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Apple patent proposes mapping a user’s veins to overcome “evil twin” hurdle

This could be interesting. A recently published Apple patent entitled “Vein matching for difficult biometric authentication cases” shows that Apple may be looking to improve its Face ID and other visual-based biometric systems by taking advantage of the unique and hard to copy patterns of veins that reside under the skin. If successful, this could resolve […]

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Function101 announces $30 Apple TV Remote alternative to be released later this month

If you love your Apple TV, but have been driven to the edge of madness by its remote, there’s now an alternative. When Apple unveiled its Siri-equipped Apple TV Remote with touch surface in 2015 alongside the fourth-generation Apple TV, its controller became synonymous with frustration for some of its user base. As of 2019, […]

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Rumor: Apple could offer single-band 5G support for some 2021 “iPhone 13” models

The conversion to full-on 5G could take some time. Apple’s 2021 “iPhone 13” handset may not offer support for both high-band and low-band 5G connectivity, the future models potentially shipping with compatibility for either the extremely fast mmWave or the more resilient sub-6GHz spectrum.  It’s largely believed that Apple’s upcoming 2020 model iPhone models will […]

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Mario Kart Tour adds long-awaited landscape play mode

If you’re a Nintendo geek, you’re going to like this. After almost a year, Mario Kart Tour for iOS and Android has added a landscape mode. Nintendo revealed the update in the following video, and the game has long-topped the iOS download charts. Mario Kart Tour is available for free and requires iOS 10.0 or […]

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Apple to hold Q3 2020 financial conference call on Thursday, July 30th

Apple will announce its Q3 2020 financial results on Thursday, July 30, starting at 14:00 Pacific (17:00 ET). The highly anticipated event will illustrate how well Apple has weathered the coronavirus pandemic. For the first time in over two decades, Apple did not issue any guidance for its forthcoming Q3 results. Traditionally, it issues such […]