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Apple has made the 28th annual Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) official. The developer conference will return to San Jose, California from June 5-9 this summer. The previous 13 years have seen WWDC take place in San Francisco, welcoming thousands of developers and engineers. The 2017 event is scheduled for the McEnery Convention Center, and is expected to showcase updates to iOS and macOS.
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Apple has added a new Siri Easter egg to promote the Lego Batman movie now in theaters. iOS users can transform their Siri-enabled devices into Batman's computer by saying "Hey Computer" or "Hey 'Puter." Siri will then respond with one of several new Batman-themed phrases, such as “How can I help you, Lego Batman," or "Hello, sir I've heated up your lobster thermidor in the microwave." Siri will also throw shade at Alfred and make other references to the new film.
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Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) shares closed today at a record-high price of $133.29, beating the previous record of $132.54 set in May 2015. The new high comes after a quarterly report detailing iPhone sales of over 78.3 million, which delivered over $54 billion in revenue during the period ending December 31. Sales were up five percent over the same period in 2015, generating almost 70 percent of Apple's total revenue. AAPL continues to climb thanks to anticipation surrounding the iPhone 8 launch later this year.
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Apple may be working on headphones that double as loudspeakers, as revealed by the recent patent titled "Dual mode headphones and methods for constructing the same". US Patent Number 9,565,490 is dated February 7, 2017 and shows designs similar to current Beats headphones and EarPods. The difference is that flipping the speakers around converts them into amplified speakers for in-room listening.
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With the next generation iPhone just months away, details regarding Apple's flagship smartphone are coming into focus. Previous reports have pointed to a radical new design in the works, set to make a splash at this fall's 10th anniversary of the iPhone. Apple may skip the iPhone 8 name entirely, opting for another title such as the iPhone X for its top-tier model. Two additional models that could be dubbed the iPhone 7s are also expected to launch in September.
