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iPhone 6 leaked photo shows slight redesign, changes

There’s been a bevy of iPhone 6 dummy photographs out now demonstrating what the next-fen handset will look like. Per Boy Genius Report, Macfixit Australia may have gotten the highest quality image to date. The site, which said it received the image from a contact in China and has posted an image of an iPhone […]

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Hardware iPad mini Rumor

Rumor: Fifth-gen iPad could arrive in September, second-gen iPad mini not long after

The next-gen iPad you’re hoping for could hit in September, the mini version not long after. Per DigiTimes, a new 9.7-inch iPad is planned to debut in September with a slimmer bezel, as has been rumored. In addition, the report said the number of LED tubes to backlight the Retina display has been reduced from […]

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Hardware iPad Rumor

Rumor: Apple to use LED backlighting system to reduce weight of next-gen iPad

This could prove spiffy. Per CNET, a report released on Thursday says Apple will likely use a modified LED backlight apparatus in a bid to make the 9.7-inch tablet as thin and light as possible. NPD DisplaySearch stated that it expects Apple’s fifth-generation iPad to sport a more efficient LED array, as well as a […]

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Hardware iPad Rumor

Rumor: Apple may revise backlight for third-gen iPad before holidays

The nice thing about rumors: sometimes they’re true. Per DigiTimes, Apple may be readying a minor update of the iPad ahead of the holiday season, an unverified report from the same publication claims that Apple is interested in returning to a one-LED backlight module solution instead of the two-LED design used in the current iPad. […]

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News Patents

Recent patent application shows Apple’s interest in improving brightness controls on OLED screens

It’s the patent applications that show where things might be going. Per Free Patents Online, Apple has apparently proposed a way of improving brightness control on organic light emitting diode displays. One of the key advantages of OLED is that, unlike LCD, it does not employ a backlight to illuminate the screen. While this can […]