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Some users experiencing “crackling earpiece” issue with iPhone X units

There are always going to be some issues with a brand new handset and the iPhone X doesn’t seem to be exempt from this rule. A number of users have reported what appears to be crackling and buzzing coming from the iPhone X’s earpiece speaker. One commenter reported that he notices the crackling when playing […]

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Some iPhone X units showing mysterious green lines on OLED display

Some users of the new iPhone X have been encountering what could be a hardware-related glitch with the OLED. A number of users haver reported green lines along the left or right side of the OLED display, according to various accounts on social media. The lines appear to be developing after use, in at least […]

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Rumor: Apple working on augmented reality headset for 2020 release

It looks like Apple may be betting on an augmented reality headset. The company is said to be working to have the technology ready for an augmented-reality headset in 2019 and could ship a product as early as 2020. Unlike the current generation of virtual reality headsets that use a smartphone as the engine and […]

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Warby Parker’s Glasses app for iOS uses iPhone X camera to map your face, recommend glasses for you

Ok, this is pretty neat. Even if the iPhone X has been out for less than a week, a few apps are already taking advantage of the handset’s face mapping technology. In the case of glasses retailer Warby Parker, the company is combining its app with the iPhone X’s camera to take maps of people’s […]

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iFixit publishes iPhone X teardown, finds logic board that’s been folded in half, other interesting changes

Once again, the cool cats at iFixit have gotten their mitts on the new iPhone and published a full teardown of their findings. Some of the highlights of the teardown included the following: Battery: The iPhone X uses a two-cell 10.35 Wh battery. Previous iPhones use a single-cell battery.