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iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus announced at Apple press event

The iPhone 8 you’ve been hankering for has just been announced. Over at Apple’s media event, the company announced the 4.7-inch iPhone 8 and the 5.5-inch iPhone Plus handsets. Both models feature LCD displays and incorporate Apple’s new six-core A11 Bionic processor. The A11 processor features two high-performance cores said to be 25 percent faster […]

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Apple unveils AirPower charging plate, will allow for multiple devices to be charged simultaneously

This actually looks pretty handy. Over at the Apple media event, the company unveiled its AirPad, a large wireless charging plate for its assorted products. The wireless charging base can charge the iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus, or iPhone X, along with Apple Watch Series 3, and AirPods with the new wireless charging case—all at […]

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Rumor: Siri could be activated via sleep/wake button given lack of physical Home button in next-gen iPhone

If you were worried as to how to activate Siri on a next-gen iPhone, which may or may not feature a physical Home button, you might just be about to hold down the sleep/wake button to trigger the virtual assistant. The option was allegedly uncovered in source code by Brazilian iOS developer Guilherme Rambo. He […]

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TSMC enters mass production of 10-nanometer A11 processors

Processor manufacturer TSMC has reportedly entered the mass production stage of its 10-nanometer “A11” processors for Apple’s next-gen iPhone. While the new iPhone’s ship date has yet to be announced, TSMC is said to be applying the same 10-nanometer FinFET manufacturing technique being used to make A10X chips for this year’s 10.5- and 12.9-inch iPad […]

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Leaked HomePod firmware hints at resizable virtual Home button for iPhone 8

It’s the leaked firmware that keeps on giving. In a recent discovery, developer Steve Troughton-Smith found code strings within the HomePod firmware that indicated a virtual Home button for the iPhone 8. The Home button can apparently be hidden and resized as needed. There apparently isn’t a way to change the Home button’s color, and […]