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Apple Hardware Rumor

Rumor: Apple looking into acquisition, strategic investment of McLaren for car project

If you’ve ever drooled a bit over a parked McLaren on the street, then you’ve got something in common with Apple. The current rumor has it that Apple has approached British supercar-maker McLaren to discuss an acquisition or a strategic investment in the firm. The talks are said to have been in progress for several […]

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Rumor: Apple in settlement talks with A123 Systems following employee poaching lawsuit

When in doubt, compromise and settle. Apple is apparently in talks to settle a lawsuit filed by electric-car battery maker A123 Systems, which has charged the iPhone maker with poaching five of its employees to set up a new battery division. The lawsuit has added fuel to reports that Apple is getting into the electric-car […]

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List of Apple employees tasked to electric car project begins to emerge, key players surface

Over the past couple of weeks, there’s been word of an employee poaching war between Apple and Tesla, Apple hiring from the auto industry and speculation as to exactly what Applee might be working on. It’s apparently clear that Apple is looking to go beyond an iOS-based CarPlay in-dash system and the majority of the […]

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Hardware iPad News

Oxford University developing iPad-controlled self-driving car

Ok, this qualifies as beyond cool and thus makes the British that much niftier through their efforts. Per iMore, Oxford University has modified a Nissan Electric Leaf to become a robotic car controlled by an iPad. The project which it is called “auto drive” enables the car to drive itself for short stretches which could […]

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Hardware News Patents

Apple receives patent for “ionic wind generator”, may look to replace conventional fans in upcoming devices

This could turn into something interesting. And, hey, if it works…there might be fewer dust bunnies in your computing devices. Per the United States Patent and Trademark Office, Apple on Tuesday a patent for a cooling system that blows ionized air through an electronic device, controlling its path by creating electromagnetic fields that can be […]