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Rumor: Leaked 3D CAD images show iPhone 15 design, Dynamic Island may be present on all models

Apple’s Dynamic Island feature may be entirely standard, no matter which iPhone 15 model you buy this year. According to 9to5Mac and a series of leaked three-dimensional CAD files that supposedly show what the iPhone 15 will look like, the Dynamic Island feature could be present on all versions of the iPhone 15, even though […]

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Rumor: Next-gen iPhone could incorporate sapphire crystal Home button, built-in fingerprint sensor

It’s a rumor, so it kinda sorta has to be true… Per Cult of Mac, the next-gen iPhone 5S handset could come with a sapphire crystal capacitive touch home button that incorporates a new fingerprint sensor, according to supply chain sources in Taiwan and TechNews.tw. Apple is expected to do away with the traditional physical […]

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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 […]

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Initial iSuppli report estimates production cost of 16GB iPhone 5 for $207

The exact cost of an iPhone 5 is still under wraps until the handset’s release on Friday, but there’s still a pretty good guess in the meantime. Per a report released by iSuppli on Tuesday, Apple apparently pays an estimated US$207 to build the base model 16GB iPhone 5, a cost slightly higher than last […]