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A key US agency has officially stepped into the legal battle between Apple and Qualcomm.  The US International Trade Commission, which has the power to ban products from entering the country, confirmed on Tuesday it will investigate Qualcomm’s complaint that Apple was illegally using its cellular technology in iPhones powered by modems made by Intel. Qualcomm is …

Now playing: Watch this: 7 lightest 15-inch laptops you can buy 1:45 It used to be if you wanted a lightweight laptop, one that weighed less than three pounds, you had to settle for a 12- or 13-inch screen size. Not anymore.  With display sizes of 15 or 15.6 inches, these ultraportable laptops give you more room for work, viewing …

Instagram has 700 million monthly active users, hundreds of millions of which undoubtedly post from their iPhones. Now Apple has joined them, and you’ll never guess what phone took its first photos. After finally setting up its account at the photo-centric social media service today, the tech giant has over 10,000 followers and nine posts, all #ShotoniPhone. The tagline is …

Now playing: Watch this: Try this iPhone hack if you’re out of storage space 0:56 It seems like iPhone storage is always at a premium, especially if you have an entry-level model with just 16GB — an economic necessity for many an iPhone owner. It’s the rare person who doesn’t know the pain of trying to download a new app or …

For the past three years, each September has brought us two new iPhones: the “regular” 4.7-inch model, and the “extra large” 5.5-inch one, with a bigger screen and better camera. This year? A long-rumored, radically redesigned iPhone may finally be on deck. To picture it, imagine if the 5.5-inch screen of an iPhone Plus could fit in the body of …

Showing off your last vacation videos may get a lot easier. The possibility of video capture with 4K resolution at 60 frames per second for the upcoming iPhone was spotted in Apple’s HomePod firmware leak by Brazilian site iHelp BR.  The rear cameras on the iPhone 7 and 7 Plus can record 4K video but only at 30fps. Their front cameras max out at a …

Like most smartwatches, the Apple Watch usually needs to be connected to a phone for most apps. But according to a new Bloomberg report, that could change by the end of the year.  Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman reports that Apple is planning a new version of the Apple Watch, one with its own LTE cellular data connection, by the end of …

Remember when tablets were the hottest pieces of tech? Those days are long gone.  Tablet shipments declined by 3.4 percent over a year ago in the second quarter, with the lone bright spot a focus on tablets that didn’t completely destroy your wallet, according to IDC.  Read more The thinnest and lightest small tablets Best tablets under $200 right now …

Apple is working on a screen that would allow for increased privacy on portable devices such as the iPhone and iPad, according to a patent application published Thursday. Apple’s application, entitled “Displays With Adjustable Angles-of-View,” discusses using an electrically adjustable lens array that can modify backlight illumination to narrow the display’s angle of view. While larger and wider screens have …

The gap in global phone sales between Apple and Huawei is smaller than ever. Apple, the world’s No. 2 phone seller by volume, sold 41 million iPhones in the second quarter. Huawei, the No. 3 global phone brand thanks to its popularity in China and Europe, sold 38.5 million phones during the same period, Counterpoint Research said Tuesday.  Related stories LG’s flagship …