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China rules against Apple over iPhone patent claim

The iPhone 6 and 6S models are similar to Shenzhen Baili's little-known 100C phone, the authority ruled.

In theory, this could lead to iPhone sales being halted in Beijing but sales continue as Apple has appealed to a higher court.

The tech giant said the handset is still available throughout China.

Apple leak reveals 'Edgeless display' new iPhone

That’s the conclusion many are drawing after credible leak after credible leak revealed a device that’s a minimal upgrade on the iPhone 6S. But there might just be a very good reason for this…

Apple files new patent to make it easier to spot autocorrections

According to Techradar, Apple has filed a new patent to the US Patent and Trademark Office that details plans to highlight the autocorrected words with a blue underline.

Following the same format as alerting users to spelling mistakes made on the device, which are usually underlined in red, it should let you know something in your message has changed if you haven't already spotted it.

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iPhone 7 could be waterproof

It's all 'sources said', but DigiTimes (via TechRadar) claims an insider told them Apple has now done extensive testing with waterproofing and a new home button, which is described as more of a 'sensor' than an actual button.

We still have a long wait to find out how true these reports are.

The iPhone 7 is likely to be formally unveiled around September 2016.

Another rumour going around is that the new iPhone won't have a traditional headphone port, suggesting that owners will have to use wireless headphones with their handset.

China shuts down Apple books and movies services

This is due to the imposition of new regulations, which outlaws foreign ownership of publishing materials.

The regulations were announced in March, and also mean that all publishing material has to be held on Chinese mainland servers.

The State Administration of Press, Publication, Radio, Film and Television (the country's media watchdog) ordered the shut down.

According to Reuters, attempts to access the iBooks or the iTunes Movies stores ​in the country are now greeted with the message "unusable".

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Apple just launched a new pink MacBook and it's awesome

An update to last year's brilliant MacBook revival, the new, compact computer has an impressive array of improved internals, as well as a stunning pink paint job.

Packing an improved battery life –​ now capable of 10 hours of wireless web browsing on a single charge –​ the new, 2016 MacBook also features new processor, graphics and storage configurations.

As well as the new pink MacBook, the revamped laptop is also available in space grey, silver and gold finishes.

Apple continues its privacy fight against the FBI

In court documents filed on Friday (April 15), Apple bosses quoted the head of the FBI, throwing his own words back at him to prove a point on privacy.

"[L]itigation is a terrible place to have any kind of discussion about a complicated policy issue," Apple quoted James Comey as saying.

"Especially one that touches on our values, on the things we care about most, on technology, on trade-offs and balance."

Apple wants to make its iPhones 'unhackable'

Word of the lockdown comes from The New York Times, which cites "people close to the company and security experts" as its sources.

Making the iPhone unhackable involves closing up the loophole at the centre of Apple's security dispute with the FBI concerning California gunman Syed Rizwan Farook's handset.

The government agency wants Apple to build software that would allow it to circumvent the passcode for the ISIS devotee's handset, a hacking method that only works because iPhone software can be updated even when a device is locked.

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Apple may have ditched Samsung as its iPhone 7 processor maker

According to a report in The Electronic Times (via 9to5Mac), the Cupertino firm wants TSMC to be the sole provider of the A10 chipset for the iPhone 7.

The Taiwanese iOS chip maker has previously provided processors for the iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus, the new Apple TV, and the latest iPads.

But Samsung has supplied the chipsets for virtually every other iOS device since the original iPhone, including the iPhone 6S and 6S Plus.

The move is sure to come as a blow to the South Korean company, which is struggling to meet targets in its own mobile division.