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Apple patent shows potential use of shifting mirrors to help camera/optical stability

When in doubt, use mirrors. A recently published patent application posted on the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office web site shows that Apple has revealed a new concept that would offer improved optical image stabilization using mirrors. The patent, entitled “Mirror Tilt Actuation,” describes an image sensor for small, multifunction devices like an iPhone that […]

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Finance iPhone News

JetBlue to begin accepting Apple Pay on international flights next week, domestic flights later this year

This is sort of cool. While assorted vendors are lining up and adding support for Apple Pay, JetBlue Airways has announced that it has become the first airline to use Apple Pay to purchase things in-flight starting next week. Starting next week, passengers on select JetBlue Airways flights can use Apple Pay on their iPhone […]

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Apple posts $74.6 billion in revenue, $18 billion in profit for Q1 2015 financial report

It was a good quarter for Apple. Per 9to5Mac, Apple announced its Q1 2015 earnings results today, the company reporting US$74.6 billion in revenue and earning US$18 billion in profit during the three-month period. The results showed a gross margin of 39.9 percent compared to 37.9 percent in the year-ago quarter. International sales accounted for […]

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Analysts highlight extremely strong iPhone sales in China over last quarter

The Chinese marketplace apparently loves the iPhone 6. Per MacRumors and Financial Times, according to analysts from financial firm UBS, China accounted for 36 percent of iPhone shipments in the most recent quarter, compared to 24 percent for the U.S. The analysts also compared the numbers to 2013, noting that a year before China accounted […]

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Hardware Processors Rumor

Rumor: Samsung snags 75% of Apple’s A9 processor orders

Apple and Samsung may have their ongoing legal squabbles, but that doesn’t stop them from making el dinero. Per AppleInsider and the Maeil Business Insider, Samsung has won a huge percentage of orders for the production of Apple’s next-generation “A9” system-on-a-chip, variations of which are expected to power this year’s iOS device lineup, according to […]