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Patent application points to Apple developing a smart ring device that could offer notifications and control other devices

Apple is apparently looking into the smart ring market, which is another field the company needs to conquer. A newly-granted Apple patent posits the idea of a smart ring that would give Apple Watch-style haptic notifications, and let the wearer press on the surface to respond. The patent, entitled, “Ring Input Device With Pressure-Sensitive Input,” […]

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Rumor: iPhone 15 Pro Max may be the only iPhone model to feature a periscope lens this year

Apple’s iPhone 15 Pro Max handset, due later this year, will be the first and only model to feature the rumored periscope lens. According to noted analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, Kuo stated that the iPhone 15 Pro Max will be the only one to sport the feature in the generation. The comment supports a previous rumor […]

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Rumor: iPhone 15 Pro Max could incorporate 5-6x optical zoom feature

Apple’s next-gen iPhone could boast an even more capable optical zoom feature. While the iPhone currently maxes out at 3x optical zoom, the rumor mill has it that the iPhone 15 Pro Max camera will feature a so-called “periscope lens” that would allow for up to double the optical zoom. Last July, analyst Ming-Chi Kuo […]

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Rumor: Blood glucose testing feature for Apple Watch could take several years to be miniaturized for the device

While Apple’s noninvasive monitoring technology for blood glucose monitoring may have recently reached a “proof of concept” stage, it might not be available as an Apple Watch feature for several years. According to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, Apple’s methodology, which allows diabetics and others to test their blood glucose levels without needing to prick the skin […]

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Rumor: Apple to include improved sensor technologies into iPhone 15 camera, work to reduce issues related to overexposure

Once again, the next-gen iPhone’s camera could be that much better and improve photography performance. Per Nikkei Asia, Apple will use anew sensor technology from Sony to deliver better photography with the iPhone 15. The website’s report states that Sony’s latest sensor technology “roughly doubles the saturation signal level in each pixel” to deliver higher […]