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iPhone users: it just got a little easier to handle problems with your phone. Apple has launched a standalone app so people who use iPhones and other iOS devices can keep track of and maintain their gadgets. The app, which Apple previously launched in the Netherlands and Italy, is now available in the US. Apple will roll the app out …

Now playing: Watch this: A Smosh wedding! We put ‘Ghostmates’ stars to the test 3:51 When Anthony Padilla and Ian Hecox tackled their second movie, the Smosh co-founders decided to write what they know. Sorta. Paranormal buddy-comedy “Ghostmates” follows Padilla’s character as he moves into an apartment already inhabited by the restless spirit of Hecox’s character — a ghost roommate. …

Oculus is shaking things up. Brendan Iribe, CEO of the Facebook-owned virtual reality company, said Tuesday he’s leaving the top job to lead a new division within the company. Oculus will be split into two groups: one focused on developing VR that’s powered by personal computers, and one for VR that’s powered by mobile phones. Iribe said he’ll be leading …

Now playing: Watch this: Is this the Galaxy S8’s fingerprint scanner? 1:18 Did we just get a preview of the Samsung Galaxy S8‘s optical fingerprint scanner? Samsung manufacturing partner Synaptics just announced a sensor of its own for smartphones. This might give us a clue of what’s to come in the Galaxy S8 and other phones that use the company’s …

The Giroptic iO could be the first 360-degree camera to attract regular people rather than early adopters. Designed to be as simple as possible, the dual-lens camera pops onto your iPhone’s Lightning port. Launch its app and you’re instantly given a spherical view on your screen. You can then snap photos at 3,840×1,920-pixel resolution or record 1,920×960-resolution video and live …

Now playing: Watch this: Apple AirPods arrive for holidays, but not BeatsX 1:48 Update, 12:52 p.m. ET: After their online release this morning, the AirPods are now on backorder. That means it’ll take four weeks for them to ship. After months of delay, Apple’s AirPods are available for you to order online for $159 (£159, AU$229), the company said Tuesday. …

Now playing: Watch this: Meet Relonch, the camera without a screen 1:21 Add Relonch to the growing pile of products touting artificial intelligence that’s so advanced it’s practically magic. In this case, it’s a $99 a month service that consists of a data plan and a camera sporting only power and shutter buttons; it automatically whisks the photos to its …

Now playing: Watch this: Apple pulls watchOS update after reports of bricked watches 1:28 Enlarge Image César Salza /CNET Apple has rolled back its latest software update for the Apple Watch following rumours that the update was bricking devices, rendering them unusable. The 3.1.1 version of watchOS was causing the issue in the Series 2 Apple Watches, according to a …

If you thought Apple’s last couple of years were big, just wait for 2017. The launch of the large-screen iPhone 6 and 6 Plus in late 2014 sent Apple’s fortunes soaring. Apple became the most profitable company in the world, and the following year, with the 6S and 6S Plus, was even bigger. But enthusiasm waned in 2016 — iPhone …