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Rumor: Possible dual-camera component images surface for iPhone 7 Plus handset

The next-gen iPhone 7 could feature a dual-lens camera system. A series of leaked images has indicated that the iPhone 7 Plus will feature a dual-camera component. This morning, Taiwanese site Apple.club.tw shared images of a dual-camera module potentially destined for the iPhone 7 Plus, which matches earlier images of a dual-camera module shared in […]

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Possible 4-inch iPhone SE – or detailed knockoff – seen in wild in Chinese marketplace

Just one week before the Apple media event, the staff members of Beeep caught what might have been the 4-inch iPhone SE – or a very detailed knockoff – in the wild over in Huaqiangbei Shenzhen China, the so-called “silicon valley of hardware”. They sent along pictures and video. Take a gander.

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Intel’s 3D Xpoint architecture could find its way into Mac notebooks fairly quickly, be significantly faster than NAND Flash storage

This could lead to something really nifty for your Mac notebook. Last summer, Intel announced 3D Xpoint, a new class of memory labeled as a “major breakthrough in memory process technology.” 3D Xpoint is 1,000 times faster and more durable than NAND Flash storage, as well as 10 times denser than the DRAM chips used […]

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Hardware hack for San Bernadino iPhone 5c possible but risky

The data onboard the iPhone 5c at the heart of the decryption/unlocking scandal could be accessible via a hardware technique. This hardware technique, apparently, isn’t for the faint of heart. In recent days, the American Civil Liberties Union’s technology fellow and former NSA contractor Edward Snowden have suggested a method that would let investigators repeatedly […]

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Apple patent points out potential to turn Apple Watch into urgent care device

This is definitely nifty. A recently published patent application suggests that Apple is working to turn Apple Watch into a full-fledged medical device, one that can monitor a user’s vital signs and automatically send out an alert should they need urgent care. The application, entitled “Care event detection and alerts” provides for a hardware system […]