BUMMER: You may have to wait a while to get a truly scratch-proof iPhone 6
I scream, you scream, we all scream for an iPhone 6 with a scratch-proof sapphire display. However, a new research note from J.P. Morgan flagged by AppleInsider indicates that we may have to wait a bit to get our hands on the sapphire display-equipped iPhone 6.
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The iPhone 6’s battery just made another revealing appearance
The 5.5-inch iPhone 6L’s battery wasn’t the only iPhone 6 component revealed in new pictures, as Nowhereelse scored images of the alleged 4.7-inch iPhone 6 battery as well.
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5 fantastic paid iPhone apps that you can get for free right now – a $12 value!
As part of our never ending series of features designed to help you find terrific free iOS apps, we’ve found five more apps that were previously paid that have now gone free for an undetermined amount of time. Taken together, these five apps used to cost $12 total but you can now get every single one of them for free if you act right this minute.
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Motorola’s new mystery phone might not be the Nexus 6… it might be something even better
The Motorola Nexus 6, codenamed “Shamu,” might not actually be a Nexus 6 device, as many reports have said so far. Instead, the device could be an Android Silver heading to Verizon in the near future, TKTechNews seems to indicate.
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Key iPhone phablet details revealed in new report
Apple is widely expected to unveil two iPhone 6 models this year, including a 4.7-inch iPhone 6 and an even bigger 5.5-inch iPhone 6 phablet, although they might not release at the same time. Taiwanese publication Apple Daily has learned that the bigger iPhone 6 model will be called iPhone 6L, with “L” presumably standing for “large.” In addition to mentioning the iPhone’s name, the publication has also shared details about the phablet’s battery.
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Now you have an insanely simple way to quickly switch between Android apps
Do you wish that you have a quick and simple way to switch between your favorite Android apps that doesn’t involve returning to the home screen or clicking on the notifications center? If so then you may want to check out Last App Switcher, a brilliant new app that works for your apps the same way the “Last Channel” button works on your TV remote control.
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The iPhone 6’s extremely durable displays are ready for mass production
One of the main features of Apple’s upcoming iPhone 6 is its display, not only because it’s supposed be the biggest display Apple has ever used, but also because it’s expected to offer increased durability compared to previous models, thanks to the use of sapphire glass protectors for the screen. Even though there are many contradictory reports on whether Apple will actually be able to successfully build enough sapphire glass for this year’s iPhone 6, at least some new iPhone models will have such a screen and The Guardian has learned that iPhone 6’s sapphire screen production will start this month.
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HUGE MOTO 360 LEAK: Best Buy lists Moto 360 official specs and price
Best Buy on Sunday listed its product page for the upcoming Moto 360 smartwatch, as discovered by Droid-Life, revealing in the process the official price of the highly anticipated Android Wear wearable device, as well as its full specs and features. Many details about the Moto 360 were already known, as Motorola shared certain things about the device, while keeping other hardware details secret – Best Buy’s listing, since removed, basically reveals everything there is to know about the device.
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According to Best Buy, the Moto 360 will retail for $249.99 – or the same price listed in Motorola’s Moto 360 contest from a few months ago, and a price Motorola has subsequently denied – although the retailer did not reveal when the wearable device will actually ship.
As for specs, Best Buy revealed the Moto 360 will sport a 1.5-inch backlit LCD touchscreen display with 320 x 290 resolution (205 pixel per inch ratio) and Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection. The device apparently measures 1.8 x 1.8 x 0.4 inches, weighing 2.1oz.
The Moto 360 packs a Texas Instruments processor, 512MB of RAM, Wi-Fi 802.11n support, Bluetooth 4.0, a heart rate sensor and an ambient light sensor. Battery life details for the Moto 360 have not been revealed, other than the fact the wearable device will have a lithium-ion battery pack ready to provide “long-lasting operation.”
The watch is also water-resistant (up to 3.3 feet for up to 30 minutes), has a stainless steel case, plastic back and leather band.
Motorola is expected to unveil the Moto 360 during a special media event scheduled for early September.
An image showing Best Buy’s Moto 360 listing follows below.
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Researchers figure out how to spy on your smartphone in a way you’ll never see coming
One common smartphone sensor that never seemed to pose much of a threat might in fact be the key to eavesdropping on a stranger’s conversation from afar. According to Wired, a group of researchers from Stanford University and the Israeli defense research group Rafael are going to hold a presentation at the Usenix security conference next week that will demonstrate how the gyroscope in your phone can be converted into “crude microphones” which can pick up sound waves in the area.
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Leaked Moto X+1 front panel shown side-by-side with original Moto X
We won’t have to wait much longer to find out what Motorola’s Moto X sequel will look like but a new leak posted on HelloMotoHK’s Facebook page gives us a pretty good idea of just how big it will be.
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