy S9 — has been in development for many years, and isn’t a copy of the Animoji found on Apple’s iPhone X, said Samsung mobile head D.J. Koh.

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Apple has confirmed it is using Google’s cloud storage services to hold iCloud user data, with a notification in a security document effectively acknowledging rumors from 2016 suggesting Apple is paying Google alongside other major third-party companies for access to their cloud infrastructure.

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The European Union is reportedly working on legislation that would require companies to provide customers’ personal data for law enforcement even if it’s being kept on servers outside of the region.

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The Khronos Group has released new open source tools that allows the Vulkan API, a 3D graphics API, to work on iOS and macOS, a move that can make it easier for developers to port games to Apple’s hardware from other platforms, while still taking advantage of technologies like Apple’s Metal graphics API.

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The “Oracle of Omaha” Warren Buffett continues his recent run of buying massive amounts of Apple stock, with Berkshire Hathaway having only one stock with more value in total.

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Google has launched version 1.0 of its ARCore SDK, signaling the first real salvo in a fight with Apple for developer support in augmented reality.

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