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Rumor: iPhone 7 to feature 3D Touch, repositioned LCD flex cables

It looks like the iPhone 7 will feature a 3D Touch component as well as relocated LCD flex cables within its frame. Taiwanese web site Apple.club.tw has leaked images of what are thought to be the 3D Touch chip and flex cables, the images also suggesting the backlight assembly is designed for larger than a […]

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Hardware News Patents

Apple files patent for self-healing materials to be used in devices

This could potentially turn into something extremely cool and useful. An Apple patent application on Thursday suggests a method of portable device weatherproofing that buries sensitive electrical device contacts beneath a layer of self-healing elastomer, allowing connectors to penetrate without leaving lasting aesthetic or structural damage. The patent, entitled “Electronic device with hidden connector” details […]

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iOS News Software

Touchpress releases Molecules by Theodore Gray science application

It’s a sort of huge app – and it chews up more than 700 megabytes of space – but it’s also beautifully made and useful as anything. Touchpress has announced that its Molecules by Theodore Gray app, which was initially used by Steve Jobs to demonstrate the power of the iPad in 2010. Now, its […]

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Adobe releases Flex 4.5, Flash Builder 4.5, updates tools for building iOS apps

Sometimes the Hatfields and the McCoys can put their differences aside and get along where the iOS platform is concerned. Per the company’s official blog, Adobe this week released Flash Builder 4.5 and Flex 4.5, adding the ability to build and distribute iPhone, iPad and iPod touch applications on Apple’s official App Store. The new […]