The next iPhone might take some major design cues from the original iPhone, according to the latest rumor out of Asia, which claims the iPhone 8 will have a “water drop design.”
2017 iPhone might look a lot like the original

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The next iPhone might take some major design cues from the original iPhone, according to the latest rumor out of Asia, which claims the iPhone 8 will have a “water drop design.”
Apple’s favorite chipmaker in Asia may be ready to move to the United States next year.
TSMC — the world’s largest contract chipmaker, and sole supplier of the A10 Fusion processor that powers the iPhone 7 — says it is weighing the benefits of setting up shop in the U.S. under President Donald Trump.
The iPhone’s Live Photos feature is one of the funnest innovations Apple’s brought to photography. There’s just one annoying problem with the moving pictures: you can’t choose which frame it uses for the final image.
Thanks to a third-party app there’s finally a way to do just that, making Live Photos more versatile than ever.
The Apple online store will go down for scheduled “maintenance” tomorrow morning, and while it’s offline, you might want to get your credit card ready.
Recent rumors have promised Apple will launch new products this week. There are no plans for a big keynote, but there’s still a chance the Apple store will return with some sweet surprises.
ResearchKit has another useful trick up its sleeve: monitoring pregnancies.
WebMD has just relaunched its iOS Pregnancy app — and this time it’s integrated ResearchKit technology for a long term research study into the factors which lead to positive pregnancy outcomes.
Samsung’s upcoming Galaxy S8 will be powered by Qualcomm’s latest Snapdragon 835 processor, and according to early benchmarks, it’s a complete beast.
The device easily outpaces every rival smartphone available today, including the iPhone 7 Plus packing Apple’s impressive A10 Fusion chip.
Pokémon fans, prepare yourself for the coolest Apple Watch hack to date.
One of the most popular titles from the original Pokémon series has been reborn on watchOS. This Game Boy Color emulator hack dismisses the idea that Apple’s wearable is no good for gaming by running fan-favorite Pokémon Yellow.
If your workplace is even a little bit digital, you deal with PDFs. The ubiquitous file format is clear and user-friendly, but if you ever want to make edits or do more than just read them, PDFs can quickly start to feel like they’re padlocked.
PDF Expert 2.2 changes that, offering a set of powerful but easy-to-use tools for getting under the hood of your PDFs. And right now you can get this award-winning app for just $29.99 through Cult of Mac Deals.
Apple’s massive team of hardware and software engineers working on augmented reality (AR) includes former employees from Dolby Laboratories, Oculus and HoloLens, alongside special effects folks from Hollywood.
According to a new report, Apple now has hundreds of engineers working on the project, which aims to introduce AR features first to the iPhone, and then possibly later for a standalone headset.
A 32-year-old British man died after electrocuting himself while charging his iPhone in the bath. The fatality appears to have been an accident, rather than suicide.
Richard Bull reportedly plugged his iPhone charger into an extension cord, and then rested the handset on his chest while he was submerged in water. He was pronounced dead by paramedics after they arrived at his London home.
Artist Robert Sikoryak has a knack for introducing skittish readers to dense classic literature with comic book adaptions. Try Dostoyevsky’s Crime and Punishment with a 1950s-era Batman with blood on his ax.
But would you consider reading Apple’s terms and conditions user agreement for iTunes as a graphic novel — all 20,699 dry, legalistic words?
As we roll into a new week, the Cult of Mac Store has caught some killer deals on gadgets and gear. From a set of streaming on-ear headphones, to an autocad for buildings and houses, high quality VR headset you can actually afford, and a rugged little Bluetooth speaker, this is one mixed bag worth digging into. Read on to learn more:
It’s already mid-March, but at the Cult of Mac Store we’re just getting warmed up with the top deals on gear and gadgets. The week, we’ve got a bundle of ten top shelf apps for less than a tenth the usual price, a versatile tripod for any mobile device, a lifetime of VPN access, and a firewall for all your internet-connected devices at home. Everything’s discounted significantly, some by more than 90 percent. Read on for more details.
If you’ve purchased a new iPhone in the last 12 months but failed to buy AppleCare+ to protect it, Apple is ready to cut you a break.
Apple has decided to extend the period in which iPhone buyers can get AppleCare+ to one full year from the data of purchase, after previously only letting you buy it within 60 days.
This post is presented by Gadget Creative Lab, maker of the RES.
When the iPhone 7 came out, many bemoaned the loss of the headphone jack. The traditional way to use headphones disappeared, leaving iPhone 7 owners with just three options: Bluetooth, Lightning headphones or weird dongles. Luckily, the RES can take you back to a simpler time — and solve one of the iPhone’s other shortcomings at the same time.
Getting your news fix without watching hours of talking heads can be a challenge now in the digital era. To help viewers out, ABC News is giving Apple TV owners a new feature that lets you watch multiple streams at once.
Binging your favorite TV shows on Netflix is about to get a lot better and a lot worse at the same time.
Netflix revealed that it plans to roll out two new features that will change the way you watch and review shows. Get ready to say goodbye to opening credits and five star reviews.
Apple’s war with Spotify for exclusives can be a great thing for artists, according to three time Grammy winner Chance the Rapper.
In a series of tweets posted this morning, Chance the Rapper elaborated on his music with Apple Music and revealed how much the company paid him for exclusive access to his award-winning album Coloring Book.
iPhone wasn’t first to shoot slow-motion video, but like a lot of things, it certainly popularized it. Now the feature can be found in every high-end smartphone, but none of them can shoot slo-mo video like the Galaxy S8 will.
According to a new report, Samsung’s next-generation smartphone camera will be capable of capturing an incredible 1,000 frames-per-second.
After a big indie game promotion over the past week, Apple has given titles from independent developers their very own spot in the App Store. And it’s about time, too!
The new section will make it easier for shoppers to find new titles from smaller studios, while developers will benefit from greater coverage. It won’t be quite as easy for the latest releases to be drowned out by bigger titles from gaming giants.
Tripods can make photography easier and photos better, especially on mobile phones. If you’re looking for a tripod you can use take creative pictures in the field, and just to make Facetime calls at home without wearing out your arm, we’ve got what you’re looking for. The Gekkopod is solid, slim, and versatile, perfect for a variety of devices and uses. And right now at the Cult of Mac Store, you can get a Gekkopod Mobile Smartphone Mount for $19.95.
Apple’s new spaceship campus is set to open to the public in April, but if you can’t make the drive all the way out to Cupertino, you can check out the new site on Apple Maps.
Hackers have been able to gain unauthorized access to the MacBook Pro’s fancy new Touch Bar by taking advantage of a hole in Safari.
The duo demonstrated the exploit at the Pwn2Own security conference taking place in Vancouver, Canada this week and bagged $28,000 for their efforts.
Apple has confirmed plans to open two additional research and development centers in China this year.
The centers in Shanghai and Suzhou will focus on developing technical experts for its local supply chain, and attracting graduates from universities like Peking University, Tsinghua University, and Shanghai Jiaotong University.
The jet black iPhone 7 is one of the most beautiful Apple devices we’ve seen in years, but if you have a hunkering for a more retro look, Colorware’s new mod has got you covered.