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iFixit posts iPad mini 4 teardown, notes iPad Air 2 components, space-saving tricks

The cool cats at iFixit just tore into the newly-released iPad mini 4 and found that it’s essentially the iPad Air 2 components squeezed into a smaller form factor. The new tablet uses the iPad Air 2’s fully laminated screen technology, which lends itself to a thinner design. The glass and display are adhered together, […]

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Hardware iPhone Rumor

Rumor: Next-gen iPhone display could feature Touch ID function, eliminate Home button

The next-gen iPhone’s display may incorporate some interesting additional features. The sometimes-reliable DigiTimes reported on Monday that Apple is developing touch and display driver integration single-chip solutions for future iPhones. The chips are also said to include fingerprint sensors, which would allow for new iPhone designs without a home button, enabling the entire front panel […]

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Apple may have inadvertently outed upcoming iPhone 5c with Touch ID sensor

An inadvertent promotional photo may have just outed an iPhone 5c with a Touch ID sensor. A new promotional photo posted to Apple’s online storefront this week shows what appears to be a new version of the iPhone 5c, complete with a Touch ID embedded in its home button. The photo was part of a […]

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Fun iPhone News

Tests find Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge, HTC One M9 just as prone to bending as iPhone 6

Remember all the grief Apple and iPhone 6 owners went through last fall when they found that the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus could be bent, thereby resulting in “Bendgate”? The same is apparently true for Samsung’s Galaxy S6 Edge smartphone and the HTC One M9. A recent video issued by third-party warranty firm SquareTrade […]

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Hardware iPad News

iFixit completes teardown of iPad 2 Air, posts discoveries

The cool cats at iFixit have torn down the iPad 2 Air and found some interesting stuff inside. Per iFixit and AppleInsider, the new tablet comes with a 9.7-inch laminated touch panel, A8X SoC, 8MP rear-facing camera, 802.11ac Wi-Fi and Touch ID fingerprint reader. The shell was also redesigned, seeing the deletion of the orientation […]