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Rumor: iPhone 15 Pro Max may be the only iPhone model to feature a periscope lens this year

Apple’s iPhone 15 Pro Max handset, due later this year, will be the first and only model to feature the rumored periscope lens. According to noted analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, Kuo stated that the iPhone 15 Pro Max will be the only one to sport the feature in the generation. The comment supports a previous rumor […]

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Rumor: Apple to offer periscope/optical zoom lens in highest-end iPhone model in 2024, 2025

Per noted analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, Apple is expected to release its first iPhone with a periscope lens with this year’s iPhone 15 lineup, although the lens itself may be limited to only the highest-end iPhone 15 Pro Max. A periscope lens is one that relies on a prism to reflect light to multiple internal lenses […]

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Edward Snowden refuses to use an iPhone, cites backdoors, security reasons

Edward Snowden doesn’t trust the iPhone. Whether you trust yours is another matter altogether. Per AppleInsider and Sputnik, infamous former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden, responsible for leaking thousands of pages of classified intelligence documents from the secretive spy organization, reportedly believes that the iPhone contains “special software” that can be remotely activated by […]

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President Obama, Tim Cook, others meet to discuss PRISM surveillance

It’s not the happiest topic, but they’re meeting to discuss it. On Thursday, President Obama met with Tim Cook and other tech executives from companies like Google and AT&T to discuss government surveillance according to Politico. Civil liberties leaders were also at the closed-door meeting. The White House declined to comment about the details of […]

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Apple issues statement regarding customer privacy/transparency in wake of “Prism” scandal

In the wake of the recent “Prism” privacy scandal, wherein technology companies were accused of indiscriminately sharing customer data with government agencies, Apple has recently offered the following response: “Two weeks ago, when technology companies were accused of indiscriminately sharing customer data with government agencies, Apple issued a clear response: We first heard of the […]