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Initial plastic molds of first-gen iPod prototypes shown

This in inarguably cool. Author, investor, and all-around tinkerer Tony Fadell has posted an extremely cool tweet showing the prototypes for the first iPods, which were printed around May or June of 2001. The units were 3D-printed and offered an idea as to what the engineers could expect to work with and what the users […]

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Intel’s 12th-gen chips unable to play 4K Blu-ray content, SGX feature cited

This is a bit strange. According to a discovery by Bleeping Computer, Intel’s 12th-gen chips don’t support Software Guard Extension (SGX), meaning the chips are unable to play Blu-ray disks in 4K resolution. An explanation was offered via Intel’s website: There is tremendous opportunity for application and solution developers to take charge of their data […]

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Rumor: Third-gen iPhone SE thought to be entering trial production stage, could see launch in early 2022

Trial production of the third-generation iPhone SE is rumored to be underway in the near future as Apple’s suppliers and supply chain prepare to mass produce the updated handset ahead of an early 2022 launch. According to MyDrivers, trial production, a stage in the supply chain ahead of when the device is mass produced, is […]

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Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 chip features anti-spoofing technology

Snapdragon’s latest chip could help prevent spoofing and privacy invasion. Per an article from PCMag, the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 chip features anti-spoofing technology to help protect against Stingray and spoofing attacks: Spoof cell sites can now be run on small, widely available boxes that pass bad data and phishing messages, Qualcomm said at its […]

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Apple releases tvOS 14.2 update for fourth-gen, fifth-get Apple TV units

This might be helpful. Apple has released its tvOS 14.2 for the fourth and fifth generations of its Apple TV set top box. The release notes are generic, and only cite “general performance and stability improvements.” As always, you can install the update by going to System > Software Update. If you’ve had a chance to […]