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Anything's possible, I guess, but this rumor wouldn't seem to work well with current Authentec sensors. A covering for capacitive or RF is usally only a few microns thick. Can sapphire slices be made that thin? Wouldn't carving out a conv…
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Quote: Originally Posted by jungmark all iPhone apps will work on the iPad. The vast majority of iPhone users are in iOS 5 or 6. The vast majority of apps work on 5 and/or 6. There's a lot of us who cannot use newer apps, becaus…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Rogifan Ok so basically this rounded rectangle nonsense is just that as the design patents usually get thrown out. Their comment would be nonsense only if Apple had not tried to use rounded rectangula…
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Quote: Originally Posted by patrickwalker If Apple *really* wanted to put the screws to Samsung (and Motorola, for that matter) they should license some Apple tech to HTC for a short period. If the economics even warrant, they could …
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Quote: Originally Posted by snova that may be true.. but their stock sure did take a beating after the Obama veto. The day of the veto, Samsung's stock closed down just one point. Heck, Apple stock lost more than that t…
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Quote: Originally Posted by DroidFTW I haven't found a list of what all is included in the ban, but you can be certain that they're old models. Yes, they're old models. As I noted in a post this morning: The accu…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Corrections Never mind that Skype is not free/open software but instead a proprietary black box. It'd be nice if its protocol was published, but at least Skype is usable across multiple platforms. …
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Quote: Originally Posted by tzeshan You may be right. But Samsung engineers probably don't know how to put it in an app until they saw Apple's Passbook. More like Apple put a spotlight on an old idea. Digital wallets a…
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It's getting so we need a FAQ to keep track. For those who are interested: Quote: Originally Posted by AppleInsider Of Apple's Friday lineup, the hearing carrying the most immediate weight involves the U.S. International Trade C…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Crosslad Plus the accuracy of the touch sensors underneath the screen. I have a Samsung Tab 2 7.0 and sometimes have to touch a link 3 or 4 times before it will respond. In fact it is easier to click links o…
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Quote: Originally Posted by blackbook I agree, $350 seems like more of a sweet spot for an unlocked iPhone. But all the data is pointing to a $450 starting price. Although that's cheaper than the iPhone 5, will it be cheap e…
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Quote: Originally Posted by drblank What cracks me up is the NFC chip in how it's used. Hey, let's bump phones to exchange data. Is that about the DUMBEST thing. It's like smartphone sex. The whole point of having a sma…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Dick Applebaum I read somewhere that Google was paying Apple to use Google's backend data. Never heard that one. Seems backward. Perhaps you're thinking of the fact that Google paid to be the d…
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Lodsys is a prime example of why software patents are evil. However, at least they license their IP. And, as such things go, the Lodsys fee (0.575% of a developer's profit) is peanuts compared to what Apple or Google and the government take…
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Quote: Originally Posted by ElBasuro Wouldn't LiquidMetal's water and oil resistive qualities solve the indicated issues with fingerprint sensors, making them much longer lasting? A capacitive sensor is ba…
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Quote: Originally Posted by EricTheHalfBee They keep forgetting the Atrix was famous for its failing sensors or the fact Motorola stopped putting them in all subsequent phone models. Being first to market with an idea is meaningless …
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Quote: Originally Posted by Corrections The Moto X is being built in Texas as a stunt. The reason why stuff is built in China is because it has tool and die expertise capable of setting up and reconfiguring a high production factory i…
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Quote: Originally Posted by PhilBoogie Thank you! Now I understand. Hats off to you sir! Indeed! Thanks to mstone!
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Quote: Originally Posted by LAKings33 The fingerprint sensor on the Pantech in the photo above looks to be similar in size to the home button. There are two types of sensor layouts: A large full finger-sized ar…
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Quote: Originally Posted by digitalclips "Pantech Vega LTE-A IM-A880S boasts of a fingerprint reader and touch sensor at the back of the device" Seems they have it backwards … LOL Putting the sensor on the back of a device is no…