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Could the iPad be the death of the Mac (and the PC)?

Apple analyst Neil Cybart recently looked at how Apple is now pushing the iPad and came to an interesting conclusion.

The red iPhone celebrates Apple's 10-year partnership with Red, an organisationthat aims to combat Aids.

A video app for iOS, called Clips, has also been revealed and will be released with iOS 10.3, which is expected to launch soon.

One tech analyst suggested Apple was increasingly trying to associate its products with ethical ideals.

All of the money raised by Red - a venture originally founded by U2 musician Bono and activist Bobby Shriver - goes to Global Fund HIV/Aids grants.

Wikileaks published thousands of documents said to detail the US spy agency's hacking tools on Tuesday.

They included allegations the CIA had developed ways to listen in on smartphone and smart TV microphones.

Apple's statement was the most detailed, saying it had already addressed some of the vulnerabilities.

"The technology built into today's iPhone represents the best data security available to consumers, and we're constantly working to keep it that way," it said.

But a new report from 9 to 5 Mac highlights something that could be a little controversial for Apple's next smartphone: a camera that can map your face.

Apple may be considering a camera designed for authentication and augmented reality for its next high-end iPhone, according to a research note from Apple analyst Ming Chi Kuo of KGI Securities.

With a better sense of depth, this type of camera can tell how far away something is from the lens. It could even generate something like a 3D selfie, 9 to 5 Mac reported.

Apple declined to comment on the rumours.

Facebook (FB, Tech30) said Tuesday it plans to launch apps for Apple (AAPL, Tech30) TV, Amazon (

In an impassioned plea, Cook, boss of the world's largest company, says that the epidemic of false reports "is a big problem in a lot of the world" and necessitates a crackdown by the authorities and technology firms.

He calls for a campaign similar to those that changed attitudes on the environment to educate the public on the threat posed by fabricated online stories. Made-up news reports trying to promote a particular agenda gained huge traction on social media in the US during the election.

In its latest submission to the Australian Competition & Consumer Commission, Apple said it was concerned banks are seeking to "delay the expansion of Apple Pay", hurting both consumers and smaller card issuers who could use the technology "as a means of securing a digital presence in competition with the big banks".

It is the latest salvo from Apple in a dispute about whether the country's leading banks should be permitted to negotiate as a bloc over the introduction of Apple Pay.

The brief was signed by nearly 100 companies including Facebook, Twitter, Intel, eBay, Netflix and Uber, as well as non-tech companies such as Levi Strauss and Chobani.

The document is an amicus brief, which allows parties not directly involved in a case but who feel they are affected by it, to give their view.

The iPhone maker is considering legal options regarding Trump's executive order, which has affected hundreds of its employees, CEO Tim Cook said in an interview with The Wall Street Journal.

Apple executives met with Indian government officials on Wednesday to discuss a plan to make iPhones in the southern city of Bangalore, a person familiar with the talks told CNNMoney.