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A bug in Apple’s FaceTime video chat services lets people listen in. Apple FaceTime can conference with up to 32 people simultaneously with Group FaceTime in iOS 12.1. (Apple)

January 28, 2019 at 5:41 pm

Apple bug lets users listen in on others via FaceTime

The bug happens when a user creates a FaceTime conference call, puts in their phone number, and then adds the number of another person. Here...

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Amazon Echo and Echo Plus devices, behind, sit near illuminated Echo Button devices. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson, File)

November 30, 2018 at 11:08 am

Apple puts music service on Amazon Echo in subscription push

The move gets Apple Music onto the most popular voice-controlled speakers, giving it distribution beyond Apple's own devices.

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November 9, 2018 at 11:12 am

Amazon to start selling newest iPhones, other Apple products

Amazon, which previously sold only older model iPhones, will begin selling the most recent iPhone, iPad, Mac computer, Apple Watch and Apple TV models on...

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From left are the iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus, and the iPhone XR. The new XR phone has a larger display and loses the home button to make room for more screen. (Richard Drew / The Associated Press)

November 1, 2018 at 4:06 pm

Apple’s holiday forecast, flat iPhone unit sales disappoint investors

Apple said it would stop reporting unit sales for iPhones, iPads, and Macs beginning in fiscal 2019, sparking concern that the company wants to avoid...

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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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