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Apple reports higher than expected demand for iPhone SE

Well, at least the iPhone SE is selling well. While Apple has yet to divulge official sales numbers for the new handset, company executives said that demand for the device was “very strong” and higher than expected during this week’s earnings call. As such, Apple CEO Tim Cook said the company is working hard to […]

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Cellebrite says it’s “optimistic” it can unlock iPhone 6 units

Cellebrite, the company that is believed to have been hired by the FBI and successfully unlocked the San Bernadino shooter’s iPhone 5c, says that it is “optimistic” that it will also be able to access a locked iPhone 6. Earlier this year, Italian architect Leonardo Fabbretti met with the company last week to see whether […]

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SquareTrade completes iPhone SE durability tests, finds device less durable than iPhone 6s, 6s plus

How durable is your new iPhone SE? The best answer might be “fair to middling”. Recently, extended warranty provider SquareTrade subjected the iPhone SE, iPhone 6s, and iPhone 6s Plus to a series of excessive bend, drop, tumble, and water tests, and the results show that its compact design does not necessarily make it more […]

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iFixit posts iPhone SE teardown, notes impressive battery, silicone seals, other features

The cool cats at iFixit have found some interesting stuff within the iPhone SE. The company, which posted its own teardown, but also installed an iPhone 5s display into the iPhone SE, noting that the display from the older model fits and functions perfectly into Apple’s new handset. iFixit also noted that the parts are […]

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Chipworks posts teardown of iPhone SE, finds mix of new and old components

The iPhone SE has arrived for a few users and the official teardown have begun. As of Wednesday, Chipworks posted a teardown report of the new handset, citing its composition of parts that had largely been borrowed from the iPhone 5s and iPhone 6/6s, with a few new chips thrown in to keep the platform […]