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Rumor: Apple pushing to finish construction, hold September 12th media event at Steve Jobs Theater

With only a few weeks left, it looks as if Apple’s pulling out all the stops to have its rumored September 12th press and media event take place in the Steve Jobs Theater. Albeit the past two years of media events have seen Apple’s media events take place in the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium, sources […]

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Rumor: Apple could be slating September 12th for next-gen iPhone announcement, wireless carriers to focus on date

It looks like Apple’s next iPhone event will take place on September 12th. Citing a number of wireless carrier sources, Mac news site Mac4Ever says that mobile phone operators have already been told when to expect the Apple announcement as they have to prepare inventory and marketing for the imminent new devices. While Apple has […]

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Rumored 3D sensing camera module for next-gen iPhone leaked

As of late Monday, a leaked photo had surfaced of an alleged leaked 3D sensing camera module destined for the upcoming “iPhone 8”. Apple is said to have radically revamped its front-facing camera for its OLED iPhone, adding 3D sensing capabilities for facial recognition. The leak dovetails with KGI Securities’ Ming-Chi Kuo having stated that […]

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New hints surface from leaked HomePod firmware, hunt at 240 fps 1080p video capture, biometric authentication for next-gen iPhone

As it’s being studied, the leaked HomePod firmware continues to be a treasure trove of upcoming Apple features for the upcoming iPhone. In addition to recent findings, iOS developer Guilherme Rambo has uncovered even more strings hidden inside of Apple’s HomePod firmware, which could possibly point to new features in upcoming iPhone hardware. The strings […]

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HomePod firmware offers hints as to 4K, 60 FPS front and rear cameras in next-gen iPhone

Yet another interesting tidbit came out of the leaked HomePod firmware today. Following earlier details such as design and face recognition information, Portuguese news site iHelp has found code that seemingly indicates the iPhone 8 will be capable of 4K video at 60 frames per second with both the front and rear cameras… The code […]