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Rumor: Next-gen Apple Watch could switch from physical to solid-state buttons, free up room for new components, larger battery

The next-gen Apple watch could be receiving solid state buttons that don’t move up and down but rather sense the touch of a finger, per a source close to the story. Apple will stick with the Watch’s current button configuration, with a button and a digital crown situated on one side of the device, but […]

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Rumor: iPhone X Plus screen size discovered via network traffic, device resolution reports

While Apple didn’t unveil any new hardware at its WWDC 2018 keynote, the rumor mill currently has it that the iPhone X Plus, which is expected later this year, will feature a 6.5-inch OLED screen, making it about as big as the current iPhone 8 Plus. Apple started testing iOS 12 builds in the wild […]

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iOS 12 developer betas point towards shared passwords being distributed via AirDrop

This could definitely come in handy. According to the API (Application Programming Interface) tools available in the betas, iOS 12’s AirDrop system will apparently include a password sharing feature, allowing you to store unique and intricate passwords in a secure, accessible manner. The passwords can be shared directly through the iOS Password Manager via AirDrop.

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Ortek APR-100 could serve as “ugly-but-functional” wireless charging unit for Apple devices upon release

It may not be completely polished, but this is definitely nifty. Given that it’s been nine months since Apple announced that a new wireless AirPods charging case was on the way, alongside its AirPower mat designed to provide simultaneous wireless charging to that, an iPhone 8/X and Apple Watch, an intermediary device to fill the […]

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Apple’s Craig Federighi says that Apple is “not into touchscreens” for forthcoming Macs

In as much as you may crave a touchscreen Mac, according to Apple SVP of Software Engineering, Craig Federighi, this probably isn’t in the works. Despite Apple’s iOS-to-Mac app porting tools, universal multiplatform apps, and Apple’s announcement that it will start porting some of its own iOS apps to the Mac this year and allow […]