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iFixit posts iPhone 11 teardown, notes double-decker logic board, lack of bilateral wireless charging function, single-cell battery, and other new features

The coolest of cats at iFixit have finished their iPhone 11 teardown to discover evidence of a double-decker logic board, as well as two rear cameras inside a casing that’s pretty similar to the iPhone XR handset. At present, there seems to be little sign of a bilateral wireless charging function. Like its predecessor, the […]

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Parcels – Track Your Packages app apparently creates botnet, violates user privacy

And now there’s a parcel tracking app that works to track everything else around it. The app, entitled “Parcels – Track Your Packages”, currently holds a 4.7-star rating in the App Store and is distributed by Russian developer Pavel Tisunov. It’s free with an optional subscription of $3.49/year or $0.99/month. The same app is also […]

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Apple Music Fun News

Spotify hits 70 million subscribers, Apple posts subscriber base of 30 million

There’s no doubt that streaming works. In this case, Spotify has just hit the 70 million subscriber mark while Apple Music currently has 30 million subscribers. Spotify shared its 70 million subscriber milestone on Twitter saying, “Hello 70 million subscribers.”

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Apple TV Hardware Rumor

Rumor: Signs of fifth-gen Apple TV noted in developer logs, new unit thought to feature faster processor, 4K streaming support

The first network traffic from what seems to be a fifth-generation Apple TV capable of streaming 4K video has been captured in developer logs. The device is said to be codenamed “J105” and could launch as soon as this year. Firi Games, the developers behind arcade games Phoenix HD and Phoenix II, stated they have […]

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Officials look into Friday’s Mirai-based DDoS, cite Apple’s HomeKit security protocol

Following up on the large-scale distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack on Friday that temporarily took down large chunks of the Internet, it looks like Apple’s controversial “walled garden” approach to its HomeKit devices may have worked out. As detailed in recent reports, the attack, which also targeted unprotected “Internet of Things” (IoT) devices, focused […]