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Ars Technica puts iPhone 6s units through their paces to test battery life differences between Samsung, TSMC models

In the wake of the controversy surrounding the iPhone 6s and 6s Plus’ battery life and how this might change depending on whether the battery was sourced from Samsung or TSMC, some research has been done that has discovered the battery life difference in “real-world usage” to be about 2 to 3 percent. The cool […]

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“Chipgate” scandal erupts for iPhone 6s, 6s Plus owners, Samsung A9 processor may lead to 20% shorter battery life

Well, you can’t release a new iPhone without at least some scandal. This year it may come down to the processor inside your new iPhone 6s or 6s Plus. In the new “Chipgate” controversy, Apple may have shipped a series of processors that could affect battery life with the handset. Apple, which used two suppliers […]

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Verizon Wireless to field test 5G network in 2016, cites speeds up to 50 times faster than current 4G/LTE protocol

Verizon Wireless is apparently looking to field test its upcoming “5G” network sometime in 2016, the carrier claiming speeds of up to 50 times that of its current 4G LTE network. The company has laid out plans to test the service with partners such as Alcatel-Lucent, Cisco, Ericsson, Nokia, Qualcomm and Samsung, and have established […]

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IDC Device Tracker estimate puts Apple Watch sales at 3.6 million to date

Although Apple has yet to announce its official sales numbers for the Apple Watch, yet another research firm is putting forth an educated guess, estimating that Apple debuted at second place in the wearable device market behind Fitbit. IDC’s latest Worldwide Quarterly Wearable Device Tracker suggests that 3.6 million Apple Watch units shipped last quarter, […]

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Rumor: Upcoming A9 processor could show 20-30% improvement over A8

If nothing else, the A9 processor will offer a nice speed boost over its predecessor. That’s what a graph of the forthcoming processor’s performance seems to indicate, Apple’s upcoming A9 chip beating out Samsung’s 8-core chips with a single-core score of 2090 and a multi-core tally of 3569, compared to the respective averages of 1611 […]