Apple took a big risk when it ditched fingerprint sensors with the iPhone X, but consumers seem to have adjusted to the new face-scanning reality. The fervor over face unlock has become so intense that Android device makers have been putting similar features front and center. The problem, however, …
Read More »Apple Lays Off 200+ People From Project Titan, Its Self-Driving Car Effort
For over 4 years, Apple has actually been servicing an electrical self-driving car, nicknamed Project Titan. The job, which initially started increase in late 2014 as well as very early 2015, has actually undergone a variety of intended changes as well as modifications, consisting of numerous pivots as well …
Read More »This May Be the Last Year Apple Uses LCD Panels in iPhones
Most high-end smartphones switched over to OLED panels years ago, but Apple stubbornly kept using LCDs. Granted, they were top-quality LCDs, but OLED has become the industry standard. Apple finally started using OLED with the iPhone X, but the iPhone XR still has an LCD. This might be the …
Read More »Motorola May Revive Razr as $1,500 Phone With Foldable Screen
When Motorola’s Razr first debuted in 2004, it blew up the sales charts and quickly became one of the most popular devices on the market. The diminutive flip phone may have begun life as a $500 fashion accessory, but much lower prices after the first year and a successful …
Read More »Apple May Finally Be Ready to Release AirPower Wireless Charger
Apple has a tendency to announce products when it’s convenient, but not necessarily when they’re done. This has led to some significant waits for the company’s promised technological marvels to actually hit store shelves. The most recent example of this is the AirPower charging pad, which Apple announced alongside …
Read More »Apple Claims Qualcomm Wouldn’t Sell It 5G Chips, Delaying Transition
As the Apple-Qualcomm legal spat drags on, both companies have leveled various accusations against each other, claiming that the other has abused the market and various business practices towards its own ends. Now, Apple is claiming that it would have loved to continue working with Qualcomm on modems — …
Read More »Apple Slashes Revenue Forecast, Admits iPhone Sales Weakness
The rumor mill has been churning over Apple’s iPhone and the company’s strength or weakness this quarter. Yesterday, Apple CEO Tim Cook released a letter to investors warning that the company would come up short in Q4 2019 compared with its own previous revenue guidance. He also went into some …
Read More »Apple May Have a Major iPhone Sales Problem
Financial firms and investment analysis firms are both slashing their expectations for Apple’s Q4 results as rumors of bad news stack up around the company. We at ET have been wary of banging this drum too hard — last year’s predictions of dire results for Apple’s iPhone sales didn’t really …
Read More »Apple Confirms iPad Pros Are Bent, Says It’s Normal
Apple’s iPad has undergone its most radical redesign in years with the new iPad Pros. These tablets are thinner than ever with less bezel around the display. However, there are questions as to whether they’re durable enough. Some owners have complained about slight bends in their spendy new tablets, and …
Read More »3D-Printed Head Shows Face Unlock on Most Phones Isn’t Secure
We live in a world were simply looking at your phone can unlock it, but the way that happens varies wildly between phones. There was less “wiggle room” with fingerprint sensors — you either have the right fingerprint or you don’t. With face unlock, there are ways to do …
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