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Hardware iPhone News

Initial iPhone 6 Plus benchmarks show lower FPS rate, new benchmarking tools, additional pixels taken into consideration

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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Hardware iPhone Rumor

Apple switches iPhone 6 chassis suppliers, may have dodged major manufacturing hurdle

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 […]

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iPhone News Pictures

iPhone 6 leaked photo shows slight redesign, changes

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 […]

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MacBook MacBook Pro News

“Strange odor” at manufacturing plant could lead to reduced Mac notebook shipments in November

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 […]

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Hardware iPhone iPod News

Patent granted for scratch-proof nitride coating on Apple devices

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 […]