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Rumor: Apple could offer upgraded front camera for all four iPhone 14 models expected this year

Per noted analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, all four iPhone 14 models that are expected to launch later this year will likely feature an upgraded front camera with both autofocus and a wider ƒ/1.9 aperture. The wider aperture would allow more light to pass through the lens and reach the front camera’s sensor on iPhone 14 models. […]

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Rumor: Apple’s AirPower Qi wireless charging pads to be released in September alongside next-gen iPhone models

The current rumor has it that Apple will release its AirPower charging padalongside the 2018 lineup of iPhones. According to sources close to the story, “technical hurdles” are the main reason why the AirPower Qi charging mat hasn’t been released yet. Apple engineers are also said to be dealing with bugs in firmware further holding […]

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Rumor: Apple to built biometric fingerprint sensor into more expensive iPhone 5S units

This is just about the last rumor before Apple hopefully unveils its long-awaited next-gen iPhone(s) today, so here we go. Per AppleInsider and the Wall Street Journal, sources close to the story last week stated that fingerprint scanners will be built into the “more expensive of two iPhones” Apple plans to announce at a media […]

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Rumor: iPhone 5 “silver ring” around Home button could be part of fingerprint reader system

You know that rumored cool “silver ring” that’s been rumored for the upcoming iPhone 5S handset? It might be part of a fingerprint sensor. Per AppleInsider and Fox News’ This Week in Tech, reporter Clayton Morris proposed the ring is merely aesthetic, possibly added so users can easily distinguish an iPhone that has a built-in […]

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Apple patent application explores idea of magnetic stand that could hold iPads in new ways, configurations

If you ever need to hang an iPad upside down, Apple may just have you covered. Per the United States Patent and Trademark Office and TechCrunch, a new patent application by Apple published this week describes a stand for the iPad that uses magnets to hold the Apple tablet in place. iPads already come with […]