While Apple prepared its first shipments of Touch Bar-equipped MacBook Pros, it meanwhile launched its first refurbished iPhone sales in years, and Beats' Powerbeats3 headphones, which AppleInsider gave a first look.
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Everything you need to know:
- Apple began selling refurb models of the iPhone 6s and 6s Plus > >
- Beats released the Powerbeats3 with Apple's W1 chipset > >
- The first Touch Bar MacBook Pros started preparing to ship > >
- Apple picked up people and technology from streaming startup Omnifone > >
- Ireland formally appealed the EU's $14.5B Apple tax ruling > >
- Next year's iPhones may come in 5- and 5.8-inch sizes > >
- The iPad lineup could be updated in March with new 10.9- and 12.9-inch models > >
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First look: Apple's Powerbeats 3 Bluetooth headphones with W1 chip and 12-hour battery lifeApple relaunches online sales of refurbished iPhonesMacBook Pro with Touch Bar orders updating, Apple readies first shipmentsApple hires talent, buys technology from bankrupt streaming music startup OmnifoneAnalysts reaffirm rumors of curved 5- & 5.8-inch 'iPhone 8' models in 2017Ireland to submit appeal of EU's $14.5B Apple tax ruling on WednesdayApple hardware, software support iOS app now available in the NetherlandsWatch: iPhone 7 Plus Portrait Mode vs. DSLRProduct(RED) Beats Solo3 Wireless Headphones, Pill+ speaker revealed, coming soonApple CEO Tim Cook urges employees to 'move forward together' in memo on 2016 presidential electionApple's 'iBooks StoryTime' tvOS app lets kids read along to their favorite booksiPad refresh rumored for March, featuring both iPad Pro models plus 10.9-inch sizeIrish government agrees to fast-track complaints over Apple datacenterAfter iAd's death, Apple will move Apple News ad sales to NBCUniversal -- report