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Hardware iPhone Rumor

Leaked component image bolsters rumors of redesigned True Tone flash for iPhone 6

A leaked image could possibly confirm rumors of a redesigned “True Tone’ flash unit for the iPhone 6 handset’s camera. Per AppleInsider, Chinese smartphone repair company ElekWorld posted pictures of newly stocked parts, including purported “iPhone 6” power flex cables with round multi-colored flash assemblies. The cables, which are now available in both 4.7-inch and […]

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iCloud News security

Apple adding transition encryption to boost iCloud email service security

Apple looks to be overhauling its iCloud email service security by including end-to-end encryption for messages sent from me.com and icloud.com, according to new data from Google’s Gmail transparency effort and The Unofficial Apple Weblog. The report suggests that at least 95 percent of the messages sent to Gmail from users of iCloud mail is […]

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British iOS device repair firm finds connection between third-party USB adapters and damage to iPhone 5 power management components

You know those nice, cheap third-party iPhone cables you can buy for dirt cheap at the check out line at the convenience store? They might be capable of damaging a power management component in the iPhone 5 handset. Per iOS device repair firm mendmyl, a series of damaged power management components in Apple’s iPhone 5 […]

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Accessory iPad iPhone iPod News

Apple to launch “Takeback Program” on August 16th, seeks to replace faulty knockoff USB power adapters with genuine article

You should probably stick with the real McCoy. Per 9to5Mac and Mac|Life, following incidents such as the apparent electrocution of a Chinese woman by a faulty knockoff iPhone charger, Apple is ramping up a program in which customers can bring in their old USB power adapters and receive new, Apple-designed ones for a lower price […]

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Beijing-area scalpers buying up Genius Bar appointments, selling them online

If you’re planning on traveling to China in the near term, you might want to be aware of this. Per the Beijing Morning News, Beijing ticket scalpers have found a new way to make money on Apple: booking up all available Genius Bar appointments and then offering them for sale online. Ticket scalpers usually make […]