It’s the beta code that tells you where things are going. Per Electronista, code strings buried in iOS 7 beta 4 suggests that one or more next-generation iOS devices will indeed have fingerprint sensors. An unused folder in the firmware, discovered by Hamza Sood, is titled “BiometricKitUI.axb.” Accompanying code strings moreover make reference to a […]
It’s the iPhone, but at a lower cost…and plasticky. Per AppleInsider and China Labor Watch, a new plastic iPhone is currently being tested Apple supplier Pegatron, and will soon go into mass production and hit the market, one factory worker claims. Details of Apple’s anticipated low-cost iPhone were revealed in a report published by China […]
Apple is assigning Bob Mansfield to a “special projects” team. Not bad for a guy who looks like a middle school football coach. Per The Mac Observer and AllThingsD, Bob Mansfield quietly disappeared from Apple’s executive team webpage on Sunday and the company said it’s because he’ll be working on “special projects” instead. Mr. Mansfield […]
If you’re planning on traveling to China in the near term, you might want to be aware of this. Per the Beijing Morning News, Beijing ticket scalpers have found a new way to make money on Apple: booking up all available Genius Bar appointments and then offering them for sale online. Ticket scalpers usually make […]
The rumors never really stop and if there’s video to go with them, even better. Per MacRumors, a recent posting of the purported “iPhone Lite”/”iPhone Plastic” has surfaced wherein Michael Kukielka shows off what he claims is the actual shell for the low-cost iPhone and places it next to several previous iPhone models, revealing that […]