Last month engineering student Ken Pillonel introduced the world to what may be the first fully functional iPhone featuring a USB-C port, after replacing the Lightning port on an iPhone X with a USB-C port. Now Pillonel has released open source instructions and files for folks that want to try this at home, as well […]
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Bloomberg: Apple hopes to launch AirPower wireless charger by September
The iPhone X is Apple’s first smartphone to support wireless charging… but Apple doesn’t make a wireless charger for it yet, so the company has been selling third-party chargers since the iPhone X launched last year. When the company unveiled the phone last September, Apple also noted that it was working on a new wireless […]
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If Apple drops the notch in 2019, will Android phone makers follow suit?
Nearly a dozen new Android phones with camera cut-outs in their otherwise nearly full-screen displays debuted at Mobile World Congress last month. Rumor has it LG’s next flagship will also have a camera “notch.” And Google has officially added support for displays with cutouts to Android P. While the first modern smartphone with a notch was […]
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Some iPhone X units develop a bright green line on the display
Apple’s newest smartphone sells for $1000 and up, but for the most part reviewers seem to like the iPhone X. It’s the first Apple phone with a nearly bezel-less design, the first with the new “True Depth” camera system for Face ID, and the first without a home button. But some iPhone X users are […]
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Leaving home (buttons) behind: Apple may bring Face ID to iPads
The iPhone X may be Apple’s first iOS device without a home button. But it probably won’t be the last. Bloomberg reports that Apple is working on a next-gen iPad that borrows some design elements from the iPhone X, including slim bezels and a Face ID camera system that will replace the fingerprint sensor and […]
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Apple iPhone X gets the iFixit teardown treatment on day 1
Apple’s new $1000 phone is available starting today. Folks who ordered online, camped out in line, or just showed up at stores are starting to get used to unlocking their phones by looking at the big cut-out section in the top of the display. But as tradition dictates, the folks at online repair shop iFixit […]
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Report: Face ID manufacturing troubles could affect iPhone X shipments
Apple’s iPhone X will hit the streets next Friday. It’s the most expensive iPhone to date, and it has some of the most advanced technology. While many of the specs are the same as for the recently released iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus, the iPhone X has slimmer bezels and instead of a fingerprint […]
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TENAA reveals iPhone X battery, RAM specs
Apple likes to talk about some of the specs in its phones and tablets: the iPhone 8, 8 Plus, and X all have a brand new A11 Bionic processor which is widely regarded as the most powerful smartphone chip on the market to date. But when it comes to other specs, Apple usually skips them […]
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$100 Goophone X copies the iPhone X look (and not much else)
Why spend $999 on an iPhone X when you can pick up a knockoff for 1/10th the price? Because the knockoff is a pretty lousy phone, that’s why. But at least the Goophone XÂ looks a lot like Apple’s pricey new smartphone. Just a day after Apple announced its new high-end phone, DHgate is taking orders […]
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Apple’s new phones are playing catch up, but that’s a good thing
Apple’s phones have a reputation for featuring some of the fastest mobile processors around, some of the best smartphone cameras, and sturdy construction. The original iPhone was also the first major smartphone to feature a finger-friendly capacitive touchscreen that changed the way we interact with phones. But for the past few years, Apple’s been playing […]