On the heels of Wednesday’s release of iOS 11.2.1, Apple issued new beta versions of iOS, watchOS and tvOS, all of which are thought to include minor performance updates and bug fixes.

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Apple and Samsung could potentially become the only smartphone vendors and chip designers to adopt 7-nanometer processors for 2018 phones, owing to the costs involved, a report noted on Wednesday.

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Two games that made a name for themselves on consoles and PC have made their way to the iPhone and iPad, with ‘Fez Pocket Edition’ now available to download from the App Store, while ‘Life is Strange’ will arrive on iPhone and iPad from Dec. 14.

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Toys, and particularly tech toys, can have very short half lives. AppleInsider has been playing with three of Sphero’s “Star Wars: The Last Jedi” app-controlled droids by a dad who was there in 1977, and by a pair of children who long to be a long, long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away.

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Apple has released iOS 11.2.1 and tvOS 11.2.1, with bug fixes and minor changes including restoration of remote access to shared users of the Home app.

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T-Mobile has acquired television provider Layer3 TV, and will launch its own streaming TV service with the technology in 2018, possibly gearing up for a battle not only with the other wireless providers, but possibly with Apple and Amazon as well.

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Tidal, the on-demand music service owned by rapper and businessman Jay-Z, could have as little as six months’ worth of cash on hand, according to reports.

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As time winds down to get last-minute gifts this holiday season, B&H Photo is upping the discounts on popular Apple products, including MacBook Pros, iMacs, iPads and accessories. We’re rounding up the best deals complete with free shipping and no tax on orders shipped outside NY and NJ.

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The Apple Watch is pretty adept as a fitness device, but every person has different dimensions, which can lead to varying pace, distance, and calorie results for the same activity if a Watch isn’t calibrated properly. Here’s how to make sure you’re getting the best data.

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Apple on Wednesday announced plans to pay U.S. firm Finisar — which manufactures the VCSELs (vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers) used in the iPhone X’s TrueDepth camera — $390 million out of its $1 billion Advanced Manufacturing Fund.

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