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Apple has filed a patent for a stylus that works on any surface, not just touch-sensitive ones, and would allow users to also draw doodles in midair, according to THE VERGE. The patent application describes a pen that can be monitored by a force sensor in the tip or tracked using motion and orientation sensors, a camera, or “an electromagnetic- or sound-based triangulation scheme.”

The company sold 77.3 million iPhones, just roughly one million units shy of its last record of 78.2 units in Q1 2017, and below analyst estimates of 80 million. Apple brought in $88.3 billion in revenue this past quarter, on target with the $84 to $87 billion sales figure it projected in its last earnings report.

Google owned video-sharing website YouTube has announced Thursday that its data friendly app YouTube Go is launching in more than 130 countries.

YouTube Go is a redesigned version of the regular YouTube app (which is made available only to Android devices), that is designed for places with poor network connectivity as well as expensive cellular data prices.

While the app is rolling out to over 130 countries, the focus is still on locations that have limited access to cellular data.

The U.S. Department of Justice and the Securities and Exchange Commission are investigating whether Apple Inc. violated securities laws concerning its disclosures about a software update that slowed older iPhone models, according to a new report from Bloomberg.The government has requested information from the company, according to the people, who asked not to be named because the probe is private.

Messaging app WhatsApp has finally rolled out its new WhatsApp Business app in Nigeria. The app which is currently available for Android, is now available for Nigerians to download via the Google Play store. It is compatible with devices running Android 4.0.3 and above. A version with similar features is also expected to be available for iOS devices (iPhone) in the coming future.

The Nintendo Switch games console has outsold its predecessor, just 10 months after its launch, after it sold 7.23 million units in the previous quarter, bringing total sales to about 14.86 million devices. Nintendo reported its most profitable quarter since 2009.

The Wii U, which went on sale in November 2012, sold 13.56 million units before it was discontinued in 2017 and was considered a commercial failure.

The Kyoto-based company announced an operating profit of 116.50 billion yen (£755m, $1.07 billion), up from 32.26 billion yen a year ago.

The Secret Service has been warning US financial institutions that domestic ATMs are being targeted in jackpotting attacks, according reports. Bank in the US have been warned about a new means of robbing ATMs, previously seen in Europe and Mexico, the method is nicknamed jackpotting. Jackpotting, in which thieves use a variety of tools to hack into ATMs and cause them to dispense large amounts of cash on demand, has been a legitimate threat for several years now.

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