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The next iPhone will have dual rear-facing cameras. Or not. According to earlier reports, Apple was planning on packing dual rear-facing cameras in the iPhone 7 Plus for substantially higher quality photos. The phone would combine the data from both lenses, and sport an actual optical zoom—something we haven't seen on any iPhone model yet.…

Manhattan DA calls for Federal smartphone encryption backdoor mandate Mr. Vance said that by choosing to encrypt our smartphone data, Apple and Google have been “engineering themselves out of criminal investigations,” according to Fortune. The consequence, he said, is that criminals can act without fear of repercussion. He said, In my office alone, we now…

At the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus Apple event I asked if I could put one of each in my pocket. They obliged and I tried. Both the 4.7″ iPhone 6 and the 5.5″ iPhone 6 Plus fit just fine. Both felt quite big to me, but both fit just fine in my jeans. It…

FBI: Nothing to see here, move along Mr. Baker responded to questions about the San Bernardino mass shooting investigation this week at an International Association of Privacy Professionals conference where he said, “We’re now doing an analysis of that data, as we would in any other type of criminal terrorism investigation,” according to the Wall…

As shown in the video below, iPhone SE bent at 160 lbs. of pressure, 10 pounds less force than it took to bend iPhone 6s. It suffered catastrophic failure at 178 lbs. of pressure, a narrower 2 lbs. less than needed to destroy the larger model.

Reporters used the opportunity to ask questions about the ongoing fight with Apple over Syed Farook's iPhone, including speculation that the method most likely to be used by an unnamed third party (that may actually be named Cellebrite) is NAND mirroring. This technique was openly proposed by the ACLU on March 7th and tossed around…

Unfortunately, we don't have a π symbol in emoji on iOS. So in order to send that symbol you'll either have to copy it from the text of this article and paste it in … or you can do what we did in the first place: add the Greek keyboard to your iPhone and type it…

The case is similar to, but distinct from, the case that has lit the tech world on fire for the last two weeks involving the slain terrorist Syed Farook. The FBI is attempting to use the All Writs Act in that case, too, but it's in front of a different court. That judge already agreed…

Don't try the iPhone 1970 date thing, just trust that Apple is fixing it. The bug crops up when you set the date on your iOS device to May 1970 or earlier, and then restart. Odds are your iOS device won't turn on any more, turning it into a high tech paper weight. Sure, you…

Manually changing time zones can freeze your iPhone's battery indicator Here's the problem: You're traveling and you manually change time zones on your iPhone. After that, your battery percentage indicator stops updating. Here's the fix workaround: Turn off your iPhone by pressing and holding the power button until you see the on-screen slider telling you…

Have you ever plugged your iPhone into the charger and found, to your dismay, no reassuring “doink” and lighting bolt indicator in the top right menu bar? A trip to the Apple store may not be necessary if a rather amusing thing has happened. I might have a quick fix. ________________________ Here at The Mac…

To access those options, I just went to Settings> Photos & Camera> Record Video. And if you’ll note, there’s a handy-dandy approximation there (in yellow) for how much space you’ll be taking up with each configuration. So, yeah—for those of you with 16GB iPhones, it’s probably not the best idea to record 4K video, unless…

Things have evolved from there. For example, “Teens can't tell the difference between Google ads and search results.” And now, Microsoft's CEO Satya Nadella believes: “Smart agents like Cortana will replace the web browser.” This is all part of an effect that I've written about before, namely, the Internet doesn't teach its users how to…

Episode #148   In September I reviewed the (then) new iPhone 6s (in rose gold). I loved the new 3D Touch and Live Photos features but concluded that I wanted an iPhone with a larger screen, a better camera, and less pink, so I swapped it for a space gray iPhone 6s Plus. Like the…

Apple isn't reviving the 4-inch iPhone In a note to investors (thanks, MacRumors)  he said, As there is still demand for a 4-inch iPhone, we believe Apple will upgrade this product line. Because the iPhone 5s is more popular than the iPhone 5c, we think Apple is likely to launch an upgraded iPhone 5s. We…

The new Griffin Survivor Journey case cushions the iPhone 6/6s (or 6/6s Plus) protects against a 2 meter (6.6 ft) drop. The snap on two-layer shell is soft, shatterproof and handsome. I liked this case. _____________________ The Survivor Journey is made of multiple layers and is soft to the touch. Notable is the ease of…

YiSpecter malware targets jailbroken and non-jailbroken iOS devices Palo Alto Networks, the security research company that discovered the threat, had this to say: YiSpecter is different from previously seen iOS malware in that it attacks both jailbroken and non-jailbroken iOS devices through unique and harmful malicious behaviors. Specifically, it's the first malware we've seen in…

Apple Leather Case for iPhone 6 Here are the cases we tried: Apple Leather Case ($45 – $45 Amazon) Speck Mightyshell ($49.95 – $43.94 Amazon) Tech 21 Classic Shell Case ($26.24 on sale at Tech 21) iLuv Regatta ($19.99 – $7.37 Amazon) iLuv Vyneer ($19.99 – $9.94 Amazon) TMO review from 2014. olloclip ollocase ($29.99…

Apple's iPhone 6s: a lot like the iPhone 6 inside, but better The iPhone 6s display is heavier, weighing in at 60 grams compared to the iPhone 6 version at 45 grams. The 3D Touch sensors in the iPhone 6s display make it weigh more, but the trade off is the ability to use same…