Samsung and Apple, two smartphone giants, have been battling each other — not just in the marketplace, but in the courts — since 2011. Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images hide caption
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The new Apple iPhone 7 lacks a separate headphone jack, which makes people wonder how they can charge the phone while listening to music through a wired headphone via the Lightning connector. Apple's answer: a separate dock that starts at $39. Stephen Lam/Getty Images hide caption
Apple CEO Tim Cook discusses the company's new wireless AirPods headphones during an event in San Francisco on Wednesday in which Apple also presented the iPhone 7. Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption
European Union Competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager speaks during a media conference at EU headquarters in Brussels on Tuesday. The European Union says Ireland has given illegal tax benefits to Apple Inc. and must now recover the unpaid back taxes from the U.S. technology company, plus interest. Virginia Mayo/AP hide caption
On its latest operating system, iOS 10, Apple has replaced its pistol emoji with this icon of a green water gun. Apple hide caption
A mobile device displaying the Didi Chuxing app is posed near the Apple store logo in Beijing, China, on Friday. Ng Han Guan/AP hide caption
FBI Director James Comey testifies March 1 before the House Judiciary Committee on the encryption of the iPhone belonging to one of the San Bernardino attackers. Nicholas Kamm/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
iPhone sales dipped in the most recent quarter, and Apple's revenue and profit slipped too. Ringo H.W. Chiu/AP hide caption
Liam is a robot Apple created to disassemble iPhones. Apple hide caption
Apple's online movie and book services have been closed down in China — reportedly on the orders of Chinese censors. Here, an Apple Store in Shenyang is decorated for Earth Day this week. VCG via Getty Image hide caption
FBI Executive Assistant Director for Science and Technology Amy Hess (from left) testifies on encryption Tuesday before a House panel, alongside the New York City Police Department's Thomas Galati and Indiana State Police Office Capt. Charles Cohen. Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP hide caption
The official FBI seal is seen on an iPhone camera screen outside the agency's headquarters. With help from a third party, the FBI managed to unlock the iPhone used by one of San Bernardino shooters. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images hide caption
The Next Apple-FBI Question: Who Can Know How The iPhone Was Hacked?
FBI Director James Comey says the third-party technique used to unlock the San Bernardino iPhone "works on a narrow slice of phones." Andrew Harnik/AP hide caption