Secret iPhone 6 feature uncovered?

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Apple’s iPhone 6 smartphone is not exactly the best-kept secret in the tech world, with more and more leaks revealing new details about the upcoming handset. A new report from Chinese publication Laoyaoba has learned about a new secret iPhone 6 feature, which may be an important one for certain users and app developers. Apparently, the new iPhone 6 will incorporate a more advanced vibration motor that could offer better tactile feedback to users, depending on the app they’re using or the area they tap on the screen.

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Apple makes another move to pry itself away from Samsung with iPhone 6

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Apple has tried to pry itself away from relying on Samsung as a supplier over the past couple of years, although it’s often found that companies with Samsung’s prowess at mass-producing components are hard to find. The Wall Street Journal reports that Apple is still trying to figure out ways to rely less on Samsung, however, and has signed an agreement with supplier TSMC to supply microprocessors for its iPhones and other gadgets going forward.

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You should be OUTRAGED: New privacy-killing bill is now a step closer to becoming law

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We all remember the outrage that swept the Internet and ultimately played a role in defeating CISPA, a proposed law that would have allowed government agencies and tech companies to exchange private information about United States citizens without their knowledge and without a warrant. Well, it’s time to get ready for another round of outrage because CISPA’s controversial successor is now a step closer to becoming law.

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Motorola explains why it made the Moto 360 so sexy

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Motorola is lagging behind rivals when it comes to launching an Android Wear smartwatch. The Moto 360 may look a lot better than Samsung’s Gear Live and LG’s G Watch – these two devices can already be purchased in stores – but the device is not ready for those smartphone buyers eager to buy it. To remind potential customers the Moto 360 is coming later this summer, the company has put out a new teaser video on YouTube, explaining why it chose to make a smartwatch.

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Samsung just teased the Galaxy Note 4′s monster processor

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Samsung has confirmed for quite a while that it’s working on its own 64-bit processors, which will eventually equip Galaxy devices, and the company has teased more than once a potential announcement for such an Exynos system-on-chip (SoC). But so far this year the company did not unveil any new flagship Exynos SoCs that could be used in future top devices. However, Samsung on Wednesday took to Twitter to tease a new Exynos SoC, which may then be used in the upcoming Galaxy Note 4.

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Horrifying survey shows 47% of us can’t even go one day without our smartphones

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Forget holding up under torture — how many of us could even go a day without using our smartphones? Tech Guru Daily directs our attention to a new study from Bank of America (PDF) showing that 47% of smartphone users say they couldn’t last more than a day without their phone and that 13% actually said that they couldn’t last for more than an hour without it.

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Shocker: Hollywood downloads pirated content just like everyone else

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Hollywood has been on a holy war against piracy for years, but that doesn’t mean it actually managed to achieve anything worth bragging with, especially as some studies have revealed that piracy doesn’t actually have an impact on Hollywood’s bottom line. No matter what Hollywood comes up with to defend against piracy, pirates still figure out ways to illegally download copyrighted content. In fact, TorrentFreak reveals that even Hollywood downloads just as much content as regular Internet users, no matter what its official stance against piracy is.

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Google just made Chromecast even cooler with an awesome new phone mirroring feature

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Google announced on Wednesday on the Official Android Blog that Chromecast owners will now have the ability to mirror the screens of their Android tablets and smartphones to their TVs starting this Wednesday. Whatever you’re doing on your device, from viewing photos and videos to using an app or playing a game, it will be viewable on the TV screen.

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