Latest iPhone XS News

Finisar tour shows 700,000-square foot facility closer to producing TrueDepth VCSELs for Apple's supply chain

Apple supplier Finisar intends to make its new 700,000 square foot facility in Sherman, Texas the 'VCSEL capital of the world,' the firm's vice president and general manager revealed, as part of tour of its under-construction production lines that will eventually supply the laser-based components used in the iPhone X as well as other industries.

Malcolm Owen 8 years ago 3

Cellebrite executive insists iPhone unlocking has a 'public safety imperative'

Cellebrite offers its services to law enforcement for the welfare of the public, an executive of the security firm known for breaking the security of iOS and other devices claims in an interview, while also stressing the firm's tools are not a major risk to the privacy of iPhone users in general.

Malcolm Owen 8 years ago 44

Track the 'bomb cyclone' with the best third-party weather apps for your iPhone or iPad

Apple's native iOS Weather app is pretty spartan. Given that a good portion of the east coast of the U.S. is in the midst of a "bomb cyclone" spreading wind, rain, and snow from the mid-Atlantic to Maine — use one of these weather apps to get a bit more data than Apple supplies.

Mike Wuerthele 8 years ago 35

Microsoft Soundscape app helps visually impaired iPhone users navigate with 3D audio cues

Microsoft has released a free iPhone app, Soundscape, which aims to help blind people and users with limited vision more of a bearing of their surroundings while outside, by providing 3D audio clues to where locations are in relation to the user's position.

Malcolm Owen 8 years ago 5

Snap at work on second- and third-generation Spectacles with upgraded tech

Looking to move past the commercial failure of the first iteration, Snap is reportedly working on not one but two new versions of its camera-equipped Spectacles.

Roger Fingas 8 years ago 6

Apple explains iPhone battery throttling to Canadian parliament, says not planned obsolescence

Apple appeared in front of the House of Commons of Canada on Thursday to explain its handling of iPhone battery issues through a software update that in some cases throttles CPU performance, maintaining the feature is designed to benefit customers, not push them to upgrade to new hardware.

Mikey Campbell 8 years ago 19

Analyst estimates average lifespan for all Apple devices at over four years

The average lifespan of an Apple device is probably just over four years, according to analysis into figures released during the fourth quarter investor conference call, suggesting that iPhones and iPads remain in active use for twice as long as the typical consumer iPhone upgrade cycle.

Malcolm Owen 8 years ago 44

New rumor again claims Samsung cutting OLED shipments because of unexpected drop in iPhone X orders

Samsung is once again said to ship only half the number of OLED panels to Apple because of iPhone X order cuts as a result of poor demand, a questionable report again claimed on Thursday.

Roger Fingas 8 years ago 33

Samsung's attempt to catch up with iPhone X's Face ID security may be hampered by poor facial recognition

The Intelligent Scan security feature of the Samsung Galaxy S9 may not be as secure as it seems, as a report suggests the facial recognition technology it uses is a weaker component of the biometric-based system compared to Apple's Face ID used in the competing iPhone X.

Malcolm Owen 8 years ago 16

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