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Apple patent describes simpler networking, use of RFID/new proprietary technology

Because patents are important and show nifty things that may be down the road… According to AppleInsider, Apple has shown interest in improving device discoverability and local networking using existing technology like RFID, Wi-Fi or Bluetooth, or even a new proprietary wireless method. The details come from Apple’s latest patent application, entitled “Local Device Awareness,” […]

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iPhone News Patents

Apple patent describes additional security/data scrambling features for lost iPhone handsets

If you’re hunting for your lost iPhone, you might have some additional features to work with before long. Per AppleInsider, Apple has shown interest in giving users the ability to scramble or delete specific data, or even record audio or visual information in the event that an iPhone is lost. Apple’s new potential security options […]

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iPhone News

WHO study finds AT&T iPhone 4 emits “medium” amount of radiation

I’m not sure if this is comforting or otherwise. In the wake of the World Health Organization’s report on cell phones and radiation, the Environmental Working Group has released a database of cell phone models with the highest and lowest rates of radiofrequency energy according to a CNN report. Per the report, Apple’s iPhone 4 […]

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iPad News

iFixit performs full iPad 2 3G teardown, finds antennas similar to iPhone 4 units

I think we all have a certain fondness in our hearts for iFixit, as they follow the habit we all had when we were six and took everything apart to see how things worked, even if it meant that our parents invariably wound up screaming at us for the destruction involved. On the plus side, […]

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Opinion

The Rant: Because acoustic travesties are amazing

Over the past few days, friends have sent this along to both my Facebook and e-mail accounts, the messages expressing a certain disbelief that something this bad exists, much less that it just cracked the top 100 songs on the iTunes Music Store. So under the rationale that this has caused me pain and torment […]