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Security researchers hack iOS 11.1 at Pwn2Own event

Trend Micro’s annual Pwn2Own has kicked off over at the PacSec Security conference in Tokyo, complete with security researchers spending the day attempting to hack into the iPhone 7, the Samsung Galaxy S8, the Google Pixel, and the Huawei Mate 9 Pro in an effort to win prizes totaling more than $500,000. And, for better […]

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Microsoft teases ARM-based notebook battery life, operating functionality

microsoft has chosen to tease Apple with the prospect of running its notebooks for literally days at a time on a single battery charge thanks to ARM processors. Over at the Qualcomm 5G Summit in Hong Kong, Pete Bernard, Principal Group Program Manager for Connectivity Partners at Microsoft, stated that the battery life while using […]

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Rumor: iPhone 8 could be in rare supply until early 2018 following manufacturing difficulties

Apple’s “iPhone 8”, complete with an edge-to-edge OLED display and facial recognition, may be a bit hard to get a hold of for a while following “extended supply shortfalls and shipping delays,” as reported by The Wall Street Journal. The production problems have led to a setback of “about a month” in Apple’s manufacturing timetable, […]

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Rumor: Apple could incorporate microLED displays in devices as soon as 2018

Apple could be planning to implement a microLED screen in its next-gen Apple Watch as early as 2018. A report from Nikkei explains that Apple hopes to be ahead of the curve when it comes to microLED production. Currently, the company relies heavily on Samsung for the upcoming iPhone 8 with OLED displays, but that’s […]

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Stanford study hails the Apple Watch’s heart rate monitoring function, points out shortcomings in calorie counting feature

The good news is that the current Apple Watch features one of the most accurate heart rate monitors on the market. The bad news is that its calorie counting feature could use some work. A new medical study from Stanford University published in the Journal of Personalized Medicine on Wednesday sought to determine the validity […]