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Uncovered iOS 10.3 beta code hints at floating one-handed keyboard feature in the works for iPad owners

This could lead to something interesting. Developer Steven Troughton-Smith has uncovered chunks of code inside the new iOS 10.3 beta that seems to support a floating one-handed keyboard. According to Smith, the feature is supported in iPads that are 9.7-inches in size or smaller, meaning the largest 12.9-inch model is left out. Smith explains that […]

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Hardware iPhone Rumor

Rumor: iPhone 8 to receive OLED display, updated 3D Touch sensor hardware

The current rumors are in and according to KGI analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, the new OLED iPhone will use a flexible display panel, which will likely allow it to curve around the sides of the main chassis. However, this makes it incompatible with the existing 3D Touch pressure sensors seen in the iPhone 6s and iPhone […]

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Rumor: Apple could delay next-gen iPads until second half of 2017

The next-gen iPads might not launch “until the second half of 2017,” according to sources in the upstream supply chain. The new 9.7-inch iPad is predicted to enter mass production sometime in Q1 2017, while the 10.5-inch and 12.9-inch iPad models will begin production in Q2 of this year. All of the new iPads are […]

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Monitor your home’s electricity usage on your iPhone

In our world of the quantified self, Internet of Thing (IoT) and home automation I figured it would be trivial to find a way to monitor my home’s electricity usage remotely and in real-time (without having to unscrew the panel on my electricity panel.) Boy, was I wrong. I’m a diehard fan of Nest, Dropcam, Hue, Ring and […]

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Hardware iPhone Rumor

Rumor: Apple to incorporate facial and gesture recognition for next-gen iPhone

It’s a rumor, but there could be some truth to it. Cowen’s Timothy Arcuri has released a note stating that the next-gen iPhone will gain a front-facing sensor that will be used for both facial and gesture recognition. Arcuri informed the firm’s clients that the expected iPhone 8 will include a new 5.8-inch model with […]