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Rumor: Apple to include “Rose” or “R1” sensor co-processor in iPhone 11 models

With the Apple iPhone media event happening today, the current rumor is that the 2019 model iPhone will include at least one mode with a “Rose” or “R1” sensor co-processor. While Apple has used motion co-processors in the iPhone since the iPhone 5S in 2018, the first two (known as “M7” and “M8” were separate […]

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Analyst Ming-Chi Kuo predicts Apple will incorporate in-display fingerprint sensing technology into 2021 model iPhones

Wise Apple sage, seer, and analyst Ming-Chi Kuo has stated that Apple is looking to launch an iPhone equipped with both Face ID and an in-display fingerprint sensor in 2020. In a recently released note to investors, Kuo based the prediction on Apple’s patents related to fingerprint on display (FOD) and the continued use 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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Apple patent describes method in which Touch ID could span an entire iPhone display

While Touch ID is no longer offered as a means of biometric authentication on current model iPhones and iPad Pro tablets, Apple may be considering the possibility of adding fingerprint recognition to its mobile devices, by using acoustic imaging on the display.

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Jeff Gamet releases Apple Watch Series 4 unboxing video

The Apple Watch Series 4 is out and cool cat Jeff Gamet from The Mac Observer has released a completely spiffy unboxing video to show you what to expect once the box arrives. In spite of his semi-epic struggle with the watch band, he highlights the larger displays, ECG heart monitoring sensors and does it […]