How the iPhone 11 Pro cameras nearly looked very different
Drawings filed with the US Patent Office show how Apple investigated many different designs for the iPhone 11 Pro's camera unit.
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William Gallagher
Apple's foldable iPhone could have a way to see your notifications when shut
A foldable iPhone could provide visual notifications of messages and calls while closed up, with the display allowing for part of the screen to remain visible despite being folded shut.
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Malcolm Owen
Apple is still working on under-display optical Touch ID reader
Apple is continuing development of optical under-display fingerprint reading technology, possibly for a future iPhone.
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Mike Peterson
Apple researching glass keyboard for strength and transparency
Future Apple keyboards may feature keycaps that are a mixture of a glass top and color backlighting, for longer-lasting keys which could potentially be used as mini displays.
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Apple wants your iPhone to replace your passport and driver's license
The next step in Apple's goal of making the iPhone the sole thing anyone has to carry, continues with the device being able to securely replace passports, driver's licenses, and other physical forms of identification.
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Apple researching ways to shrink and add haptics to the iPhone power button
Apple is working on technology to make physical buttons such as the iPhone power button or keys on a keyboard thinner, while also adding options for different haptic feedbacks.
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Remote source code discovery begins in Apple versus Maxell trial
A judge has agreed to special measures in a patent infringement lawsuit between Maxell and Apple, with Apple's source code being supplied to Maxell for pre-trial review.
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Modular 'Apple Glass' frame components may offer opportunities for expansion
Rather than augmented reality, the "Apple Glass" may have detachable arms that can be swapped for different functionality, including the ability to control devices in the real world.
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Apple researching retractable keyboards to keep future MacBook Pro thin
To balance its systemic need for thinness against its customers' need for something they can actually type on, Apple is researching a keyboard that can fully retract into a MacBook Pro enclosure.
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