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Researchers, hackers, using rare dev-fused iPhones to study iOS security features

In the realm of “cool things that are cool,” an article on Motherboard notes how hackers and security researchers use “dev-fused” iPhones to bypass Apple’s protections and security features to help discover vulnerabilities and sensitive information. The dev-fused iPhones themselves are rate and have not finished the production process via Apple, making them akin to […]

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Chinese retailers cut iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max handsets prices for the second time in 2019

A number of iPhone models were just made that much cheaper to buy in China. A number of online retailers in China have discounted the iPhone XS and iPhone XS Max in China this week. The discounts go as high as 1,700 yuan (US$253) off their official price. Suning.com took 1,000 yuan ($149) of the price […]

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Apple Store Genius Bars, Apple Authorized Service Professionals now accepting iPhone with third-party battery replacements

If you received an iPhone battery repair from a repair shop, it’s now eligible for repairs at both Apple Store Genius Bars and Apple Authorized Service providers. Prior to this, both Genius Bars and Apple Authorized Service Providers were instructed to deny repairs for third-party iPhone batteries. As of now, if the repair isn’t related […]

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Samsung offers foldable display technology to companies such as Google and Apple

Following the launch of the Samsung Galaxy fold and given the new hype around smartphones with foldable phones, Samsung has apparently provided sample units to both Apple and Google. According to the industry on the 27th, Samsung Display made a set of foldable display and delivered it to Apple. This set, which is actually powered […]

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Verizon working on 5G network, claims networks will be operational in 30 U.S. cities by end of 2019

Verizon’s 5G is underway. The company on Thursday stated that it’s working on deploying 5G networks, in one form or another, to 30 U.S. cities by the end of 2019. This serves as a hint that 5G technology won’t appear in iPhone handsets until 2020. “It’s just gonna be a total different experience in speed […]