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Apple hires physician known for popular YouTube channel

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Dr. Evans has spoken out about the future of medicine being apps.
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Apple added another medical expert to its growing team by adding Dr. Mike Evans, a Toronto-based physician best known for his popular YouTube channel under the name “DocMikeEvans.”

According to a Canadian news report, Evans was recruited after his “peer-to-peer health care” YouTube videos — in which he voices a cartoon doctor, explaining common medical ailments — caught Apple’s attention.

Apple loses $22.1 million lawsuit over key cellular tech

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Mo money, mo problems.
Mo money, mo problems.
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The iPhone 7 launch comes with just a little bit of bad news for Apple.

A federal jury in Texas has ruled that the iPhone-maker has infringed on patents held by a subsidiary of Acacia Research Corp, resulting in a hefty fine.

Why a ceramic iPhone 8 might be the ultimate iPhone

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iPhone 8 could look this good.
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Apple’s switch to ceramic for Apple Watch Edition could mean big things for iPhone 8. Being four times harder than stainless steel and a darn sight prettier, ceramic would be an ideal material for the next generation of iPhone unibodies.

Recent rumors have promised Apple will deliver a major redesign next year to celebrate the iPhone’s 10th anniversary, and what better way to do that than with a new material that’s better than anything Apple’s used before?

Enter to win an iPhone 7 [Deals]

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The hotly anticipated iPhone 7 is finally here. Enter now to win one for free!
The hotly anticipated iPhone 7 is finally here. Enter now to win one for free!
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Well it finally happened. Apple’s latest (and, it seems, genuinely greatest) iPhone has landed.

iPhone´7 is packed with new innovations: an advanced new dual-camera system, massively enhanced performance and battery life, and immersive stereo speakers, along with the most vivid screen and powerful processor to date — all in a water-resistant package. This is the game-changing update we’ve been waiting for years to see, and this giveaway is your chance to pick one up without paying.

T-Mobile CEO: iPhone 7 is shaping up to be a smash hit

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John Legere thinks the iPhone 7 is kind of a big deal.
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Update: Shares of Apple surged 1.1 percent in premarket trading on Tuesday following Legere’s comments.

According to charismatic T-Mobile CEO John Legere, reports about a supposed lack of interest in the iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus are way overblown.

How overblown? In a live Periscope chat with customers, Legere said that T-Mobile’s iPhone 7 orders are shaping up to be four times those of the enormously popular iPhone 6.

The iPhone 7, he noted, “is a big, big deal.” Who are we to disagree?

These noise-canceling headphones are for serious audiophiles [Deals]

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These noise-canceling headphones were built for those who know what they're listening for.
These noise-canceling headphones were built for those who know what they're listening for.
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The notion of noise canceling headphones conjures images of an airline passenger settling into his seat trying to block out the sound of the kids sharing his row. These A-Audio Legacy Over-Ear Headphones are noise-canceling headphones for the person in another row who’s working on a mix or getting deep into a recorded performance. With a patented 3-stage sound given honors at CES’s Innovation Awards, they’re noise-canceling headphones for the discerning listener, and right now you can get a set of A-Audio Legacy headphones for just $79 at Cult of Mac Deals.

You call that boring? Apple’s iPhone 7 event delivers big surprises

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Tim Cook and his crew killed it with the iPhone 7 event.
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Far from the “boring” launch predicted by haters and relentless Apple rumormongers, Wednesday’s iPhone 7 event delivered plenty of big surprises.

Along with our first legitimate looks at the iPhone 7 and 7 Plus, and the new Apple Watch Series 2, we got a promising peek inside Apple’s increasingly powerful and polished ecosystem. Here’s what you need to know about Apple’s iPhone 7 event.

Touch ID could record prints to catch iPhone thieves

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Sorry, crooks!
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Everyone points and laughs when dimwitted thieves got caught after taking identifying selfies with stolen iPhones or iPads.

However, in its quest to help crack down on Apple-related crime, Apple may go even further by using its Touch ID fingerprint sensor to record the fingerprints of would-be iOS thieves — at least according to a newly-published patent application update.

Apple Maps could help you find your way around unfamiliar buildings

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It might not quite be Harry Potter's Marauder's Map, but it's getting there.
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Could a Harry Potter-style “Marauder’s Map” help give Apple a leg up on rival mapping services by offering indoor directions as well as outside ones?

That’s the working theory behind a new U.S. patent published today, which describes a “Visual-Based Inertial Navigation” system, explaining how accurate indoor directions could given on a smartphone or VR headset down to an accuracy of centimeters.