Apple researching battery swell detection with internal sensors on iPhone

By news@appleinsider.com (Wesley Hilliard) Apple is researching how to use new sensing methods to detect the early signs of a swelling battery, and how to not just tell the user that it’s happening, but how to prevent it.As iPhones grow smaller Apple needs to prevent battery swellingApple filed two patents pertaining to battery technology that will reduce device size and allow the device to detect battery swelling. These technologies go hand-in-hand for creating ever-smaller devices while keeping them safe for the user….

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Sen. Amy Klobuchar plans to hold antitrust subcommittee hearings on App Store

By news@appleinsider.com (AppleInsider Staff) Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), who was recently installed as chair of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Competition Policy, Antitrust, and Consumer Rights, on Wednesday said she plans to investigate tech-related topics including app stores.Source: ABC NewsKlobuchar, long an opponent of dominance in Big Tech, told CNN reporter Brian Fung that she …

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