Weaker than expected iPhone sales during the holiday quarter may mean it’s time for Apple to design an iPhone exclusively for the Chinese market, according to a discussion with analysts and former Apple executives.

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Future Apple keyboards in MacBooks may not be affected by dust or other foreign elements that could affect its switch mechanism, with the possibility of being replaced by a glass panel with raised “key” sections that acts as a rigid keyboard.

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Facebook is conducting internal damage control after Apple yanked the social media giant’s enterprise developer certificates, a move that effectively disabled internal apps used by thousands of Facebook employees.

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According to the latest industry estimates from research firm IDC, Samsung was the world’s top smartphone vendor during the quarter ending in December, a shopping season typically dominated by Apple’s iPhone.

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New York state is launching an investigation into whether Apple failed to properly warn customers about a Group FaceTime vulnerability that allowed people to spy on others.

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Next year’s iPhones will reportedly include models with a rear-facing 3D camera incorporating a laser scanner for purposes like augmented reality, while iOS 13 could deliver much-awaited features like Dark Mode and CarPlay enhancements.

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Facebook is not the only major tech company found to be misusing Apple’s Enterprise Certificate system, with a report claiming Google is pulling the same trick for its own app, one that is similar in nature to Facebook’s now-blocked “Research” app.

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A hardware hacker has revealed a trio of vulnerabilities in the popular LIFX HomeKit-enabled smart bulbs, that could expose a user’s Wi-Fi password to somebody devoted to rooting through your trash.

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Early analyst reactions are all over the place after Tuesday’s results call, in which Apple reported $84.3 billion in revenue for the December quarter, more than it expected in its early-January revision, but less than it predicted for the quarter in November.

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