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Mysterious, tech-laden van on Golden Gate Bridge adds fuel to Apple self-driving car rumors

This could be either an Apple mapping van or a self-driving car prototype. During a drive over San Francisco’s Golden Gate Bridge on Saturday, a modified van was spotted. Among the collection of gadgets on the roof are the spinning Lidar laser sensors often used for self-driving cars. There are also cameras on the roof. […]

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Rumor: 2016 iPhone to see subtle changes, 2017 model to feature dramatic design overhaul

This year’s iPhone probably won’t feature a radical redesign save for the removal of the headphone jack. Still, the dramatic changes may come next year. A new report states that the 2017 2017 iPhone will be dramatically different, featuring an OLED display like the Apple Watch and embedding the Touch ID sensor in the display […]

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First-gen Apple Watch may have had assorted health-related features cut, trimmed down to make April ship date

Sometimes you have to slim down your feature list to make a shipping date. An interesting piece by the Wall Street Journal revealed that Apple may have cut multiple planned health features to allow the first generation of the Apple Watch to ship on time. The report states that the features would have contained an […]

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Purported ‘iPad Pro’ render image shows additional speakers for upcoming tablet

There’s got to be some truth in here somewhere. Per AppleInsider, a new picture from French web site Nowhereelse.fr, claims to show part of the schematic for a so-called “iPad Pro, complete with a speaker grille space at the top of the device next to the lock button, suggesting Apple’s larger tablet could include a […]

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Apple receives patent for solar multitouch panels, could harvest additional energy for iOS devices from sunlight

This could turn into something very, very spiffy. Per the United States Patent and Trademark Office, on Tuesday Apple a patent for an invention that integrates a touch sensor array with a solar panel, allowing for portable device to be both power-efficient and compact. Apple’s newly-granted U.S. Patent No. 8,368,654 for an “Integrated touch sensor […]