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Hardware iPhone News

FoneFox tests iPhone 6s Plus bendiness, comes up with impressive results

The good news is we might not have to deal with “BendGate 2.0” where the iPhone 6s is concerned. Following last year’s controversy, Apple strengthened the weak points of its iPhone 6s handsets and added a new, stronger 7000 series aluminum to the device. It seems to have helped.

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Apple TV Hardware News

iFixit posts fourth-generation Apple TV teardown

The cool cats at iFixit have done it again, this time performing and posting a full teardown of Apple’s new fourth-generation Apple TV. The teardown discovered a dual-core, 64-bit A8 processor with 2GB of SK Hynix LPDDR3 SDRAM, custom Apple memory controller, SK Hynix NAND flash storage, Universal Scientific Industrial Wi-Fi module and SMSC USB […]

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Hardware MacBook News USB-C

Hyper launches Indiegogo campaign to create world’s only USB Type C-compatible battery pack, adapter

This could turn into something cool. Hyper, the makers of the HyperJuice battery, have put together an Indiegogo fundraiser to raise US$50,000 to create a HyperJuice battery that will effectively charge Apple’s 12-inch MacBook with a USB Type C power adapter interface. The Magic Box units being worked on will allow conventional battery packs to […]

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Hardware iPad iPad mini News

iFixit posts iPad mini 4 teardown, notes iPad Air 2 components, space-saving tricks

The cool cats at iFixit just tore into the newly-released iPad mini 4 and found that it’s essentially the iPad Air 2 components squeezed into a smaller form factor. The new tablet uses the iPad Air 2’s fully laminated screen technology, which lends itself to a thinner design. The glass and display are adhered together, […]

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Hardware iPhone News

3D Touch screen components add almost 11% weight increase to iPhone 6s, 6s Plus models

Not that the current iPhone in your pocket is a weighty brick that threatens your spine every moment of every day, but the upcoming iPhone 6s and 6s Plus units may be a bit heavier. According to Apple the 3D Touch display components account for the bulk of an 11 percent increase in weight over […]