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This week on AI: Apple v. Qualcomm, OLED iPhone rumors, MacBook Pro updates and morePerhaps the star rumor this week was that this year's OLED iPhone will actually have 5.8-inch wraparound screen, rather than the 5.1- to 5.2-inch siz…
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Jury asks Oculus to pay ZeniMax $500M in lawsuit over VR headsetsFacebook's Oculus was ordered to pay ZeniMax $500 million on Wednesday, after a Dallas jury ruled that Oculus co-founder Palmer Luckey violated a non…
... agreement in building the first prototypes of the Rift headset. Breaking ... -
GM & Lyft to deploy 'thousands' of self-driving Bolts in 2018 - reportForging ahead of other self-driving tech makers like Apple and Waymo, General Motors is reportedly planning to test "thousands" of self-driving Chevy…
... has about 60 self-driving prototypes on U.S. roads. Lyft ... company hasn't put any prototypes on public roads, and is ... -
Editorial: The future of Steve Jobs' iPad vision for Post-PC computing, part 2In 2010, Steve Jobs introduced the first iPad as a new product category between the smartphone and notebook. Born into ridicule, there's still a wide…
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Rumor: Apple's 'iPhone 8' might not feature full-screen OLED sans home button, to launch l...Though analyst consensus has Apple releasing an OLED "iPhone 8" with wireless charging and "invisible" home button later this year, a report on Tuesd…
... is but one of many prototypes that might not make it ... . The company currently has multiple prototypes in the EVT stage, both ... analysts are offering information on prototypes that may not make the ... -
3D imaging tech in Apple's 'iPhone 8' may push launch past September - reportThe 3D imaging sensors anticipated for the "iPhone 8" are being produced by STMicroelectronics at a factory in France, a report said on Wednesday, ca…
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Rare functional Apple-1 hits auction block in May with $320,000 estimated priceA vintage Apple-1 computer is going on sale via auction in May, with the rare computer and an archive of documents, including the manual and notes of…
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China's LeEco backs out of Silicon Valley HQ less than a year after being hailed as "takin...LeEco, the Chinese firm reported to be "taking on" Apple (as well as Tesla and Netflix) less than a year ago in an ambitious American expansion with …
... , expensive acquisitions and flashy futuristic prototypes and technology announcements. The Wall ... -
2017 Supplier Responsibility Report line entry may confirm Apple's car ambitionsThe most recent Apple supplier report is mostly a rehash of previous years -- but includes one entry from a facility that appears to exclusively prod…
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Veteran designer Christopher Stringer leaves Apple after 21 yearsOne of Apple's most prominent industrial designers, Christopher Stringer, is said to be leaving after spending 21 years with the company. <div al…
... , presenting dozens of pictures of prototypes and physical models. Apple's ... -
Apple still experimenting with 'iPhone 8' tech including curved screens, new camera system...Apple is testing a variety of different technologies for this year's "iPhone 8," according to a report reaffirming many rumors about the phone's feat…
... quantities, Bloomberg commented. While some prototypes have glass backs, the company ... supported rumors that Apple testing prototypes with a vertical dual-lens ... -
Another alleged 'iPhone 8' schematic shows Touch ID home button on back of device, vertica...An illustration claiming to show the design of Apple's next-generation flagship "iPhone 8" includes features and measurements consistent with earlier…
... September product unveiling. Specifically, some prototypes have glass backs while at ... -
Flying car backed by Google co-founder Larry Page takes to skies in early demoKitty Hawk, a startup backed by Google co-founder Larry Page, has demonstrated a prototype flying car that could be one of the first to ship, assumin…
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iPod-Father Tony Fadell speaks at Computer History Museum's iPhone 360Last night, as part of its "iPhone 360" series of events celebrating the ten year anniversary of Apple's iconic phone, California's Computer History …
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Working Apple-1 sold at auction by original owner for $101K in GermanyOne of the last surviving Apple-1 computers in full working order has sold in Germany for a bid price of $101,325 -- far lower than expected for the …
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Sketchy images of Apple's 'iPhone 8' differ on rear-mounted fingerprint sensor [u]A series of images posted to Chinese social media on Wednesday are claimed to show Apple's "iPhone 8," but differ significantly from some rumors, and…
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Latest images of Apple's 'iPhone 8' show vertical rear camera, no visible fingerprint sens...A new trio of images suggest that Apple's "iPhone 8" will, as expected, forego any obvious fingerprint sensor, whether on the front or the back. <…
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Alleged source within Foxconn takes to Reddit to blab about Apple smart glasses, 'iPhone 8...An extensive thread from "Foxconninsider" on Reddit has answered user questions about forthcoming Apple products, including limited information on a …
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Apple opens up HomeKit development with software authentication & looser licensingIn a Wednesday session during the company's ongoing Worldwide Developers Conference in San Jose, Apple announced a pair of changes to HomeKit meant t…
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Schiller refutes book's account that he demanded physical keyboard in early iPhoneA forthcoming book's accuracy about the early development of the iPhone has come under fire by Apple Senior Vice President Phil Schiller and Tony Fad…
... development of the original iPhone prototypes was accurate. The book, called ... -
Apple's 'iPhone 8' orders, Samsung demands impacting Chinese component supply for other ve...Supply chain reports suggest that Apple's and Samsung's rapacious demand for smartphone components will deeply impact parts available for other manuf…
... point to be early engineering prototypes. The "iPhone 8" should be ... -
Facebook developing separate video chat and smartspeaker devices, custom voice assistant -...Facebook is reportedly working on not one but two smartspeaker-style devices, and building its own Siri-like voice assistant with the help of former …
... ready in time for launch. Prototypes are said to be testing ... -
Questionable slide leak hints Apple abandoned rear-mounted Touch ID on 'iPhone 8'A suspicious video of an alleged Foxconn presentation suggests that Apple was at one point testing a rear-facing Touch ID sensor on the "iPhone 8," b…
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Samsung tries to steal Apple's iPhone X thunder by teasing foldable Galaxy Note in 2018In an announcement possibly timed to divert attention from Apple's expected announcement of the iPhone X and iPhone 8, Samsung on Tuesday revealed th…
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Rumor recap: Who was right and wrong about the iPhone X and iPhone 8It's increasingly difficult for Apple to surprise fans at its keynote presentation thanks to persistent leaks. But this year proved even more leaky t…
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Jony Ive on iPhone X and Apple's future products: Design and ideas must wait for technolog...In a conversation at The New Yorker's TechFest conference in Manhattan on Friday, Apple chief designer Jony Ive gave a small glimpse into the develop…
... company worked with large, cumbersome prototypes -- and that was all they ... -
Android smartphone vendors reportedly pushing for foldable mobile devices with dual displa...Android smartphone manufacturers are looking towards developing more foldable phones to offer consumers a larger display to compete against bigger ha…
... worked on dual-screen smartphone prototypes this year. At the time ... -
Apple designer Jony Ive defends ditching home button, other tech in interview about iPhone...In an interview published on Thursday, Apple chief design officer Jony Ive argued for the company's sometimes controversial decisions to abandon comm…
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Apple, Intel engineers reportedly tightly engaged to produce 5G modem for future iPhoneApple may completely ditch Qualcomm for a 5G modem in the future, with a new report claiming that iPhone engineers are working closely with Intel to …
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Apple allegedly 'dithered' over HomePod development, canceled & restarted projectApple's HomePod project actually predates the Amazon Echo, but was reportedly canceled and restarted multiple times, and has undergone radical design…
... particular places in a room. Prototypes ranged from a flat panel ...