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Here’s what photos from a dual-camera iPhone 7 might look like

If the pictures “Shot on the iPhone 6” was impressive, a dual-camera iPhone 7 could have the photography world again licking its chops. Just how much further the technical quality could go with smartphone images is a future found in the work of an Israeli company called LinX Imaging, which happened to get purchased by […]

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How to make any picture a Live Wallpaper on iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus

The iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus come with the option to make any Live Photo you take a Live Wallaper on your iPhone’s Lock screen. However, if you have still images in your Camera Roll you’d like to make live, here’s how to turn any photo into a Live Wallpaper on iPhone: There are […]

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London asked Apple to sponsor Garden Bridge

London Mayor Boris Johnson asked Apple to help him build the city’s controversial Garden Bridge, according to a report that reveals the politician flew to Cupertino in February of 2013 to pitch the company on becoming the project’s corporate sponsor. Apple executives met with the mayor to hear about the ambitious pedestrian bridge project that […]

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Why doesn’t the iPhone have wireless charging already?

Apple is finally working to bring wireless charging to iPhone, according to a recent report, but we’ll have to wait until 2017 to get it. Why? Because Apple doesn’t think the wireless charging standards we already have are good enough. Instead, the company is said to be developing a long-range alternative that means you won’t need to […]

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Apple has secret team of hundreds building VR headsets

Apple isn’t sitting idly on the sidelines when it comes to Virtual Reality. The company hasn’t shown much interest in entering the VR market to take on Facebook, Sony, Google, HTC, and Samsung, but according to a new report, Apple has secretly formed a huge team of experts that are exploring product ideas. The secret […]

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Panicking investors are missing a crucial Apple metric

Apple soothsayers have been predicting doom and gloom for the iPhone-maker ever since Tim Cook dropped the company’s Q1 2016 earnings. iPhone sales are projected to decline. The iPad is still struggling. And even the Mac is taking a drop. This is the end for Apple according to some Wall Street crazies, but they’re missing […]

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Bluetooth wall plug makes any outlet smart

Lust List: Smart Outlet by Nyrius I just walked into my living room and the lamp came on, welcoming me in from a cold, dark morning at the gym. When I leave for lunch later, it’ll turn itself off. The home of the future is here, and it’s easier than ever to create with the […]

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Apple TV news app keeps you plugged in from the couch

Watchup wants to replace standard TV news with a personalized multi-channel news aggregator that runs right on your Apple TV. The developer promises that you’ll get a customized, on-demand news app right on your big TV, letting you lean back and learn what’s happening in the world. All that without a cable subscription; sounds pretty […]

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Major U.S. banks aim at killing ATM cards

One day, your iPhone or Apple Watch could actually start dispensing money. It’ll be your own money coming out of an ATM, but it’s still cool. Officials at Bank of America and Wells Fargo have dropped hints that they have their eyes on incorporating Apple Pay into near-field-communication-equipped teller machines. Neither company is prepared to […]

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Skip the calculator and use iOS Spotlight for all your math needs

If you’ve got a quick bit of math to figure out on the go, why bother tapping into the Calculator app, which you’ve probably got stuffed in some sort of folder on your third page or so? Even though we’ve been using Spotlight on the Mac for years now to figure out quick mathematical facts, […]

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