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Hardware iPhone Rumor

Rumor: Apple begins manufacturing of next-gen iPhone, will include Force Touch systems in all models

Whatever the next-gen iPhone is packing for features, they’re apparently building it right now. This is the rumor, as Apple has started early production of its next-generation iPhone models that will retain 4.7-inch and 5.5-inch form factors and integrate Force Touch technology. A Bloomberg article has sources close to Apple suppliers stating that they’re in […]

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Finance Hardware iPad

IHS iSuppli completes iPad Air 2 teardown, estimates slightly higher manufacturing and component costs

As is customary, the new iPad Air has been torn down to get an approximate fix on his much its component pieces retailed for. The answer for the iPad Air 2 is about US$275. Per MacRumors and Re/code, research firm IHS iSuppli has torn down the new iPad Air 2 in an attempt to estimate […]

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Hardware iPhone Pictures Rumor

Purported photo of 2,500 mAh battery for 5.5-inch iPhone 6 handset surfaces

With a week to go before Apple’s September 9th media event and the purported announcement of the next-gen iPhone, a leaked photo of the 5.5-inch iPhone 6 battery has surfaced. Per AppleInsider and French web site Nowhereelse.fr, the pictured component — bearing an advertised 2,915 mAh capacity — is show as having been manufactured by […]

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Apple Environment Health News

Apple eliminates 2 more toxins from iPhone production

Over the years, either voluntarily or by pressure from environmentalists, Apple has paved the way toward eliminating hazardous materials like lead, mercury, and arsenic in the production of their products. Getting the ball rolling several years was no easy task as Apple was pressured mercilessly by Greenpeace to “clean up their act”. Now in 2014, […]

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Hardware iPhone News

GT Advanced nears completion of Arizona plant, could raise production of sapphire coating materials for iPhone 6, other devices

Apple should be able to make its quota for items that require a sapphire coating, especially the iPhone 6, with the opening of GT Advanced Technologies’ new factory in Arizona. Per AppleInsider, GT Advanced Technologies on Monday said its Arizona sapphire manufacturing facility in Arizona, built in partnership with Apple, is nearly complete and will […]