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Watch The Magic Behind How Apple Anodizes Aluminum For Its Products

If you've ever wondered how Apple gets color into their aluminum products, or if you just enjoy science and engineering, then check out this video by Bill Hammack the Engineer Guy. As many know, Apple uses an anodized aluminum finish on many of its products to keep them from corroding and to also provide a...

Next iPhone May Have A Camera With Multiple Focus Zones

In another Apple patent application, plans show that future iOS device cameras may allow users to select two or more areas on an image to focus or apply settings on. As noted in the patent document, the patent was originally applied for in 2010 and describes the ability for a user to tap-to-focus an area...

RIM & Motorola Submit Compromise Design For nano-SIM Card

This week Motorola and RIM submitted a new and compromise design for a nano-SIM card. The design is based on a concept earlier submitted by Apple. The new design is similar to Apple's original proposal, but with a new notch on one side to make space for what RIM calls a "push-push" mechanism. The name...

Apple Creates Hybrid Business & Gift Card System In Latest Patents

In its latest round of patent approvals, it seems that Apple has invented a hybrid business/gift card system. The idea serves to improve the method in which company representatives exchange business cards at trade shows or events. Aside from having standard business information on the front of the card, the back of the card would feature...

Will Apple Release A Steering Wheel Remote Control For iOS Devices?

As reported by PatentlyApple, the US Patent and Trademark Office published an interesting patent for Apple that reveals a new wireless remote for a vehicle's steering wheel. Taking cues from the iPod click wheel, but offering touch-sensitivity, the remote wirelessly controls an iOS device that is in a vehicle. With many laws now forbidding the...

Foxconn: CEO Did Not Confirm Apple Television

Following the widespread report that Foxconn CEO Terry Gou confirmed that an Apple Television was in preparations, the company has now clarified its position to state that the reports were not accurate. The story originated from Chinese news site ChinaDaily that had originally reported that Foxconn was making preparations for an Apple Television set. In...

Ultra-thin 2012 15″ MacBook Pro To Feature Retina Display & USB 3 [Update]

Update 1: Bloomberg reports thinner MacBook Pros will be announced at WWDC: Apple Inc. (AAPL) is preparing a new lineup of thinner MacBook laptops running on more powerful chips made by Intel Corp. (INTC), people with knowledge of the plans said. The MacBook Pro machines, to be unveiled at Apple’s annual developers conference starting June 11, also...

Foxconn Chairman Confirms Preparations For Apple’s Rumored Television

A report from China Daily reveals that Foxconn chairman Terry Gou addressed the topic of Apple's rumored television yesterday during a news conference in Shanghai. According to the report, Foxconn is actively making preparations for Apple's upcoming television, further leveraging its partnership with Sharp to push LCD display technology. The report also reveals that the...

AppleTV 5.0.1 Software Update Now Available

This afternoon Apple released a new software update, 5.0.1, for the second (2010) and third (2012) generation AppleTV. The update is minor and focuses on iTunes previews, AirPlay fixes, Netflix, and overall stability.  Apple TV Software Update 5.0.1 iTunes previews - Previews for movies and TV shows from the iTunes Store can now be viewed...

Digitimes: Cheaper Macbook Air Worth US $799 To Be Released Later This Year

In a recent publication, Digitimes has claimed that in order to combat the upcoming second-generation ultrabooks, Apple might introduce a cheaper MacBook Air which should cost around US $799 by Q3 of 2012. The report also points out that Intel is pushing manufacturers to produce ultra-thin notebook PCs and is aiming to have them priced at US $699 by...