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Apple and Qualcomm have hammered out a deal, concluding a high-stakes patent licensing trial scheduled to start on Tuesday before it even really began.
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Sony on Thursday launched an iOS version of its free PS4 Remote Play app, letting PlayStation 4 owners stream their games to an iPhone or iPad when they can’t play on a TV.
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Microsoft’s Xbox Live online platform — originally limited to its namesake consoles — should soon come to a variety of third-party games on other hardware, including iPhones and iPads.
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Accessory producer Anker has opened up its first USB-C to Lightning cables for pre-order, giving iOS device owners a slightly cheaper alternative to Apple’s own cable for charging their iPhones and iPads using a USB-C or Thunderbolt port.
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One of Nintendo’s most anticipated iPhone games, “Mario Kart Tour,” will miss its original March launch date, the company revealed on Thursday.
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In the inaugural session of Apple’s Entrepreneur Camp, the company has announced that it has doled out $120 billion to developers since the App Store launched in 2008.
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Apple is heralding its commitment to American companies, and has detailed its involvement with manufacturers, plus its role in expanding businesses that supply components for the iPhone and Mac.
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USB-C is slowly, but surely, replacing all the cables in our lives and is trying to be the ubiquitous solution to power all our gadgets. The one holdback before the format can accomplish this task, is insistence on maintaining the USB-A connector, and our old friend, Apple’s Lightning cable. One of them has to go, and it isn’t Lightning.
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Stolen iPhones are in the news, ranging from warehouse thefts, to getting lifted off the doorstep, or from a Miami nightspot. The latest in an occasional series — a look at the world of Apple-related crime.
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Amazon will be expanding the selection of Apple products sold in its online store in the coming weeks, following an agreement with Apple to allow the online retailer to sell Apple’s newest iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch models.
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