iPhone

[caption id="attachment_387925" align="aligncenter" width="1560"] Image: Apple[/caption] In this week’s edition of his Power On newsletter, Bloomberg‘s Mark Gurman followed up on his earlier report about Apple's plans to ditch displays from suppliers like Samsung and LG in favour of its own microLED screens. "After about six years of development, Apple is nearing the launch of perhaps one of...

Tech YouTuber Marques “MKBHD” Brownlee on Thursday published a video explaining why iPhones keep losing his annual "blind" smartphone camera tests. MKBHD last week gave the iPhone 14 Pro his "best camera" award for 2022, even though Apple's flagship iPhone placed seventh (out of 15 phones) in his more scientific, blind voting-based competition for 2022...

Apple CEO Tim Cook has revealed the company has been using Sony camera sensors in the iPhone for well over a decade, in what seemingly has been the first time this has been acknowledged by the Cupertino company. “We’ve been partnering with Sony for over a decade to create the world’s leading camera sensors for […]

Apple has decided to source NAND flash memory chips for iPhones from Samsung Electronics after it had to scrap plans to buy from Chinese chipmaker Yangtze Memory Technologies (YMTC) last month due to U.S. trade restrictions, according to a report from DigiTimes (via MacRumors). Samsung is a market leader in the NAND flash space, producing some...

A group have modders have taken it upon themselves to create a functional foldable iPhone. Beating Apple to create their own, a China-based group known as The Aesthetics of Science and Technology (AST) says they have successfully created a foldable iPhone via mods, via Engadget. In a YouTube video published by the group, the functional...

Telegram has rolled out a new update on iPhone and iPad, introducing long-requested features. As outlined by the popular messaging app, the new update brings topics in groups. video transcription, dark mode, new emojis, and much more. First off, Telegram's topics can be enabled within groups with more than 200 members. The platform wants to...

Last fall it was reported Apple was set to start using its own 5G modems instead of chips from Qualcomm for its iPhone. Many analysts expected Apple to adopt its own 5G modem chips for iPhone starting in 2023. However, after Qualcomm announced its fourth quarter earnings on Wednesday after the bell, it now appears […]

Foxconn employees are reportedly walking out en masse following the latest COVID-19 outbreak at the Zhengzhou, China facility. Recently, Foxconn confirmed that it is facing its latest COVID-19 outbreak. At the time, the company did not state specific numbers of those affected. However, Foxconn did state that it was able to maintain normal production at...

Greg "Joz" Joswiak, Apple's Senior Vice President of Worldwide Marketing, confirmed on Tuesday that the company will adopt USB-C on the iPhone to comply with new European Union (EU) rules mandating a common charger on all smartphones (and more) — reports Bloomberg. Joz and Craig Federighi, the tech giant's Senior Vice President of Software Engineering, sat...

The European Council on Monday rendered its "final approval" for new European Union (EU) legislation that will force USB-C adoption on most devices from technology companies — most notably Apple, which has held out on iPhones and AirPods while transitioning the rest of its product portfolio to the almost-universal standard. It looks like the days...

The European Parliament has successfully voted on a proposal that sees the enforcement of USB-C adoption. As such, consumer electronic devices such as smartphones and wireless headphones are required to implement USB-C charging ports by the end of 2024. Therefore, Apple is forced to transition away from its Lightning connectivity in both its iPhone and...

Following the successful launch of the Kishi V2 mobile gaming controller for Android, Razer is launching its iPhone model. The device promises to deliver console-like controls on a wide variety of iPhones both contemporary and from generations prior. The Kishi V2 was first revealed earlier in July. It’s the second generation of Razer’s now-popular mobile...