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Apple patent shows potential use of shifting mirrors to help camera/optical stability

When in doubt, use mirrors. A recently published patent application posted on the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office web site shows that Apple has revealed a new concept that would offer improved optical image stabilization using mirrors. The patent, entitled “Mirror Tilt Actuation,” describes an image sensor for small, multifunction devices like an iPhone that […]

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iPhone 6 optical image stabilization, NFC systems may be vulnerable to interference from strong magnets

A powerful magnet can still screw up your day. Or your iPhone 6’s camera stabilization and NFC systems. Per 9to5Mac, a number of users have noticed issues with the iPhone 6 Plus camera and NFC on both the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus, but the cause of the problem — interference from magnets and metal […]

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Rumor: iPhone 6 to be announced on September 15th, launch on September 25th, larger model to be called “iPhone Air”

The iPhone 6 launch date may have leaked. Per MacRumors and GForGames, “inside sources” have cited that the iPhone 6 will be announced on Monday, September 15th and launch on Thursday, September 25th. The sources also claim that the larger 5.5-inch iPhone will be called the “iPhone Air”, with the 16GB version selling in China […]

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Prescription frames for Glass start at $99 and available soon

We’ve talked quite a bit about Google Glass recently, and I even had a chance to drive it around the block a bit thanks to Jason O’Grady. One of my biggest problems with Glass, somewhat ironically, is that I already wear a pair of glasses which made for very awkward placement of the Glass frame […]

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Apple releases MacBook Air EFI Firmware 2.7 update for mid-2013 MacBook Air notebooks

This might come in handy. On Friday, Apple released MacBook Air EFI Firmware 2.7, a 4.6 megabyte download that offers the following fixes and changes for the mid-2013 MacBook Air notebook: – MacBook Air EFI Firmware Update addresses an issue which may cause a black screen to appear when installing Windows 7 or Windows 8 […]