In spite of some nifty new hardware, the iPhone 6 Plus may in fact generate a lower frames per second rate than the iPhone 6 or iPhone 5s handsets when it comes to rendering 2D and 3D graphics at its native resolution. Per AppleInsider, a set of GFXBench 3.0 GPU benchmarks published in an initial […]
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Apple may have dodged its first major obstacle in manufacturing the iPhone 6 handsets. Per Boy Genius Report and DigiTimes, Apple has had to overcome a serious issue with the 4.7-inch iPhone 6′s housing. The report claims that orders were first placed with component supplier Catcher for the metal phone cases, but Apple has been […]
There’s been a bevy of iPhone 6 dummy photographs out now demonstrating what the next-fen handset will look like. Per Boy Genius Report, Macfixit Australia may have gotten the highest quality image to date. The site, which said it received the image from a contact in China and has posted an image of an iPhone […]
Come to think of it, metal housings ARE sort of important on your Mac notebook… According to the Financial Times, a Chinese factory responsible for manufacturing the metal housings for Apple’s uni-body laptop lineup has been shutdown due to “strange odors” emanating from the plant, potentially causing a 40% decrease in shipments for November. Catcher […]
The good news: Your Apple device might get a bit tougher. Per AppleInsider, Apple has been granted ownership of an invention related to scratch-proof coatings on stainless steel devices, using a nitride layer to potentially make iPhones, iPads and Macs more durable. The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office this week granted ownership of the invention […]