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Rumor: Apple pushing to finish construction, hold September 12th media event at Steve Jobs Theater

With only a few weeks left, it looks as if Apple’s pulling out all the stops to have its rumored September 12th press and media event take place in the Steve Jobs Theater. Albeit the past two years of media events have seen Apple’s media events take place in the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium, sources […]

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Rumor: Next-gen Apple Watch may include glucose sensors, address diabetic market’s concerns

The next-gen Apple Watch may feature glucose sensors. CNBC, citing sources close to the story, has reported that Apple has reportedly hired a team of biomedical engineers to develop noninvasive glucose sensors for integration in Apple Watch, a solution that could lead to continuous monitoring of blood sugar levels for users with diabetes. The small […]

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Apple announces WWDC dates, changes venue to San Jose location

If you’re a developer, this is a pretty big change. Apple has announced that it will be holding its Worldwide Developers Conference from June 5th to June 9. The big news is that the venue has changed from the Moscone Center in San Francisco to the McEnery Convention Center in San Jose. At WWDC, Apple […]

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New experiments harness satellite communications for wireless networks, show fiber-class speeds in results

Wireless speeds could advance to new levels, complete with a terahertz transmitter that can send data at 100 gigabits a second over a single channel in the 300GHz band. A group of Japanese researchers have begun experiments that show that satellite links like the ones planned by Elon Musk’s Space X could deliver fiber speeds. […]

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AT&T discontinues 2G network, ends cellular connectivity for first-gen iPhone

It’s time to move on where AT&T, the first-gen iPhone and cellular service are concerned. On Monday, AT&T announced that its 2G wireless network was officially shut down on January 1, 2017, following four years of planning for its discontinuation. This means that the 2G network available to the original first-gen iPhone will no longer […]