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Rumor: Apple tasking 1,000+ engineers on augmented reality project that could launch with iPhone 8

When you task more than 1,000 engineers towards something, odds are it’ll get done. A UBS research note states that Apple is believed to have more than 1,000 engineers working on an augmented reality project, and that the company’s first AR offering may be seen in the iPhone 8. A group of sources has stated […]

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Samsung completes internal investigation, finds battery issues caused Galaxy Note 7 overheating/fires

Samsung has completed its internal investigation and has noted that the battery- and not any faults in software or other hardware – was to blame for the fires that led to the recall and ultimate cancellation of the Galaxy Note 7. The company was able to successfully reproduce the fires during the course of its […]

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Komplex trojan surfaces for macOS, thought to exploit vulnerability in MacKeeper antivirus software

Yet another chunk of malware for OS X/macOS to worry about. Security researchers at Palo Alto Networks have identified a new trojan known as “Komplex”, which can download, execute, and delete files from an infected Mac. Interestingly, the Trojan will also save a PDF document to the infected system concerning the Russian space program. The […]

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Apple leases additional office space, expands to Sunnyvale, San Jose

The Apple expansion continues. In recent weeks, it’s been discovered that Apple has leased another major project in Sunnyvale — a two-building, 215,000-square foot office park that’s wrapping up construction at North Mathilda Ave. and W. Maude Ave. The project, from Christensen Holdings, is in a business district that’s already thick with Apple outposts. This […]

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Intel announces Core M “Broadwell” processors, could pave way to thinner MacBook Air notebooks

Your MacBook Air could get even thinner. Which is impressive, as the current models are seriously thin already. Per iMore and Engadget, Intel on Monday announced a new family of Core M “Broadwell” processors, which could possibly cut down even further on power consumption via improved cooling solutions. Presenting the new chips at Computex, Intel […]