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iPhone SE 4 may feature Dynamic Island
The upcoming iPhone SE is rumored to include a compelling set of features that could position it as the ideal iPhone for a large portion of…
Apple continues trying to embed Face ID beneath the display
Apple patents have previously revealed the company’s efforts to integrate Face ID within future iPhone displays. The primary obstacle…
OLED MacBook Pros reportedly won’t have notch
According to a recent report from Omdia, Apple is planning to eliminate the notch from its MacBook Pro lineup when the first MacBook Pro…
Apple’s morphing ‘Dynamic Island’ iPhone 14 Pro ‘pill’ is genius
Apple’s iPhone 14 Pro and flagship iPhone 14 Pro Max have done away with the “notch,” an inelegant kludge if there ever was one, and…
iPhone 14 Pro said to feature under-screen Face ID and hole-punch design
The iPhone 14 Pro models will feature a new hole-punch design that will continue to offer the TrueDepth Camera System, including Face ID…
Apple’s ‘iPhone 14 Pro’ and ‘iPhone 14 Pro Max’ said dump notch for punch-hole displays
Apple’s “iPhone 14 Pro” and “iPhone 14 Pro Max,” due in 2022 will reportedly dump the much-maligned notch in favor of punch-hole displays…
Apple’s ‘Scale to fit’ mode shrinks MacBook Pro display for notch-incompatible apps
Apple’s MacBook Pro comes with one niggling point of contention: The notch. Some apps don’t do well with it, so due to their questionable…
Apple to also mar MacBook Air with stupid notch in 2022
First Apple brought a stupid, rather pointless notch to the new 14- and 16-inch MacBook Pro models, now the MacBook Air will be marred, too…
Apple granted U.S. patent for in-display Face ID and Touch ID
With iPhone 14, Apple may be planning on removing the inelegant kludge (notch) as early as next year, with in-display Face ID …
Apple said to bring Face ID from iPhone to Mac and more
Apple is working on adding its Face ID facial recognition technology to all of its larger products, including Macs, the diminutive iPhone SE…
Apple ‘iPhone 13’ to feature 50% smaller Face ID scanner sensor
Apple is planning to reduce the size for its VCSEL chips used for 3D Face ID scanning by up to 50%. This would be used in “new iPhone…
‘iPhone 13 Pro Max’ dummy model shows noticeably smaller notch, larger camera lenses
A dummy model based on specifications of what’s expected of the “iPhone 13 Pro Max” has been shown with a noticeably smaller notch…
New photos show noticeably reduced iPhone 13 notch
More images of Apple’s redesigned and significantly reduced notch for this year’s upcoming iPhone 13 lineup. These photos include a useful…
Leaked ‘iPhone 13’ screen panel photo shows smaller notch
“iPhone 13” models are widely expected to feature a smaller notch. MacRumors today shares a first look at the potential refined design…
Ming-Chi Kuo: ‘iPhone 13’ to have smaller notch, larger batteries
The 2021 iPhones could include a smaller notch, increasing the phone’s usable screen space, according to a new note from Ming-Chi Kuo…
Apple preps in-screen Touch ID, 120Hz displays for 2021 iPhones
Apple is prepping Touch ID for next-gen iPhones that will keep Face ID, offering two biometric methods of unlocking iPhones, according…
Leaked image of ‘iPhone 12’ shows smaller notch, Home screen widgets
A new image appears to show a diagram of the “iPhone 12” with a notably reduced inelegant kludge (TrueDepth Camera system notch), while also showing…
Apple patent shows 2020 iPhone sans notch?
Next year seems to be a revolutionary year for Apple. Not only is the first iPhone 5G phone expected, the devices will also get a new design…
Apple testing 2020 iPhones with smaller notch, wider, more durable 5G antenna lines
Apple is reportedly testing different methods to create a smaller TrueDepth Camera system notch for 2020 iPhones while designing wider antenna lines to support 5G…
Judge: Nobody in America cares about pixel loss caused by iPhone notch, rounded corners
“There doesn’t seem to be anyone in America” who cares about the iPhone pixel count being down because of rounded edges and the notch, a California federal judge has declared…
Leaked image of next-gen iPhone prototype: No notch!
An image of a next-gen iPhone prototype that shows Apple doing away with the inelegant kludge…
Apple supplier AMS surges on first-quarter profit beat, upbeat outlook
Chipmaker AMS jumped 20 percent, to touch a near six-month high after it beat forecasts…
2019 iPhones could feature smaller notch thanks to new tech from Austrian Apple supplier AMS
Austrian Apple supplier AMS today announced the launch of new sensor technology…
Now that virtually every Android peddler has tried to copy the inelegant kludge, Apple is preparing to kill the notch
A new patent shows that Apple is actively working to kill the notch it created…
Apple’s first ad for iPhone Xs and iPhone Xs Max is a grand illusion, or is it a deception?
I watched it once. I watched it twice…
Motorola P30 comes under fire as ‘shameless rip’ of Apple’s flagship iPhone X
Can you spot the difference?
Case maker Olixar expects iPhone SE 2 to have a iPhone X-like notch
Apple’s second-generation iPhone SE could feature an iPhone X-esque design with a notch…
I bought the iPhone X six months ago, here’s what I think about it now
I reviewed the iPhone X for CNBC on Oct. 31 and then bought one when it hit store shelves on three days later…
Apple said to be working on ditching the notch in future-gen iPhone displays
Apple decided to get rid of ‘notch’ design…
Google’s next Android version to mimic Apple’s iPhone X notch
Google is working on an overhaul of its Android mobile software for a new generation of smartphones…
KGI’s Ming-Chi Kuo lowers iPhone X estimates; blames notch, among other things
Ming-Chi Kuo claims that iPhone X shipments are not as strong as many believe…
Terry White reviews Apple’s iPhone X: Worth the wait
The iPhone X is a new design from the ground up. It has all the latest and greatest tech…
TechCrunch reviews Apple’s iPhone X: ‘Like using the future of smartphones, today’
Four phones and three years ago, I took the first iPhones to ‘go big’ to the ‘happiest place on earth’ for a road test…
How annoying is the iPhone X notch
People have already expressed dissatisfaction with the notch on the iPhone X…
Apple’s bizarre iPhone X launch
We’re still a couple of days away from delivery of the first iPhone X…
Tim Bajarin’s first impression of Apple’s iPhone X: Face ID worked flawlessly
There have been a lot of questions about the accuracy of Apple’s Face ID…
The Verge reviews Apple’s iPhone X: Clearly the best iPhone ever made, despite being marred by its ugly notch
Of course, there’s the notch in the display. It’s ugly. Unfortunately, the top of the display is marred by that notch…
Above Avalon’s first impressions of Apple’s iPhone X: ‘An entirely new iPhone experience’
Using iPhone X is the closet thing to using an iPhone from an alternative universe…
Apple reminds developers to design around iPhone X’s notch
Ahead of the release of the iPhone X in less than a week, Apple has reminded developers…
iPhone 8’s new dock, multitasking interface, and more
What the iOS 11 iPhone dock would look like and how the gestures could be used for multitasking…
Apple embraces that ugly notched cutout in OLED ‘iPhone’s display
Apple’s next-gen iPhone’s overall size will be similar to that of the iPhone 7, but it will include…
