Month: August 2014

U.S. Customs and Border Protection is trialling an iPhone app that allows travellers returning to the USA to bypass the normal immigration queues by entering their details into the app and getting a QR code containing their electronic approval. You still have to show the code to a CBP officer, but you can bypass the normal…

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Apple’s supply chain is scrambling to get enough displays ready for the iPhone 6 ahead of its launch next month, reports Reuters. Front panel said to be from the 4.7-inch iPhone 6 The report notes that production issues were made prevalent when the backlight film for the device’s display panel had to be redesigned, halting…

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Few devices in Apple’s history have been plagued with so many problems as the 2011 line of 15- and 17-inch MacBook Pros, and now a group of lawyers is trying to see if there’s enough evidence to start a class action lawsuit against Apple. As MacRumors notes, the group made their intentions known on a…

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When someone’s heart stops, there are just minutes to save them from brain damage or death; by the time medics arrive, it can be too late. This is the problem former San Ramon Valley Fire Department chief Richard Price set out to solve with the crowdsourced iOS app, PulsePoint. Price came up with the idea for the app after…

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Amid rumors that Apple is developing a Lightning cable with a reversible USB connector, third-party accessory vendor Truffol has begun selling a reversible USB Lightning cable on its website, beating Apple to the punch. Priced at $9.99, the reversible cable advertised by Truffol is designed to be inserted into a USB port in either direction,…

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A judge ordered Typo to stop selling a keyboard for iPhone because the product appeared to violate BlackBerry’s patents. Ryan Seacrest’s company kept selling them anyways, a court order shows. Ryan Seacrest’s Typo sold thousands of BlackBerry-style keyboards in defiance of court order, faces contempt charge originally published by Gigaom, © copyright 2014. Continue reading…….

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Following on from their previous reports, GeekBar is today highlighting a new set of schematics for a chip codenamed ‘Phosphorus’. The site claims the chip will serve similar roles to the M7 in the current iPhone 5s, but with additional functionality. It is very unlikely that Phosphorus will be used in official Apple marketing as it seems to be an…

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Classic gaming in the form of 8-bit graphics and sound effects are going big this week, with a huge price cut across one developer’s line up, plus some various other retro-games that just happened to see their price tags slashed. And if you’re looking for a smattering of productivity app action, we’ve got you covered…

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We’ve seen hundreds of iPhone 6-related part leaks, rumors, and claims, and of course lots of comparison photos. Below, via Yaya888 and Gizmobic, we have the latest. These shots compare the iPhone 5 to the space gray 4.7-inch physical iPhone 6 model. The new phone is expected to be introduced on September 9th. Filed under:…

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Recently an image of what’s claimed to be Apple’s redesigned US 5W USB power adapter surfaced on Weibo (via Gizmobic). This alleged new design, isn’t actually that new to everyone though. Australia currently has a very similar USB power adapter in terms of shape and size… As you can see in the images above and…

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