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Forensics firm urges police not to look at screens of iPhones with Face ID

While U.S. police are now sometimes forcing suspects with Face ID-ready iPhones to unlock their devices, Apple's technology is simultaneously making that a risky proposition, one security firm is warning agencies.

Roger Fingas 7 years ago 24

Facebook rolls out 3D Photos feature using iPhone depth map data

Facebook has started to roll out a new imaging feature to users of the social network, with "3D Photos" able to provide the effect of 3D in a two-dimensional photograph, by taking advantage of depth maps generated by newer iPhone models.

Malcolm Owen 7 years ago 7

Before China iCloud spy chip allegations, Bloomberg published these five incorrect stories about Apple

Media personalities have been bending over backward to find a way to square the claims made by Bloomberg in its "China Hack" story with a series of strongly worded denials from Amazon and Apple insisting that the report was "wrong and misinformed." However, there is solid evidence that Bloomberg has previously published a series of false claims before, either from a lack of research coupled with bad perspective, or possibly to simply craft a dramatic narrative.

Daniel Eran Dilger 7 years ago 28

Why Samsung's smartphones are winning in shipments but losing in business

This summer, Samsung Electronics reported a 22 percent drop in mobile revenues and a 34 percent collapse in year-on-year profits in its IM division, which includes smartphones, tablets, PCs, watches, and other products comparable to Apple's business. Over the same three months, Apple reported a greater than 17 percent increase in both its revenues and profits. Why is the world's largest phone maker by unit volume performing so poorly?

Daniel Eran Dilger 7 years ago 28

Photography expert debunks iPhone XS 'beautygate,' details Apple's software-driven camera system

Sebastiaan de With, the developer behind popular manual photography app Halide, has been putting the iPhone XS camera system through its paces. In a comprehensive look into Apple's latest shooters, de With provides an overview of computational photography, and explains how noise reduction technology might generate selfie photos that appear artificially enhanced.

Andrew O'Hara 7 years ago 22

Photo shootout — Comparing the iPhone XS Max versus the iPhone X

Among all the changes in iPhone XS and iPhone XS Max versus the iPhone X, the camera saw the most detail work from Apple, with changes like a new sensor on the iPhone XS Max, a brand new depth control feature, and a new Smart HDR feature which is one of the biggest improvements.

Vadim Yuryev 7 years ago 3

FBI makes suspect unlock iPhone X in first confirmed instance of forced Face ID

The FBI recently ordered a suspect to unlock his iPhone X via Face ID, in the first known example of police doing so anywhere in the world.

Roger Fingas 7 years ago 60

Compared: iPhone XS Max video quality trounces iPhone X

Of the major additions to this year's iPhone lineup, Apple paid closest attention to the camera, with changes like a larger sensor on the wide angle lenser, a brand new depth control feature and Smart HDR functionality. This all amounts to a tangible upgrade in video quality over iPhone X.

AppleInsider Staff 7 years ago 24

Last year's iPhone X beats iPhone XS, XS Max in battery life test

Though Apple claims its latest iPhone XS and XS Max tout modest improvements in operational battery life compared to last year's iPhone X, a test performed on production hardware suggests the new devices are not quite their predecessor's equal.

Mikey Campbell 7 years ago 23

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