What’s the relationship between a standard 3.5mm audio jack and iPhone 7’s battery life, you ask? Some reports indicated that Apple is looking to remove the headphone jack from upcoming iPhone design to come up with an even slimmer iPhone. Such changes would also impact the size of the phone’s battery. While Apple would likely find ways to keep battery life about the same even after decreasing the battery’s size, some would argue that a thicker iPhone could pack a more generous battery.

A new schematic leak from Asia suggests that not only will the iPhone 7 Plus — or iPhone 7 “Pro,” as it has sometimes been called — have the same size battery as the current 5.5-inch iPhone, but that it would also sport a certain “Pro” feature we keep hearing about in iPhone rumors. The leak might also have eliminate nearly all of the mystery surrounding the design of Apple’s next-generation iPhones.

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Beyonce surprised fans on Saturday night with the release of a new album that was accompanied by an hour-long exclusive HBO show. Lemonade certainly made an impression, and Beyonce’s album became available exclusively on Tidal… for a few hours. Lemonade then became available in other places, and now the first Lemonade spoofs have started to appear.

One of the best ones comes from comedian James Corden, who aired an almost four-minute long spoof during the Late Late Show.

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One of the worst features reportedly coming to the iPhone 7, according to some potential buyers, is the lack of a 3.5mm headphone jack. But while iPhone fans might be annoyed, other companies including headset makers, Intel, and more are prepping for a future without the old standard jack.

Even Samsung is working on a new type of headset: truly wireless headphones that come with their own storage.

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Tech bloggers can argue about whether or not the iPad can be used as a “real computer” all day long. The bottom line is and always will be that the iPad alone will suit the needs of some users, while others will also want to keep a traditional Mac or Windows PC around. But the group of users from whom the iPad alone will suffice is about to be expanded, because we’re going to show you how to turn your iPad Air or iPad Air 2 into a mini MacBook in one easy step.

Meet the BrydgeAir Bluetooth Backlit Aluminum Keyboard Case.

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Authorities in California are investigating a death at Apple’s headquarters in Cupertino after a body was found early this morning in a conference room. Details are extremely limited right now and local news channel KTVU broke the story. Apple has not yet commented and police have not released the identity of the person found deceased. It’s not even clear at this point if the body has been identified at all.

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Right on the heels of its first successful sea landing, SpaceX announced on Wednesday that it is planning to send a Dragon spacecraft to Mars as soon as 2018. SpaceX says that the proposed Red Dragon craft will inform the “overall Mars architecture,” but has yet to release any details about the mission.

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Welcome to what is unquestionably our best list so far this week of paid iPhone and iPad apps on sale for free. We’ve got 12 fresh new apps for you today that have all gone on sale for free for a limited time, and they span a very wide range of genres. This list also includes a few apps that we really love, including what is easily one of the most innovative apps ever. There’s even an app that’s perfect for anyone who loves burgers — and who doesn’t love burgers?

You’ll also find a few additional freebies in yesterday’s post so be sure to check those apps out as well.

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Given the immense demand for tech talent in Silicon Valley, it shouldn’t come as much of a surprise that tech companies often roll out the red carpet for talented computer science and engineering students, often in the form of incredibly generous salaries and subsidized housing.

With the current school year coming to an end at most Universities, it’s about that time where top engineering students need to decide where they want to intern for the summer. And while one might think that companies like Apple and Google offer the most competitive compensation packages, it turns out that they’re not even close to being at the top.

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Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice was a real eye opener for a lot of people. We published a few posts about how vast the disparity was between critics’ opinions and fans’ opinions on the movie, and we subsequently received a flood of emails from people telling us how much they loved the movie and how little they value the opinions of critics.

But even among people who loved Batman v Superman, not everyone enjoyed Ben Affleck’s portrayal of the caped crusader.

Well, we’ve got good news and bad news: the good news is that there’s a brand new R-rated Batman movie coming out later this year, and Ben Affleck won’t star as the Bat. The bad news is that no one will really star as Batman in this new film, because it’s animated.

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Apple shed more than $40 billion in market capitalization in mere minutes on Tuesday afternoon as the company reported its first revenue decline in more than a decade and its first iPhone sales decline ever. But Apple didn’t just report declines, it reported huge declines and missed Wall Street’s earnings estimates by a shockingly wide margin.

iPhone sales plummeted to 51.2 million units from 61.17 million in the same quarter last year. Earnings per share fell to $1.90 while analysts were expecting $2.00 or more. Revenue sank by nearly $7.5 billion on-year.

There were no bright spots in Apple’s report — it was gruesome through and through. But what does all this mean for Apple’s future?

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