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Newly-released iOS 11.3 beta firmware hints at next-gen iPad with Face ID feature

The newly-released iOS 11.3 beta seems to contain hints as to Apple’s releasing a next-generation iPad Pro this year equipped with both slim bezels and Face ID. According to iHelpBR editor Filipe Espósito and developer Guilherme Rambo, strings in the first iOS 11.3 beta refer to a “modern iPad,” which is notable since Apple’s software […]

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Rumor: Apple to combine Face ID components, create smaller “notch” in next-gen iPhones

A new rumor has hinted towards next-gen iPhone featuring a smaller camera notch in 2019 or beyond. South Korea’s ETNews, citing industry sources, has stated that Apple is “looking into” combining the front-facing camera and Face ID on next year’s iPhones, a move that could certainly reduce the size of the TrueDepth sensor housing. The […]

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Rumor: Next-gen iPhones to feature upgraded TrueDepth camera system, larger-capacity batteries

It’s thought that an upgraded TrueDepth camera system in a next-gen iPhone, while spiffy, will require larger-capacity batteries. Per KGI Securities’ Ming-Chi Kuo, Apple is capable of designing new system for large-capacity batteries. The analyst offered the following quote regarding the topic:

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Rumor: Apple to incorporate flexible circuit boards made from liquid crystal polymers in next-gen products

Analyst and assorted Mac guru Ming-Chi Kuo of KGI Securities has issued a new investor note stating the Apple is working to integrate faster and more versatile circuit boards across its product lineup come 2018. The iPhone 8 and iPhone X handsets currently use a new flexible circuit board made from liquid crystal polymer. Both […]

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Rumor: Apple more likely to meet iPhone X demand in 2018 as component supply improves

Per a new investor note released recently by the mighty Apple guru that is Ming-Chi Kuo of KGI Securities, Apple seems unlikely to repeat the supply and production struggles it experienced with the iPhone X with the new 2018 iPhone models. Kuo has stated that shipments of the 2018 iPhone models will arrive on time […]