During this past week, we were able to look into the future\u2014specifically, the future of iOS and macOS, as Apple released betas of updates to those operating systems. Apple also made news in other venues; check out the important ones in this slideshow. Just click on the link to get more information.
The big selling point of iOS 10.3 is a great new feature for AirPods owners, letting them locate a misplaced AirPod by firing up the Find My iPhone app and having the AirPods play a sound. The sound plays if the AirPods are anywhere in Bluetooth range of any of your Apple devices signed into the same iCloud account.
Apple was just granted a patent for \u201cmodular functional band links\u201d for a wearable device by the U. S. Patent and Trademark Office. The wearable device at the heart of the patent is obviously the Apple Watch, and those modular functional band links will build more functionality into the Apple Watch band.
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The Apple Watch will soon get new Siri powers and Theater Mode (Macworld)
Night Shift, the feature that\u2019s made iOS devices easier on your eyes, is coming to the Mac\u2014but will it actually help you get a better night\u2019s sleep?
The release notes for iOS 10.3 state that developers will be able to respond to a user review, and the response will be available for others to see. The notes also say that this feature will be available in the Mac App Store.
Apple hasn\u2019t commented on Foxconn\u2019s statements, although this isn\u2019t the first time reports that Apple may move some of its manufacturing to the U. S. have popped up. This report, however, comes from a more direct source with deeper insight into Apple\u2019s manufacturing processes.
While Apple uses its homegrown processors to power the iPhone, it relies on modem chips from Qualcomm, especially in the U. S., where rivals don\u2019t support technologies used by Sprint and Verizon.
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Apple takes patent battle with Qualcomm to China (IDG News Service)
Qualcomm CEO slams Apple for \u2018without merit\u2019 lawsuits (IDG News Service)
Duffy started Dropcam with Aamir Virani in 2009 and sold it to Google for $555 million in 2014. He drew headlines last year when he lashed out at Nest boss Tony Fadell and expressed regrets at selling his company.
Jerome Lawson\u2026is now suing over the iPhone ad, but quite notably, he is not asserting an infringement of the sound recording\u2026Instead, he\u2019s contending that Apple and its ad firm, Media Arts Lab, have violated his right of publicity under California law.
[Jerome] Lawson claims his voice \u201cwas recognized by fans of his who saw the commercial, and those fans were deceived into falsely believing that Lawson endorsed Apple and the IPhone and\/or that Lawson consented to the use of his voice to advertise Apple\u2019s products,\u201d according to the complaint.
[PwC managing partner Feargal O\u2019Rourke] said he believed the [Irish] Government was right to challenge the [European Commission\u2019s] ruling and that nobody familiar with the particulars of the case believed the money belonged to Ireland.
India is now one of Apple\u2019s fastest growing markets, with iPhone sales up over 50 percent in fiscal 2016 compared to the previous year. The high growth comes largely from a small user base of its products in the country, but with recent rollouts of 4G networks, the company expects more demand for its devices.
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Apple ships 2.5M iPhones in India during 2016, boosted by iPhone 7 release (AppleInsider)<\/p>\n

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