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  1. Maura

    John Gruber: Apple Will Not Use “7s” Name for New iPhones

    Responding to a recent story from 9to5 Mac about the dummy iPhone 7s Plus photos that were recently posted by Apple leaker Sonny Dickson, Daring Fireball’s John Gruber had this to say about the dummy images and, in particular, about the naming of Apple’s two new non-OLED iPhones: Gruber went...
  2. Maura

    iPhone 8 Facial Recognition Tech Will Support Payments and Multiple Face Recognition

    MacRumors reports that developer Guilherme Rambo has found details in the leaked HomePod firmware that points to several until-now undisclosed features of the iPhone 8’s new facial recognition tech. According to Rambo, the iPhone 8’s facial recognition system is sophisticated enough to support...
  3. Maura

    iPhone 8 Virtual Home Button Details Revealed Via HomePod Firmware Leak

    BGR writes that developer Steven Troughton-Smith has found details about the iPhone 8’s virtual home button when digging around in the recently leaked HomePod firmware. Troughton-Smith has been doing amazing work uncovering secrets about the forthcoming iPhone 8 from the firmware code, and these...
  4. Maura

    All Three New iPhone Models Said to Have Entered Mass Production State

    AppleInsider has some fantastic news today for everyone waiting for the new iPhone lineup, with DigiTimes reporting that according to its sources, mass production is already underway on all three new iPhones, despite other recent rumours that claimed that iPhone 8 mass production would not start...
  5. Maura

    Yet More Alleged iPhone 8 Images Leak

    With the launch of the new iPhone line-up getting ever closer by the day, more and more images are starting to leak, some of which are genuine, some of which are more than likely fake, but until Apple actually makes an official announcement we’ve got no way of knowing which is which. Today is a...
  6. Maura

    Analyst Says all Three New iPhones to Launch in September in Just Three Colours

    MacRumors reports that well-connected KGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo has told investors today that Apple will be launching all three forthcoming iPhones at the same time in September, despite previous rumours that the iPhone 8 would be delayed. Kuo also said that the phones would be...
  7. Maura

    Supposed iPhone 8 Front Assembly and New Copper Gold Variant Photos Leak

    BGR writes that images leaked on Chinese micro blogging site Weibo claim to show the front assembly of Apple’s forthcoming iPhone 8, including the OLED display, digitizer, and glass casing. The images look very much like what we’ve seen in dummies and renders of the new phone, including the...
  8. Maura

    HomePod Firmware Reveals That iPhone 8 Can Scan Your Face When Lying Flat

    MacRumors reports today that yet more information about the forthcoming iPhone 8 has been discovered by iHelp BR in the leaked HomePod firmware. According to iHelp BR, code in the firmware referring to “Pearl,” which is the Apple codename for the iPhone 8 facial recognition feature, also has...
  9. Maura

    New Leaked iPhone 7s Dummy Images Point to Wireless Charging

    BGR writes that newly leaked images of what are claimed to be dummy iPhone 7s and iPhone 7s Plus models show the phone having a glass back, indicating that it will have wireless charging capabilities. While we are used to seeing many, many dummy versions of the forthcoming iPhone 8, these are...
  10. Maura

    Touch ID Will Not be Embedded in iPhone 8 OLED Display According to Top Analyst

    It was rumoured up until very recently that Apple was still trying to decide whether or not to embed the Touch ID sensor in the iPhone 8 OLED display. Last week’s HomePod firmware leak all but confirmed that this would not be the case, and that Apple intended to use 3D facial recognition rather...
  11. Maura

    Alleged iPhone 8 Foxconn Production Images Leak Showing Wireless Charging

    Noted leaker Benjamin Geskin has today published yet more photos of what is said to be the iPhone 8, or at least part of the iPhone 8, according to 9to5 Mac. The latest images, which originated on Chinese social media, show what is purported to be the iPhone 8 charging coil, stacked main board...
  12. Maura

    HomePod Firmware Reveals Both Front and Back iPhone 8 Cameras to Have 4K Video at 60 FPS

    9to5 Mac reports that yet more information about the iPhone 8 has been found hidden within the HomePod firmware, this time by Portuguese news site iHelp. According to the website, code found in the firmware points to the iPhone 8’s front and back cameras both having support for 4K video at 60...
  13. Maura

    Samsung OLED iPhone Production Lines Hit Full Capacity

    The new iPhone gets ever closer, with 9to5 Mac reporting today that seven of Samsung’s OLED production lines have now reached full capacity manufacturing displays for the new phone. The original report from Korea’s ETNews, said that full-scale production is set to start later this month, with...
  14. Maura

    HomePod Firmware Reveals Possible SmartCam and Apple Pay Face ID Features

    The HomePod firmware continues to give up the goodies in terms of secrets about the forthcoming iPhone 8. 9to5 Mac reports that Guilherme Rambo has discovered evidence that the phone will support a new SmartCam scene-selection feature, with the code showing that the new camera app may use...
  15. Maura

    HomePod Firmware Reveals iPhone 8 Will Have Infrared Facial Detection and No Touch ID

    The HomePod firmware continues to reveal more juicy details about the forthcoming iPhone 8, with MacRumors reporting today on yet more secrets uncovered in the code by developer Steven Troughton-Smith. Most importantly, Troughton-Smith has seen no information whatsoever that might point to the...
  16. Maura

    HomePod Firmware Mentions iPhone 8’s Facial Recognition Capabilities

    As hard as Apple tries to keep details of the forthcoming iPhone 8 under wraps, there’s always someone resourceful enough to manage to unearth secrets in the strangest places. Over the weekend it was reported that developer Steven Troughton-Smith had found details about the HomePod’s LED matrix...
  17. Maura

    Supposed First Pictures of iPhone 8 Leak Online

    Slashleaks has posted pictures of what is claimed to be a fully assembled iPhone 8 pictured in German customs. The original source of the pictures appears to be a Turkish website. When translated using Google, the headline says “Customs Police Catch Fugitive iPhone 8,” and in the main body of...
  18. Maura

    Apple Said to be Paying LG $2.7 Billion for OLED iPhone Display Production Line

    Earlier in the month reports surfaced that Apple was looking to invest heavily in LG’s OLED production lines in order to secure them exclusively for iPhone screens. Now, more details have emerged about the deal, thanks to a new report from Korea Economic Daily via 9to5 Mac. According to the...
  19. Maura

    Supposed Page From iPhone 8 User Guide Leaks

    BGR writes that an image has appeared on Chinese microblogging site Weibo, via Slashleaks, that is claimed to be of one page from the user guide for the forthcoming iPhone 8. The image shows a diagram of the front of the phone, and shows how to remove the SIM tray. If genuine, this could...
  20. Maura

    Leaked iPhone 8 Benchmarks Outperform all Android Phones

    BGR writes that a leaker known as “Ice Universe,” who has been accurate with information before, has tweeted out what looks very much like preliminary benchmarks for the forthcoming iPhone 8, saying “Apple A11 Geekbench4, 4600, 8500 and 4300,7000. This is two different clock frequencies, and the...
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