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Patent hints at potential Touch ID, embedded antennas within the band for next-gen Apple Watch

The next generation of Apple Watch could feature both antennas in the band as well as Touch ID in the display. Per a recently-published Apple patent application, Apple could be adding Touch ID to the display. The description highlights stretchable antenna elements embedded into the watch band. The watch band provides wireless communication via an […]

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Case images from accessory maker tottallee lend credence to “camera bump” rumor for next-gen iPhones

Once again, it’s the case makers that might help reveal the design of the upcoming iPhones before Apple officially announced them… Case maker totallee recently shipped three sample cases that seem to confirm the rumor that the 2019 model iPhones will feature larger cameras in a square bump on the back of the device. Of […]

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Patent application shows how Apple could opt to preserve Touch ID via pinhole-sized sensors in next-gen iPhone displays

The next-gen iPhone could retain Touch ID, albeit through a series of pinholes that would allow a fingerprint to be captured through the screen. Where the introduction of the iPhone X in 2017 eliminated the famous Home button in favor of an edge-to-edge display, Apple had to reconsider where to place its Touch ID feature, […]

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Chip manufacturer TSMC begins mass production of “A13” processor for next-gen iPhones

Apple supplier Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co has apparently begun production of its next iPhone System-on-Chip processor, the “A13,” prior to Apple’s anticipated iPhone refresh in September. Firms in the iPhone supply chain are expected to be working to produce components in preparation for assembly of the latest iPhone models at this time of year. According to an […]

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Rumor: Foxconn expanding investment in MicroLED technology for next-gen iPhones

The rumor mill has it that Foxconn is broadening its investment in MicroLED display technology in an effort to win orders from Apple for its next-gen iPhones. MicroLED is widely considered to be Apple’s next step after OLED, which it currently uses for the Apple Watch and iPhone XS. MicroLED displays have many of the same advantages that […]