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Rumor: Apple looking into waterproof materials, antenna-concealing design for iPhone 7

If this is true, it could definitely help where your next-gen iPhone is concerned. A new rumor has it that Catcher Technologies will help supply chassis components for upcoming iPhones said to be both waterproof and use “new compound materials” to conceal their antennas, according to a new rumor. Catcher is said to be likely […]

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iFixit posts teardown of Smart Keyboard, finds interesting switches, conductive fabric among components

The extremely cool cats at iFixit tore into Apple’s new Smart Keyboard recently and found some interesting stuff inside. The teardown, which was published today, reports that Apple used a conductive fabric as well as a key design borrowed from the 12-inch Retina MacBook. The device uses multiple layers of fabric and plastic to keep […]