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An Inside Peek at How Apple Will Scramble to Fix Early iPhone 6 Bugs

Every new piece of technology has a few bugs. The iPhone 6, when it comes out, will be no different. Apple has a stake in every step of its distribution chain, right up to the retail store. So when customers start returning faulty iPhone 6s, they’ll set off a complex chain of forensic troubleshooters. BloombergBusinessweek…

Tech News Bob Sorokanich

The Secret Apple Team That Fixes an iPhone’s First Fatal Flaws

Hours after a new iPhone hits retail stores, couriers start putting defective devices on FedEx planes and shipping them right back to Cupertino. There, engineers try to figure out the problem and come up with a solution, which can be relayed to assembly lines in China before they manufacture more faulty iPhones. It’s a fascinating…

Tech News Pranav Dixit

NYT Confirms Two iPhones, New iWatch Details

The New York Timesjust published a very authoritative and fairly exciting report on what Apple will be announcing next week. You guessed it: two new iPhones with larger screen sizes and a wearable computer (a.k.a. an iWatch.) But there are plenty of details we hadn’t heard yet. It was already a big day for Apple…

Tech News Adam Clark Estes

The Silliest Way Apple Could Make an Unhackable iPhone 6

The iPhone 6 is coming out soon. People are already lined up. It’s a big deal. The only thing distracting from Apple’s Next Big Thing is Apple’s recent Big iCloud Nightmare. The real iPhone 6 will do a lot more than let you call your parents, and it will certainly have the iCloud. Still, this…

Tech News Kate Knibbs

WSJ: The iWatch Will Come in Two Sizes and Have NFC

Most of the rumors about Apple’s upcoming product launches have swirled around the iPhone 6, which will reportedly have near-field communication capabilities. But today, a report from theWall Street Journal claims that the soon-to-launch iWatch will also feature NFC, allowing your wearable to act like your wallet. And there’s more. The iWatch—official name forthcoming—will allow…

Tech News Kelsey Campbell-Dollaghan

We Need a “Private Photo” Mode For Phones

There are still too many unknowns about the hack that launched a thousand (well, a dozen or so) celeb nudes over the weekend; how it happened, what’s being done to keep it from happening again. But one thing has become more clear than ever: the need for a “private photo” mode on your smartphone. That…

Tech News Brian Barrett

Our iPhone 6 Liveblog Starts Right Here Right Now

Welcome friends! Today, Apple’s going to take the wrapping off of the iPhone 6, possibly a larger iPhone 6L, and even more possibly the fabled iWatch. We’ll be covering it all live, right here. Join us! The keynote kicks off at 1PM EDT/10AM PDT, but we’ll be firing up the ol’ liveblog machine as early…

Tech News Brian Barrett

Apple: Celeb Nudes Came From Targeted Attacks, Not iCloud Breach

Applehas acknowledged that a security breach of user accountsresulted in a number of celebrity nude photos being leaked. But! The company denies that it had anything to do with iCloud. That’s good news for you, and troubling to hear if you’re a celeb with undiscovered nudes floating around. Apple’s statement, reproduced in full below, says…

Tech News Adam Clark Estes

The Top Ten Reasons Why Apple Rejects Apps

Some of the mystery behind Apple’s app rejection decisions has been solved. Now, the powers-that-be behind the App Store have finally revealed why software is so often rejected. You might be surprised by how mundane its reason are. Apple’s new Common App Rejections page explains the top ten reasons why apps were rejected at the…

Tech News Gary Cutlack - Gizmodo UK

Our Favorite Android, iOS, and Windows Phone Apps of the Week

It’s the end of summer and a holiday weekend, and apparently all the app makers are on vacation. As a result, we’ve only got a small haul of new apps this week. But maybe they’re enough to help distract you from the annoying guests at your Labor Day cookout. Multi-Platform Updates SportsManias Why just be…

Tech News Bob Sorokanich

What Do Smartphones Need That They Don’t Already Have?

