You’re going to like the iPhone 6’s front glass component. Per AppleInsider, hours after a video purportedly revealed Apple’s rumored sapphire crystal “iPhone 6” display on Monday, a short film hit the Web, this time putting the supposed part through a battery of torture tests that included knives, keys and extreme bending. Uploaded to YouTube […]
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iOS 8 is coming that much closer to fruition, but may be a bit behind schedule. Per Boy Genius Report and AppleInsider, a new rumor has the third beta of Apple’s iOS 8 operating system as scheduled for release to the developer community on Tuesday, July 8th. The report cites “trusted sources”, while the publication […]
The Touch ID sensor in the upcoming iOS devices (including the iPad) will be both more plentiful and more durable. Per an article in the China Times, manufacturer TSMC will boost its Touch ID production 233 percent to 120 million units. The component will also purportedly become more durable in the process. It’s been thought […]
There may be some changes to this year’s iPad Air. Per AppleInsider and French web site Nowhereelse.fr, pictures of a nonfunctioning dummy model iPad Air shows an indented space for two elongated volume buttons, representing a change from the current iPad Air where the buttons protrude. The mockup was first spotlighted on Tuesday by Nowhereelse.fr. […]
Little was said about Touch ID in the WWDC keynote except that the API would be opened to third-party developers for use in iOS 8. Craig Federighi did show a nice pie chart claiming that since the introduction of Touch ID on the iPhone 5s, 83% of users now use passcodes, up from the 49% that […]