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Foxconn brings in 10,000 robots to assist with iPhone 6 assembly

When in doubt, bring in 10,000 robots to help. Per The Mac Observer and IT Home, Hon Hai subsidiary Foxconn, the company that builds iPhones for Apple, is installing 10,000 robots on its assembly lines and plans to have them operational in time to build the iPhone 6. News of the robotic assembly line comes […]

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Purported iPhone 6 front panel video emerges, shows unit successfully enduring extreme abuse

You’re going to like the iPhone 6’s front glass component. Per AppleInsider, hours after a video purportedly revealed Apple’s rumored sapphire crystal “iPhone 6” display on Monday, a short film hit the Web, this time putting the supposed part through a battery of torture tests that included knives, keys and extreme bending. Uploaded to YouTube […]

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TSA to require closer look at cell phones, notebooks on U.S.-bound flights, targets Apple and Samsung models

The TSA’s going to want to take a closer look at your iPhone and notebooks on U.S.-bound flights. Per NBC News, The Transportation Security Administration will not allow cellphones or other electronic devices on U.S.-bound planes at some overseas airports if the devices are not charged and functional. The new measure is part of the […]

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Apple hires Tag Heuer’s Patrick Pruniaux, could see boost for iWatch or retail ends

This could help with either the retail or the iWatch ends… Per The Mac Observer, Apple has brought on Patrick Pruniaux, the former vice president of Swiss watch maker Tag Heuer. Pruniaux’s first day on the job is Monday, albeit his current duties – and possible role on Apple’s much-anticipated iWatch project – have yet […]

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Rumor: Apple to incorporate thinner, higher capacity batteries into upcoming iPhone 6 models

The next-gen iPhone’s battery could last that much longer. Per Chinese web site IT168, Apple may be incorporating a 1,000 mAh battery in its upcoming 4.7-inch iPhone 6 model and a 2,500 mAh battery in the 5.5-inch model. The end result could be a battery with a larger capacity, an increase of 60 percent from […]