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iPhones are getting a bunch of new Emojis today

by Kai Ryssdal
Dec 12, 2016
There's a barfing face!
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Wally Lamb's new novel is like a super enhanced e-book

by Kai Ryssdal
Nov 21, 2016
Lamb's new novel “I’ll Take You There” is out as a digital app by Metabook.
Wally Lamb in the recording studio, laying down some Voice Overs for the "I'll Take You There" Metabook.
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Apple watches sold 70 percent less than last year

by Adam Allington
Oct 26, 2016
The good news: a new report shows that Apple sold over a million smartwatches this summer. The bad news: sales are 71 percent down from the same period last year. Smartwatches were quick out of the gate, but sales have slowed, including Garmin’s and Samsung’s versions. What’s behind this drastic drop in sales?   
Apple CEO Tim Cook speaks about the Apple Watch during an Apple special event at the Apple headquarters in Cupertino, California. 
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Set the mood with a candle that smells like a new Mac

by Kai Ryssdal
Oct 4, 2016
"New Car Smell" for a new generation.
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Exploding batteries and more: Samsung's week from hell

by Amy Scott
Sep 9, 2016
Its global Galaxy Note 7 smartphone recall coincided with Apple's new iPhone launch.
In addition to reports that the Galaxy Note 7's battery can catch fire and explode, the Federal Aviation Administration has warned passengers not to use Samsung's phones in flight or check them in baggage.
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Apple and the end of the headphone jack

by Lizzie O'Leary
Sep 9, 2016
Marketplace's Molly Wood on the company's new slate of products.
Apple introduced AirPods, its new wireless headphones, at a launch event on Sept. 7 in San Francisco.
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Apple does away with the headphone jack

by Molly Wood and Bridget Bodnar
Sep 7, 2016
Get your dongles ready.
Apple Senior Vice President of Worldwide Marketing Phil Schiller announces AirPods during a launch event on September 7, 2016 in San Francisco, California. 
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Are we getting bored with phone upgrades?

by Jed Kim
Sep 7, 2016
Apple's iPhone 7 is being released. Will its new features receive a mighty "meh"?
New models of the iPhone 6s are seen displayed during an Apple media event in San Francisco, California last September.
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Apple to bring profits back: what's the tax bill?

by Adam Allington
Sep 1, 2016
The corporate tax rate is 35 percent - but some doubt Apple will pay that.
EU Competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager talks as she gives a press conference to order Apple to pay 13 billion euros in back taxes, in Brussels on August 30, 2016. The European Union on August 30, 2016, ordered Apple to pay a record 13 billion euros in back taxes in Ireland, saying deals allowing the US tech giant to pay almost no tax were illegal.   
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EU responds to criticisms over Apple tax ruling

by David Brancaccio
Aug 31, 2016
Competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager says no one is picking on U.S. companies.
The EU has ordered Apple to pay the Irish government $14.5 billion in back taxes.
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