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Apple Day – Apple, iPod, iPad, iPhone, iTouch, iMac, iBook
Qualcomm issued rosy predictions for the wider 5G market on Wednesday, saying it expects some 200 million smartphones will rely on the speedy wireless technology in 2020. Analysts reading into the statement believe the chipmaker is dropping a hint about Apple’s iPhone. AppleInsider – Frontpage News
SoftBank president Ken Miyauchi during a quarterly earnings presentation Monday jokingly implied that this year’s iPhone refresh will hit store shelves ten days prior to the end of September, a date that falls squarely in line with Apple’s typical release timeline. AppleInsider – Frontpage News
Apple may have confirmed the breakup of iTunes into a collection of separate apps is in the works, by taking time in the days before WWDC to remove content from view on the main social media accounts associated with iTunes. AppleInsider – Frontpage News
A patent application published Thursday potentially offers clues into Apple’s rumored non-invasive glucose monitoring solution, diabetes tracking technology considered to be a "holy grail" of medical science. AppleInsider – Frontpage News
Samsung’s upcoming ‘Galaxy S9’ smartphone may include a dual-pixel rear camera with a variable aperture, according to an image allegedly showing part of the mobile device’s packaging, which also claims it to have a similar-sized display to its predecessor, last year’s Galaxy S8. AppleInsider – Frontpage News
We’ve known for some time that LG has been aiming to win OLED iPhone screen orders from Apple, but it’s looking like a deal could be closer than expected. Following a recent rumor that the company had signed an OLED supply deal with Apple for the iPhone X, ending the exclusivity of the current contract…
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A suspicious video of an alleged Foxconn presentation suggests that Apple was at one point testing a rear-facing Touch ID sensor on the "iPhone 8," but later abandoned the idea. AppleInsider – Frontpage News
The iPhone 8 has been rumored to have a front and back glass design for a while, and now new images have surfaced the may show the glass used on the rear casing for a ‘2017’ iPhone. If the leak is accurate, the glass material could be the same as some Apple Watch models. more……
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A patent application from Apple details the possibility of a future AirPods case design doubling as a wireless charging dock for the iPhone and Apple Watch. The patent was part of a dump of 250 Apple patent applications from the US Patent Office late last month and discovered by Patently Apple… more… Filed under: Apple 9to5Mac
Hints from its website suggest that Apple is on the verge of announcing Apple Pay for Germany, filling in one of several major gaps in its European coverage. AppleInsider – Frontpage News
Apple on Tuesday was awarded a patent that, if recent rumors are to be believed, might make its way into next year’s iPhone model. Specifically, the company now owns IP covering a fingerprint sensor capable of gathering accurate readings through structures like a device screen. AppleInsider – Frontpage News
The upcoming iPhone 7 Plus is rumored to feature a dual-lens rear camera. While we’ve gotten some hints of what Apple might look to do with the technology given its acquisition of LinX Imaging last year, we’re still not entirely clear on Apple’s plans and so we can look to other vendors to get a…
Read More “Huawei’s Dual-Camera P9 Hints at What Apple Might Have in Store for iPhone 7 Plus” »
With the iOS 9.3 beta, Apple introduced a new feature called Night Shift. It’s designed to cut down the amount of blue light an iOS device puts out in the evening, as Apple noted that studies have shown that blue light can negatively impact sleep by altering the body’s circadian rhythm. Today, reddit user nickjosephson…
Read More “Apple Canada’s iOS 9.3 Preview Page Hints at Night Shift Toggle in Control Center” »
Developer Steve Troughton-Smith has explored the code and found that HeadBoard, tvOS’ UI, includes support for folders. Yesterday, Apple seeded the first beta of tvOS 9.1 to developers, the first software update to tvOS 9.0. Image via Steve Troughton-Smith Folders on tvOS currently work in a similar way to iOS, notes Troughton-Smith. A user would…
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Apple tends to patent every one of its inventions that could possibly be used in a future product, so it can be difficult to read the tea leaves on which ones will eventually translate to product features. A new patent from Apple highlighted by PatentlyApple today, though, describes a technology that would be a very welcome remedy to battery life…
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