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Rumor: Apple hiring personnel from health sensor field to help with iWatch project, product group structure revealed

The new hires are coming to help work on the iWatch. And some of them have medical sensor backgrounds. Per MacRumors, Apple is apparently hiring from the health sensor field. Based on new hires, it seems that Apple’s interest in sensors focuses on the ability to measure glucose and other body level information. With this […]

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Hardware iPhone Rumor

Rumor: Apple gearing up supply chain for September launch of next-gen iPhone

When there are rumblings in the supply chain, it sometimes leads to cool new stuff. Per AppleInsider, a key Apple supplier has revealed that its largest North American customer is gearing up for the launch of a next-generation smartphone, suggesting Apple could be in the midst of preparing for a September launch of its next […]

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iPhone 5S component photos leaked, could indicate more colors to choose from

A couple pictures may indicate a lot about the next-gen iPhone. Over on Boy Genius Report, a number of leaked high-resolution photos of assorted components may indicate that Apple is looking to expand the color scheme the next-gen iPhone handset will be available in. Earlier rumors have suggested that the iPhone 5S will include several […]

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Recent Apple job postings allude to chip development effort in and around Florida

If you’re looking to design chips for Apple in sunny Florida, your dream may have come true. Per 9to5Mac, Apple posted several job openings looking for both hardware and software engineers reveal that Apple is looking to begin its own chip development in Orlando, Florida. Last week it was discovered that Apple is hiring software […]

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Apple buys fingerprint recognition company AuthenTec for $356 million

This could turn into something interesting. Per Reuters, Apple has signed a deal to buy a Florida-based company, AuthenTec, at a price of US$8 per share or about US$356 million. That’s a premium of 58 percent over AuthenTec’s Thursday closing value. While largely unknown to the public, the firm makes fingerprint sensor chips used in […]