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Two years ago, analysts couldn’t find enough glowing adjectives to describe Apple’s fiscal first-quarter results. “Stunning,” “outstanding” and a “monster” were among their reactions to Apple’s blowout quarter. Another simply said, “Wow!” The iPhone 6 and 6 Plus, Apple’s first big-screen phones, drove the company to top Wall Street’s highest expectations. Apple sold more iPhones than it ever had before …

YouTube got odd looks when it began showing up at the Sundance Film Festival five years ago. This year, nobody bats an eye. “YouTube, Netflix and others investing in digital creations [means] the output is on par with what is coming out of Hollywood,” said Jamie Byrne, director of creators for YouTube, which screened its first original movie at Sundance …

Now playing: Watch this: Microsoft joins suit to stop immigration ban, other tech… 1:06 Bezos at a meeting of tech executives and then President-elect Donald Trump at Trump Tower in Manhattan last month. Drew Angerer/Getty Images Jeff Bezos, Amazon’s CEO and founder, said his company is going into action to counter President Trump’s controversial immigration order, which temporarily blocked refugees …

Now playing: Watch this: Touch Bar MacBooks, stay clear of these bar exams 1:33 Apple‘s refreshed line of MacBook Pros have been good for the company, but law examiners aren’t sharing in the excitement. MacBook Pros equipped with Touch Bars are being banned from bar examinations in some states in the US, meaning students with the new devices would have …

Apple’s online tool meant to help prevent the use of lost or stolen iPhones may have actually aided phone thieves. Apple has removed the Check Activation Lock Status page from iCloud.com. The change was noted Sunday by MacRumors. The page let people check the status of an iPhone, iPad, or iPod Touch by plugging in the IMEI (International Mobile Equipment …

Now playing: Watch this: Apple’s ‘theater mode’ debuts on a smaller screen 1:24 Get ready to be a little less annoyed by all of those Apple Watches in movie theaters. Maybe. Apple on Monday introduced a beta version of its WatchOS 3.2 software to developers, letting them take advantage of new features Apple will eventually distribute to all Apple Watch …

Samsung‘s upcoming Galaxy S8 will launch with something that competing phones won’t have: the latest Qualcomm powerhouse chip inside. Samsung’s foundry made the chip, which is likely why it gets first dibs. And in theory, that tiny processor could bring the Galaxy S8 a huge advantage. The Snapdragon 835 is rumored to bring its smaller, faster, battery-saving, megapixel boosting powers …

Now playing: Watch this: WWE’s memorable Royal Rumble moments 4:19 WrestleMania season is the biggest part of the wrestling calendar, and this year’s started with a bang at last night’s Royal Rumble. Fans usually have a good idea of who will be wrestling who at WrestleMania a few months out. This year, though, was a mystery. WWE did a great …

Having hatched its cloud-based Robin phone with a Kickstarter campaign, it’s time for hardware startup Nextbit to find its next nest. And it’s a move that may surprise you. On Monday, gaming hardware maker Razer announced that it acquired all 30 members of the Nextbit team. Razer wowed this year’s CES with a gaming laptop fitted with three screens whereas …