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Rumor: Next-gen iPhone could incorporate sapphire crystal Home button, built-in fingerprint sensor

It’s a rumor, so it kinda sorta has to be true… Per Cult of Mac, the next-gen iPhone 5S handset could come with a sapphire crystal capacitive touch home button that incorporates a new fingerprint sensor, according to supply chain sources in Taiwan and TechNews.tw. Apple is expected to do away with the traditional physical […]

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Lockscreen bypass available in iOS 6.1, contacts vulnerable through hack

Ok, they’re probably going to need to fix this. Per The Verge, a security flaw in Apple’s iOS 6.1 lets anyone bypass your iPhone password lock and access your phone app, view or modify contacts, check your voicemail, and look through your photos (by attempting to add a photo to a contact). The method, as […]

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Multitasking/running apps may help deplete batteries on iOS-based devices

When Apple released the iOS 4 update, people noted significantly lower battery life on a number of iOS devices. In troubleshooting the problem, it became apparent that Wi-Fi usage was in large responsible for draining the battery, and initially the recommendations were to disable Wi-Fi features. Per CNET, users may find the device losing battery […]

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Mozilla confirms no full version of Firefox web browser for iPhone

In a blog post published yesterday, software developer Mozilla effectively announced that it has no plans to bring a full-fledged standalone browser to the iPhone, preferring instead to focus on its Firefox Home application designed to integrate the browsing experience among desktop and mobile environments. “We are working to bring as much of your Firefox […]

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Amazon leaks Microsoft Office for Mac 2011 release date

This may not have been the way Microsoft would have chosen to announce its Office for Mac 2011 launch date, but it worked. Per Macworld, Microsoft will launch the next version of Office for the Mac in just under six weeks, according to Amazon.com. The Seattle-based online retailer listed Office for Mac 2011’s availability date […]