Apple is expected to significantly decrease the size of iPhone’s TrueDepth "notch" in 2020, modifying or potentially removing the divisive design feature with the help of a smaller camera, according to noted analyst Ming-Chi Kuo. AppleInsider – Frontpage News
Perhaps signaling the financial muscle Apple brings to bear, rumors claim that pop superstar Lady Gaga will sing for the formal opening of Apple Park this weekend. AppleInsider – Frontpage News
Amazon is reportedly in discussions to license high definition content for a new premium subscription music service rumored to launch by the end of 2019, a move that could give the online retailer a leg-up over industry competitors Spotify and Apple Music. AppleInsider – Frontpage News
Several reports have suggested that the iPhone won’t feature support for true 5G until 2020, and now Intel itself has addressed those concerns. As reported by Reuters, Intel executives have said they don’t expect 5G modem chips to be ready for consumer phones until 2020. more… The post Intel says its 5G modems won’t be…
The suggestion that Apple could launch a subscription service for gaming is an interesting proposition, but is there much weight to the idea? AppleInsider examines ways the service could exist, and whether the rumors make sense at all. AppleInsider – Frontpage News
Shedding light on Apple’s hardware pricing strategy, and offering a glimpse into the company’s push into services, blogger John Gruber claims the tech giant sells the current generation Apple TV 4K at cost and the HomePod at a loss. AppleInsider – Frontpage News
Apple’s Beats 1 streaming radio station could expand to become a traditional broadcast radio show if a suggested partnership with iHeartMedia comes off. iHeartMedia is America’s largest radio group, operating more than 850 stations across the US … more… The post Rumored deal with iHeartMedia could see Beats 1 broadcast on 850 US radio stations…
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The iMac Pro may have an A10 Fusion processor running it’s own iOS, called BridgeOS, to handle some functions — notably ‘Hey Siri’. AppleInsider – Frontpage News
Amazon has seemingly cancelled plans to launch an unbundled a la carte internet TV service, featuring top channels. Reuters says Amazon was unable to convince networks to sign on and struggled to find profitable business arrangements. It has been widely reported that Apple wanted to launch a similar skinny bundle of streaming channels, but also…
Raising a potential threat to Apple’s TV plans, people wanting to watch Amazon’s movies and TV shows may soon be able to stream without paying for a Prime subscription, which normally costs $ 99 per year. AppleInsider – Frontpage News
Despite more powerful options being available, Apple will allegedly be going with technology capping the "iPhone 8’s" wireless charging at 7.5 watts, resulting in slower speeds. AppleInsider – Frontpage News
Rumors that Apple is working on augmented reality glasses have been growing for some time, and a patent application published today shows how the same approach might be adapted to both a smartphone screen and smart glasses. It also describes how the two devices might be used in tandem. This embodiment is particularly useful when…
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Samsung has reportedly secured a deal to resume making A-series processors for Apple in 2018, having been largely cut out of production for the past few years. AppleInsider – Frontpage News
New claims about future Mac hardware have emerged after Tuesday’s revelations from Apple’s Phil Schiller and Craig Federighi, with the latest rumors suggesting that future high-end Retina MacBook Pros may not include a Touch Bar, and the iPad Pro could be used directly as a tablet input device for a connected Mac. AppleInsider – Frontpage…
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Now that we’ve officially hit 2017, much of the attention towards Apple has turned to the iPhone and what the company has in store for this new year. 2016 was more of an evolutionary year for the iPhone rather than revolutionary, but that’s not to say changes like the dual-camera design on the iPhone 7 Plus…
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