Billionaire hedge fund manager David Einhorn, who once had a high-profile spat with Apple management over the company’s use of cash, increased his stake in the iPhone maker significantly last quarter, new filings reveal.

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On Tuesday Apple officially launched Apple Pay in Canada, simultaneously announcing two more supporting banks in the U.K., and a Thursday debut for the service in Australia.

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Apple has an improved 4-inch iPhone 5s model ready to go at any time, a new rumor claims, featuring many of the same components found in the 2015 iPod touch upgrade, including the A8 processor that powers the iPhone 6 series, rather than the latest A9 CPU.

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An Apple patent published on Tuesday shows continued work into so-called “gaze detection” technology, particularly as a means to control certain user interface events like autocorrect pop-ups, app notifications and more.

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Last week’s terrorist attack on Paris sounded a call to arms for hawkish U.S. officials seeking broad oversight of encrypted digital communications, some of whom used the opportunity to rekindle discussions with Silicon Valley technology companies.

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More than year after launching on iPad, Apple’s flexible multi-carrier Apple SIM officially arrived in Japan on Monday with support from local telecom KDDI, which is partnering with Apple through its “au” mobile network brand.

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Apple has shut down the iOS version of f.lux, reportedly arguing that the brightness management app violated terms of the Developer Program agreement.

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Streaming music giant Pandora announced it will spend $75 million to acquire technology, intellectual property and talent from on-demand competitor Rdio, which plans to file for bankruptcy as part of the deal.

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Apple’s share of total smartphone industry profits grew to 94 percent during the September quarter, up from 85 percent one year ago.

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A number of popular iOS apps on Monday added support for 3D Touch on the iPhone 6s and 6s Plus, including the GPS app Waze, WhatsApp Messenger, and calendar app Fantastical 2.

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