The National Security Agency’s collection of phone metadata will be allowed to continue during the 180-day wind-down period authorized by Congress in June, a U.S. appeals court ruled on Thursday.

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The agency representing British singer Adele, William Morris Endeavor, is repotedly pitching Apple on a $30 million tour sponsorship deal, although it may be contingent on Apple Stores stocking physical copies Adele’s latest album.

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For the next 48 hours or so, AI readers can use $100 and $200 coupons to grab Apple’s well-equipped, early-2015 13″ MacBook Pro (3.1GHz, 16GB, 512GB) for $1,969 ($230 off) or $2,098 with AppleCare ($350 off). Both are the lowest prices anywhere by a wide margin.

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Under the Apple Music banner, Apple and favored musical partner U2 have joined together on a virtual reality music video for the band’s “Song for Someone.”

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Though Apple won’t share specific sales figures for its new Apple Watch, disclosures made by the company this week reveal that the wearable device reached more than $1.69 billion in sales by the end of September.

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UK Apple customers will soon be able to stream catch-up episodes of their favorite BBC programs on the big screen, as the storied broadcaster announced plans to bring a version of its iPlayer service to the new Apple TV.

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Apple News is already seeing strong adoption, with more than twice as many readers as Apple Music has listeners — no doubt because News is effortless to use, with no subscription plan or signup required. Apple is now expanding News app’s publisher base by publicly documenting its underlying “Apple News Format” specification.

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Samsung Electronics’ IT & Mobile unit reported shipment growth in phones but noted that its “profitability declined” due to the fire sale pricing incurred to boost sales of its disappointing Galaxy S6, along with a lower handset Average Selling Price “due to increased sales of mid- to low-end products.”

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After announcing intent to produce mobile titles for smartphone like iPhone earlier this year, Nintendo on Wednesday announced “Miitomo,” a freemium app scheduled to see release in the first property will see release in March 2016.

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The early reviews are in for Apple’s fourth-generation Apple TV, slated to ship to preorder customers on Friday, and the general consensus is that, while not a revolutionary product, the set-top streamer is a step in the right direction.

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