The next-gen iPhone’s display may incorporate some interesting additional features. The sometimes-reliable DigiTimes reported on Monday that Apple is developing touch and display driver integration single-chip solutions for future iPhones. The chips are also said to include fingerprint sensors, which would allow for new iPhone designs without a home button, enabling the entire front panel […]
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The gents at iFixit got busy again. Granted, they were a little behind the Aussie teardown, but they still found some pretty cool stuff within the new iPhone 5s. Per The Unofficial Apple Weblog, the iFixit teardown revealed the following: – The confirmation of AuthenTec as the company behind the fingerprint sensor, which was expected […]
This is just about the last rumor before Apple hopefully unveils its long-awaited next-gen iPhone(s) today, so here we go. Per AppleInsider and the Wall Street Journal, sources close to the story last week stated that fingerprint scanners will be built into the “more expensive of two iPhones” Apple plans to announce at a media […]
It went official yesterday. On Tuesday, Apple sent out invitations for a media event next Tuesday, Sept. 10, at which the company is expected to show off its next-generation iPhone models that will come in a new range of colors. Per The Loop, the event will kick off at 10 a.m. Pacific, 1 p.m. Eastern, […]
It’s the beta code that tells you where things are going. Per Electronista, code strings buried in iOS 7 beta 4 suggests that one or more next-generation iOS devices will indeed have fingerprint sensors. An unused folder in the firmware, discovered by Hamza Sood, is titled “BiometricKitUI.axb.” Accompanying code strings moreover make reference to a […]