A court ruled that Samsung owes Apple $539 million for violating iPhone patents, but we may not have heard the end of the years-long debacle. Other news of the week included the revelation that Apple was aware of iPhone 6 issues before "Bendgate" erupted.
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Everything you need to know:
- A jury ruled that Samsung still owes Apple plenty of money > >
- Apple was aware of structural deficiencies in the iPhone 6 line > >
- The company is offering a $50 credit for people who replaced iPhone batteries before the recent discount program began > >
- It seems like a MacBook refresh might be imminent > >
- Apple may have to pay a per-employee tax in Cupertino > >
- The company is working with Volkswagen on self-driving employee shuttles > >
- The FBI has allegedly inflated statistics about encrypted cellphones > >
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A roundup of all of our hottest stories this week:
Samsung owes Apple $539M for infringing on iPhone patents, jury findsApple knew in advance about iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus 'Bendgate' says court filingApple offering $50 credit for iPhone batteries replaced before discounted repair programApple's MacBook and MacBook Pro inventory dwindles ahead of possible update at WWDCApple staring down possibility of new per-employee tax in CupertinoApple's self-driving shuttle project to use Volkswagen vans after fruitless negotiations with BMW, othersFBI reportedly inflated statistics on encrypted cellphone threatApple's MacBook butterfly switch keyboards target of second class action complaintSurveillance app stored teens' Apple IDs on unprotected serversCallKit iPhone apps pulled from Chinese App Store amid new government crackdownInside Consumer Reports: How iPhone, iPad, Mac, and HomePod testing is performedApple partner TSMC begins mass production of 7nm processors for next-generation iPhoneApple's new Data & Privacy portal lets European users download stored personal dataApple's Federighi promises APFS boot support for Mac Fusion Drives 'very soon'Foxconn's Wisconsin plant could make Apple iPhone and Mac displays after allLawsuit over Apple's Powerbeats3 battery, sweat resistance given partial go-aheadApple rejects Steam Link app from App Store, cites breach of guidelinesBeats 'Decade Collection' headphones revealed online ahead of releaseVoIP-Pal again accuses Apple of patent infringement with FaceTime, iMessage, Wi-Fi Calling in iPhone