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Apple patent describes potential two-way wireless Qi charging without the need for a Lightning connection

The wireless iPhone charger you’ve always wanted could be in the works. Per a recent patent that was filed in May 2019, Apple is working on a two-coil wireless charging technology for an iPhone battery case that could charge without using the Lightning connector. Current Smart Battery Case models can charge themselves wirelessly, but use a built-in […]

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Apple Research app receives update, features new hearing test, COVID-19 survey

Apple on Tuesday updated its Apple Research app to include updates for its Apple Hearing Study and its Apple Heart & Movement Study. The update features a new “Speech in Noise” test that helps with the Apple Hearing study, the test having been design to help researchers understand the user’s hearing ability under varying circumstances, […]

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Folding@Home client allows Mac, Windows, and Unix users to contribute CPU/GPU cycles to medical research

If you’re stuck at home and wishing there was something you and your Mac could do to help with Coronavirus/COVID-19 research, or medical research in general, this might come in handy. The amazingly cool cats at the Folding@Home project, a long-standing distributed computing project organized by Washington University and Stanford has created a client that […]

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Analyst Ming-Chi Kuo highlights 12.9-inch iPad Pro, upgraded 16-inch MacBook Pro towards end of 2020

Noted analyst Ming-Chi Kuo’s latest note predicts that Apple will release a 12.9-inch iPad Pro and an upgraded 16-inch MacBook Pro towards the end of 2020. Per the note: “Apple is planning four to six products with mini-LED displays over the next two to three years, including a high-end 12.9-inch iPad Pro with an A14X […]

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Rumor: iPhone 12 units could arrive with 6GB of RAM, 5G enabled

We’re getting to the point where the next-gen iPhone might have more RAM than your typical desktop. According to analysts at Barclays, the iPhone 12 and 12 Pro will ship with 6GB of RAM as well as 5G enabled. They’ve also made the following predications about the iPhone SE 2: In a recent research note, […]