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Previewing CarPlay in iOS 13: Light mode, new and improved apps, and more

Friday, June 14, 2019 9:42 amNo Comments

CarPlay in iOS 13 has several design changes that make the infotainment system feel more like the iPhone X and later. For example, the virtual Home button has been replaced…

How to use a virtual home button instead of the iPhone X’s gestures

Thursday, November 9, 2017 6:35 pmThursday, November 9, 20178 Comments

I’ve got no problem with the iPhone X’s new home indicator and its swiping gestures, but…

Video of app switching with Home button-free next-gen iPhone discovered in iOS 11 beta

Tuesday, August 22, 2017 9:59 amTuesday, August 22, 20175 Comments

Developer Guilherme Rambo has been on a roll over the last month, uncovering a host of new details…

Qualcomm working in-screen fingerprint reader demo ups confidence in Apple’s version for iPhone 8

Wednesday, June 28, 2017 1:11 pm7 Comments

Qualcomm has demonstrated a working under-display fingerprint reader…

Apple has been in talks with BOE which patented displays with integrated fingerprint recognition

Thursday, May 25, 2017 4:50 pmThursday, May 25, 20172 Comments

A new patent application from BOE was discovered that describes a display with integrated fingerprint authentication…

Apple patent reveals embedded Touch ID for fingerprint recognition anywhere on display

Tuesday, October 4, 2016 9:25 amTuesday, October 4, 20164 Comments

The fingerprint sensor is placed under the iPhone’s display and away from the Home button…

It’s way past time for every smartphone to be waterproof

Friday, September 2, 2016 2:30 pmFriday, September 2, 201611 Comments

Everyone has a story about the time they jumped into the pool with their phone in their pocket…

Good-bye, Home button? What iOS 10 reveals about the future of the iPhone

Tuesday, July 12, 2016 11:00 amTuesday, July 12, 20167 Comments

It seems every week we get a new rumor about the iPhone 7, but one thing we know for sure is that it was designed…

Apple granted key U.S patent for Touch ID fingerprint recognition integrated into Multi-Touch display

Wednesday, May 18, 2016 4:27 pmWednesday, May 18, 20166 Comments

Back in June 2015 that Apple acquired the majority of the fingerprint patent portfolio from Privaris…

Apple granted a waterproofing patent for liquid contact sensors

Tuesday, May 10, 2016 2:58 pmTuesday, May 10, 20165 Comments

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office officially published a series of 65 newly granted patents for Apple Inc. today…

Apple’s next-gen ‘iPhone 7’ to be waterproof, sources claim

Monday, May 2, 2016 10:56 amMonday, May 2, 201610 Comments

Despite rumors to the contrary, the iPhone 7 will be actually waterproof…

3D fingerprint sensors under Gorilla Glass may let Apple kill iPhone’s Home button

Tuesday, July 21, 2015 10:25 amTuesday, July 21, 201520 Comments

Apple’s Home button may be nearing extinction…

Apple working on eliminating the Home button on iPhone, iPad, sources say

Monday, June 22, 2015 12:00 pmMonday, June 22, 201526 Comments

Apple is internally developing touch and display driver integration…

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