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Apple Watch ‘theater mode’ is real

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 …

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Apple pulls online Activation Lock tool

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 …

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MacBook Pros with Touch Bars banned from law exams

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 …

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How to avoid buying a stolen iPhone

Now playing: Watch this: The easy way to check if a phone is lost or stolen 1:04 Planning to buy a used iPhone or iPad? If you’re buying it from an individual, whether locally or from a source like Ebay, things just got a little trickier. Enlarge Image Where have you gone, Activation Lock checker? Screenshot by Rick Broida/CNET For …

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Apple: You share iCloud data, and we’ll make iPhones smarter

Apple long has argued in favor of customer privacy, but the company wants to do more with your personal data so services like Siri voice recognition can get smarter. A new option in its iOS 10.3 software, released earlier this week for beta testing, asks iPhone and iPad users to share iCloud account data. iCloud services include file storage, email, …

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GoDaddy wants you to build your site with a swipe

On your next subway ride to work, why not take a time-out from Minecraft, Mario or Candy Crush and build a website instead? Domain name hawker and web hosting service GoDaddy is touting a new website building tool that’s designed to let individuals and small businesses whip up a site right from a mobile phone. Unveiled Wednesday, GoDaddy’s GoCentral service …

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Apple expands Qualcomm legal spat to China

Apple’s legal battle with Qualcomm has gone international. The iPhone maker on Wednesday filed two lawsuits against Qualcomm in China, according to Reuters, which cited a press release from Beijing’s Intellectual Property Court. The first alleges that Qualcomm “abused its clout in the chip industry,” a violation of China’s anti-monopoly law. Apple seeks 1 billion yuan ($145.32 million) in damages, …

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Qualcomm CEO fires back at Apple: Bring it on

Bring it on, Apple — at least, that’s what Qualcomm’s top executives seemed to be saying Wednesday. Qualcomm CEO Steve Mollenkopf and Derek Aberle, head of the wireless chipmakers’s licensing business, fired back at lawsuits filed over the past week by Apple in the US and China. Those suits, they said, are all about the money, an effort by Apple …

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Apple’s iOS 10.3 beta hits with cricket scores, ‘Find My AirPods’

You’ll no longer have to fumble around to find your missing AirPods. Apple’s latest iOS 10 beta update, 10.3, lets you locate your new Apple wireless headphones using the “Find My iPhone” app, undoubtedly making a few of you feel very relieved. The app can play a sound on one or both AirPods to help you find them. There are …

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Apple sues Qualcomm over unfair licensing terms

Apple’s latest lawsuit target? Qualcomm. The iPhone maker on Friday filed suit against Qualcomm, alleging the wireless chipmaker didn’t give fair licensing terms for its processor technology. Apple also said Qualcomm sought to punish it for cooperating in a South Korean investigation into Qualcomm’s licensing practices by withholding a $1 billion rebate. Apple wants a court to lower the amount …

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