By news@appleinsider.com (Mike Peterson) Apple is continuing development of optical under-display fingerprint reading technology, possibly for a future iPhone.Credit: AppleAlthough Apple’s iPhones haven’t featured Touch ID for several generations now, there have been …
By news@appleinsider.com (William Gallagher) Future Apple keyboards may feature keycaps that are a mixture of a glass top and color backlighting, for longer-lasting keys which could potentially be used as mini displays.Future designs could have color backlighting that shows through each whole keyIf you’ve been using Apple gear for long enough, you know that they are always hard-wearing, and that they always last many years. However, you’ll also know that the first thing to show wear is the keyboard. The letter legends on the keys eventually rub off, and at times the keys themselves wear out….
By news@appleinsider.com (Amber Neely) Over 150 Foxconn large-scale component shipments were stuck at the port of Chennai after clashes at the disputed Galwan Valley turned deadly, forcing continued backups in iPhone assemblies in India.Employees at …
By news@appleinsider.com (William Gallagher) The next step in Apple’s goal of making the iPhone the sole thing anyone has to carry, continues with the device being able to securely replace passports, driver’s licenses, and other physical forms of identification.Printed passports may become a thing of the pastApple most recently announced a plan to rid the world of car keys, but the iPhone has already made us forget what it’s like to carry diaries, cameras, pens, and even mirrors. Now the company is focusing on getting rid of passports — plus library cards, ski passes, and ID cards in general….
By news@appleinsider.com (William Gallagher) Previously reported negotiations with component manufacturers are said to have now resulted in suppliers receiving orders for mini LED screens for forthcoming …
By news@appleinsider.com (Mikey Campbell) Dark Sky, the popular weather app that Apple purchased earlier this year, on Wednesday said its Android app will remain functional until Aug. 1.The Android iteration of Dark Sky was originally scheduled to reach end of life on Wednesday, but that expiration date has been delayed by one month, the company said in a …
By news@appleinsider.com (Mikey Campbell) Users attempting to access Apple’s iCloud web portal on Wednesday were met with an error message stating the service is unreachable.As seen in the screenshot above, iCloud.com appears to be down for some users. The extent of the outage is unknown at this time.Apple in an update to its system status …
By news@appleinsider.com (Mike Peterson) Amid a boom in U.S. households trialing streaming subscriptions, Apple’s own Apple TV+ streaming service made up 27% of new customers, a study claims.Credit: AppleMore than two in five broadband households in the U.S. have signed up for a trial to an OTT (over-the-top) service, such as …