Welcome to the first week of September, also known as crazy-insane IFA 2014 and iPhone event extravaganza. During the next 10 days we’ll see new handsets, smartwatches, and other tech paraphernalia from almost every major hardware manufacturer. So now I’m wondering, where do smartphones even go from here? Recently companies have been testing what we…

Tech News Darren Orf

More Rumors Point To Apple Turning Your iPhone Into a Digital Wallet

If you would have asked me a month ago what would be some of the most talked about topics surrounding Apple’s upcoming event on Sept. 9th, bigger iPhones, sapphire screens, and a rumored iWatch would definitely be my top three. NFC-powered mobile payments would rank somewhere near last place. But all the news this week…

Tech News Darren Orf

This App Lets You Create Custom Shoes With Your Own Photos

Last Friday, Adidas introduced a new app called #miZXFLUX. A novel little iOS and Android app that lets you create custom shoes from your own photography. Finally, I can give all my friends the perfect pair of kicks with my beautiful face all over them. Despite its somewhat strange premise, the app is pretty genius…

Tech News Darren Orf

Take a Birds-Eye Tour of Apple’s Huge Spaceship Campus

The internet is slowly being swallowed whole by an endless influx of drone videos, but sometimes they give stunning views of locations we’d never see otherwise. This time, one YouTuber strapped a GoPro Hero 3+ to a DJI Phantom 2 drone and took a peek at Apple’s upcoming “Spaceship” campus. Steve Jobs announced Apple’s second…

Tech News Darren Orf

Report: Apple “Considering” iWatch Prices Up to $400

There’s been a whole lot of rumors swirling over the smartwatch Apple will assumedly announce during the iPhone event on September 9th. Now, Re/Code says that Apple execs have hinted there will be multiple models of the device, the priciest of which could hit $400. That’s on the very high end for smartwatches—most come in…

Tech News Bob Sorokanich

Report: Apple Won’t Ship Its iWatch Until 2015

You know that rumored iWatch we’ve heard is debuting at Apple’s September 9 event? We might see it, but according to Re/Code, the thing won’t actually ship until next year. https://gizmodo.com/apples-iphone-event-will-be-sept-9th-1627957216 That’s not great news in that Apple would be leaving a ton of holiday sales on the table, and it gives room for people…

Tech News Leslie Horn

Where To Sell Your Old iPhone For the Most Money

It’s that time of year again! That special window where everyone rushes to shed their old iPhones in order to recoup a little cash before the new, maybe bigger, inevitably better iPhone rears its shiny head. Fortunately, we’re at a point now that you can get at least a little cash for Apple devices that…

Tech News Leslie Horn

Apple’s iPhone Event Will Be Sept 9th (And We’ll Be There)

Apple has just sent out its invitations to an event on September 9th. You can expect at least one iPhone, and possibly an iWatch as well. And hey… we’ll be there! As always happens in the last week or so before a new iPhone announcement, rumors abound! What seems beyond a doubt is that we’ll…

Tech News Brian Barrett

A Simple Trick to Protect Your PIN From Thieves With Thermal Cameras

Thermal cameras were once expensive and bulky hunks of equipment that very few people could get their hands on. No longer. With FLIR’s new iPhone case thermal imaging cameras are now both affordable and incredibly discreet, which means that evil-doers can use it to see the thermal signature your fingers leave on a keypad and…

Tech News Brent Rose

Apple Now Has a Design Patent for Its Giant Glass Cube

Apple’s been on a tear to protect the look of its retail experiences, trademarking the design of its stores and patenting its proprietary see-through staircases. Now its glass cube flagship store in Manhattan is officially a patented design in the U.S., with “Steve P. Jobs” listed as one of the inventors. The patent for the…

Tech News Alissa Walker

An Inside Peek at How Apple Will Scramble to Fix Early iPhone 6 Bugs

The Secret Apple Team That Fixes an iPhone’s First Fatal Flaws

NYT Confirms Two iPhones, New iWatch Details

The Silliest Way Apple Could Make an Unhackable iPhone 6

WSJ: The iWatch Will Come in Two Sizes and Have NFC

We Need a “Private Photo” Mode For Phones

Our iPhone 6 Liveblog Starts Right Here Right Now

Apple: Celeb Nudes Came From Targeted Attacks, Not iCloud Breach

The Top Ten Reasons Why Apple Rejects Apps

Our Favorite Android, iOS, and Windows Phone Apps of the Week

What Do Smartphones Need That They Don’t Already Have?

More Rumors Point To Apple Turning Your iPhone Into a Digital Wallet

This App Lets You Create Custom Shoes With Your Own Photos

Take a Birds-Eye Tour of Apple’s Huge Spaceship Campus

Report: Apple “Considering” iWatch Prices Up to $400

Report: Apple Won’t Ship Its iWatch Until 2015

Where To Sell Your Old iPhone For the Most Money

Apple’s iPhone Event Will Be Sept 9th (And We’ll Be There)

A Simple Trick to Protect Your PIN From Thieves With Thermal Cameras

Apple Now Has a Design Patent for Its Giant Glass Cube

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