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Attendees exit the Steve Jobs Theater on the Apple Inc. campus after an event in Cupertino, California, U.S., on Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2017. Apple unveiled its most important new iPhone for years to take on growing competition from Samsung Electronics Co., Google and a host of Chinese smartphone makers. Photographer: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg 775042571

August 30, 2018 at 5:56 pm

Apple announces Sept. 12 event to unveil new iPhones WATCH

It’s the most important day of the year for Apple, because the iPhone accounts for about two-thirds of its revenue.

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File-This May 31, 2018, file photo shows a customer entering the Apple store in New York. AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)

August 20, 2018 at 2:48 pm

Apple is planning a new low-cost MacBook, pro-focused Mac mini

Retina laptop and pro-focused Mac mini desktop coming in 2018.

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August 17, 2018 at 1:12 pm

Amazon is planning live TV recorder, challenging TiVo

The DVR device, dubbed “Frank” inside Amazon, will allow users to record live TV and stream the video to a smartphone so it can be...

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July 30, 2018 at 11:20 am

Apple investors seek clues on next iPhones with results

When Apple reports results on Tuesday, investors will seek insight into upcoming new iPhones and how the current flagship iPhone X is performing. They also...

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July 29, 2018 at 5:00 pm

Big Tech is throwing money and talent at robots for the home

From Amazon to Huawei, Sony and LG — and until recently Google parent Alphabet — top technology firms are pursuing the dream of household robotics.

July 22, 2018 at 5:00 pm

Project Fuchsia: Google is quietly working on a successor to Android

Fuchsia, a possible replacement for Google’s Android mobile operating system, is being designed to better accommodate voice interactions and frequent security updates and to look...

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In this Thursday, Aug. 25, 2016, photo, an iRobot Roomba vacuum, left, and Braava Jet floor cleaner are displayed at the company’s headquarters in Bedford, Mass. The company is transitioning away from military projects to household robots. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

April 23, 2018 at 10:43 am

Amazon reportedly developing a robot for the home

The retail giant has embarked on an ambitious, top-secret plan to build a domestic robot, according to people familiar with the plans. The Vesta project...

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A customer holds an Apple Inc. iPhone X smartphone during the sales launch at a store in New York, U.S., on Friday, Nov. 3, 2017. The $1,000 price tag on Apple Inc.’s new iPhone X didn’t deter throngs of enthusiasts around the world who waited — sometimes overnight — in long lines with no guarantee they would walk out of the store with one of the coveted devices. Photographer: Michael Nagle/Bloomberg

February 1, 2018 at 6:22 pm

Apple’s plans for cash, solid demand for iPhone X give stock a boost

A higher average selling price for the iPhone reassured investors who were initially spooked when Apple forecast lower-than-expected revenue in the current quarter and missed...

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The new Google Chromecast is on display during a Google event on Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2015, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Tony Avelar)

December 14, 2017 at 2:09 pm

Amazon to sell Chromecast as peace offering to Google

The two internet giants have clashed over the availability of their products on each other’s services.

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Tim Cook, Apple’s chief executive, gives a sneak peek of HomePod, a speaker, to rival Amazon’s Echo and Google’s Home, at the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference at the McEnery Convention Center in San Jose, Calif., June 5, 2017. (Jim Wilson/The New York Times)

November 17, 2017 at 5:33 pm

Apple delays HomePod smart speaker, missing holiday season

Apple’s speaker had been expected to ship in December, but the company says now it will be out in early 2018. This is the second...

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