Apple’s not just going to assemble its hardware in China. Now it’s also going to develop some of it there. Apple’s new landlord in China has revealed some details about the company’s first R&D center in the country. The facility, with 500 employees, “will focus on developing advanced technologies, including computer hardware and communications, audio …

Samsung’s global recall and replacement is in full swing for its Galaxy Note 7 phones with flawed batteries. The South Korean electronics giant said more than 1 million people globally are using new Note 7 phones with safer batteries, according to Reuters. The company voluntarily recalled the Note 7 earlier this month when a major battery flaw caused a small …

Starting October 5, when you search for a specific app in the App Store, you may be confronted with ads for another app, Apple said on its website. This is part of Search Ads, a program that has been in beta for a few months but will finally make its way onto your iPhone or iPad. The ad will appear …

Google is extending its Google Express delivery service along the East Coast. In an announcement made on Wednesday, the company said its Northeastern coverage area will now include Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia and West Virginia. Shoppers can use Google Express to order goods online using the desktop site …

Apple announced a partnership on Wednesday with consulting firm Deloitte & Touche to boost sales of its mobile devices to businesses. As part of the partnership, the two companies have launched a service called Enterprise Next, in which more than 5,000 Deloitte advisors will advise clients on how to make better use of Apple products and services. Deloitte’s workforce already …

Facebook has pretty much taken over your personal life. Now it’s coming for your work, too. Facebook for Work is a version of the popular social network aimed at business users. First unveiled in 2014 and currently being tested by a number of companies, it’s now reported to be officially launching in October. According to The Information, Facebook will charge …

Watching actor John Malkovich is a treat, especially when he’s playing eccentric characters. But Malkovich may have outdone himself in this unusual tribute to director David Lynch. In the short film “Psychogenic Fugue” — from a collaborative meditation on the work of David Lynch called “Playing Lynch” — Malkovich does his best impressions of Lynch himself, as well as seven …

The biggest difference between the iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus isn’t the size — it’s the camera. The 7 Plus includes two 12-megapixel cameras that fire off when you capture a photo, giving you one superimage. But that’s not all the second camera is for. The two cameras are fitted with different lenses. One is a 28mm f1.8 wide …

Music-streaming service Spotify is in “advanced talks” to acquire rival streaming service SoundCloud, the Financial Times reported Wednesday. An acquisition announcement could be made soon, according to the FT (subscription required), which cited people briefed on the discussions. A sales price wasn’t mentioned, but Bloomberg reported in July that SoundCloud’s owners were considering a sale that could value the company …

Now playing: Watch this: End of an era: BlackBerry stops making BlackBerrys 1:32 Enlarge Image The BlackBerry DTEK 50, which was built by Alcatel, was the most recent phone released by BlackBerry. BlackBerry It’s a big nail in the coffin for phones from BlackBerry. The Canadian company said Wednesday it will shut down its phone business after the failure of …