This week was relatively slow in terms of major Apple developments, allowing a few minor "iPhone 8" rumors to bubble to the surface. The biggest developments related to Apple's ongoing legal battles with Imagination and Qualcomm, the latter of which filed a U.S. ITC request to block imports of iPhones not using its technology.
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Everything you need to know:
- Qualcomm fired a shot over Apple's bow by asking the ITC to implement an import and sales ban on iPhone and iPad > >
- Imagination Technologies slammed Apple abruptly ending its GPU licensing arrangement > >
- But Apple refutes Imagination's timeline > >
- Wild rumors claim Apple will completely replace Touch ID with facial recognition on "iPhone 8" > >
- At the same time, suppliers are supposedly seeing an "influx" of next-gen iPhones with rear-mounted Touch ID sensors > >
- Apple decreased iPhone and iPad prices in India to match tax reforms in the country > >
- Apple will announce quarterly earnings for Q3 2017 on Aug. 1 > >
- Apple Music scores Jay-Z album 4:44 despite indications it would remain a Tidal exclusive > >
- Apple Maps expands its van mapping initiative to Spain and three new U.S. states > >
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