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Hardware hack for San Bernadino iPhone 5c possible but risky

The data onboard the iPhone 5c at the heart of the decryption/unlocking scandal could be accessible via a hardware technique. This hardware technique, apparently, isn’t for the faint of heart. In recent days, the American Civil Liberties Union’s technology fellow and former NSA contractor Edward Snowden have suggested a method that would let investigators repeatedly […]

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Samsung announces 256GB flash chips, could point the way towards increased storage for next-gen iPhones

This could turn into something really cool. Samsung announced on Thursday that it’s now mass producing 256GB embedded flash memory chips for smartphones and other devices. The new memory chips are smaller than a microSD card and can pack up to 256GB thanks to Samsung’s V-Nand technology. Based on the Universal Flash Storage (UFS) 2.0 […]

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Leaked iPad Air 3 casing images hint at Smart Connector, new camera layout, additional speakers

It’s the leaks that keep things interesting. Asian Mac site Macotakara recently found an image of what could be the iPad Air 3 casing. The leaked case design suggests some of the potential new design changes that the iPad Air 3 could feature when it launches to the public. The leaked image shows what appears […]

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Adobe renames “Flash Professional CC” to “Animate CC”, begins to veer away from Flash towards HTML5

One of Steve Jobs’ wishes finally came true as Adobe begins to veer away from Flash and adopt HTML5. Adobe has announced plans to rebrand its Flash Professional CC software as Animate CC to acknowledge a growing shift away from Flash. The company explained than a third of content created in Flash Pro CC uses […]

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iFixit completes teardown of iPad Air, posts findings

Without question or delay, the coolest of felines over at iFixit tore the new iPad Pro down and posted the results. And there’s some pretty cool stuff in there. The teardown process found the following components within the unit: – A 38.8 watt-hour battery split into two cells. – Four self-balancing speakers with accompanying enclosures.