If you’re a fan of the color purple and iPhones, you’re going to like this. The rumor mill has it that Apple will offer a purple color option for the forthcoming iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Pro. It may even use the same layering of metallic ceramics found on the Sierra Blue iPhone 13 Pro. […]
Natural disasters are never good for the global supply chain. Over in Japan, a 7.4 magnitude tremor shut down a good portion of the nation’s manufacturing on Thursday. Included in these closures is Murata, which produces ceramic capacitors for Apple. The earthquake claimed four lives and caused 97 injuries. Company Murata, which is located in […]
A recently published patent shows how Apple could be working to develop technology that could allow virtually invisible input areas that can display information to a user while replacing physical buttons or controls on its products. On Tuesday, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office granted patent number 11,237,655, covering a “concealable input region for an […]
This could lead to something impressive. A recently-released patent, entitled “Electronic devices having keys with coherent fiber bundles,” indicates that Apple is currently researching keyboards with small displays on the keys that are capable of dynamically changing the label on each key. The patent was granted to Apple by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office […]
As cool as the iPhone 12 may be, it could be more expensive to repair than the iPhone 11. While the screen repair costs are unchanged between the iPhone 11 Pro and the iPhone 12 Pro, this will still run you $279 for an out-of-warranty repair. If you have AppleCare+ coverage, cost there is also […]