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Millions of Brits who used an iPhone between June 2011 and February 2012 could receive as much as £500 ($672) each from Google as compensation for the search giant bypassing Safari privacy settings between those dates. A British campaign group has launched a ‘representative action’ (the UK equivalent of a class action lawsuit) on behalf of the 5.4M iPhone users in England and Wales affected by what is known as Google’s ‘Safari workaround....

Back in July, we heard reliable Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo predict that iPhone would gain periscope lenses as soon as 2022. A report followed in November saying the same. As we’re about to close out 2020, we’ve got a third report corroborating the tech that could allow Apple to bring up to 10x optical zoom to iPhone cameras should debut in the next couple of years. In the July report, Kuo didn’t share much detail beyond Apple using Samsung Electro-Mechanics (SEMCO) to supply periscope lenses for iPhone in 2022....

Today, J.D. Power and Associates announced that Apple’s iPhone is once again the smartphone that customers are most satisfied with. This is the fifth consecutive year in which Apple has attained the award and the iPhone earned a score of 795/1000. Even though this is 5 points shy of Apple’s 800/1000 score from 2010, Apple still came out over competitors Motorola (763) and HTC (762). The J.D. Power survey judges the following categories:...

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G_NB97dRoWg] China-based iPhone5Mod, makers of many unique iOS accessories and some of the first Lightning docks to hit the market, today announced a new hybrid controller/keyboard for iPhone 5. Dubbed “the lightest and thinnest keyboard for iPhone ever-made,” the hybrid controller case comes in three parts: a back case that attaches to your iPhone 5, and a controller and keyboard that are both 2mm thin and made of sturdy aluminum. The controller and keyboard attach magnetically, connects with Bluetooth 3....

There have been rumors from former 90 Day Fiancé stars that the show is fake. A TLC executive recently slammed the rumors about the show’s reality. He also delivered some interesting tidbits about 90 Day’s casting process. Season 7 of 90 Day Fiancé recently concluded, with its widely popular reunion specials closing out the latest installment. The popular reality program debuted in 2014 and quickly became a ratings juggernaut for its network, TLC....

Goodbye Power Adapter, Hello USB-C to Lightning Cable In announcing the iPhone 12 mini, iPhone 12, iPhone 12 Pro, and iPhone 12 Pro Max, Apple also noted the 2020/21 handsets would no longer ship with a power adapter or Earbuds. New packaging for the previously released iPhone SE (2020), iPhone XR, and iPhone 11 will also come without the accessories. As Lisa Jackson, Apple’s vice president for environmental policy and social initiatives, explained during the iPhone 12 unveiling: She continued: Both statements are correct and make sense from an environmental perspective....

With the release of the iPhone 12 Pro and iPhone 12 Pro Max, Apple added a new LiDAR scanner to the back camera array for depth-sensing features. Now, a new supply chain report from Digitimes says that Apple will expand the LiDAR sensor beyond the ‘Pro’ models with this year’s iPhone 13. iPhone 13 LiDAR rumor The Digitimes report focuses broadly on the time-of-flight sensor industry, specifically on the supply chain side of things and adoption among Android manufacturers....

Apple’s iPhone is back at the top of the DxOMark camera rankings, after the Google Pixel and HTC U11 beat out the iPhone 7 series. The sensor improvements and new features in the iPhone 8 gave it a score of 92, whilst the dual-camera iPhone 8 Plus scores 94 … In the breakdown, DxOMark said that the iPhone 8 Plus now has the best performing camera they have ever tested for photography....

iPhone forensics can be performed on the backups made by iTunes (escrow key attack) or directly on the live device. This article explains the technical procedure and the challenges involved in extracting data from the live iPhone. iPhone 4 GSM model with iOS 5 is used for forensics. GOAL Extracting data and artifacts from iPhone without altering the information on the device Researchers at Sogeti Labs have released open source forensic tools (with the support of iOS 5) to recover low level data from the iPhone....

A new survey today claims that iPhone loyalty has fallen to an all-time low. The survey, conducted by BankMyCell, says that iPhone retention is down 15 percent over the last year. As detailed by CNET, BankMyCell has tracked 38,000 people trading in their smartphones since October, focusing on Apple brand loyalty. According to that data, iPhone retention was down 15.2 compared with data from March 2018. The report suggests that 26 percent of people trading in their iPhone X moved onto another brand, while just 7....

Update: Apple has not yet commented on the specific claims made, but tells us: Elcomsoft – the Russian company which sells iPhone cracking tools to governments and corporations – says that iPhones send near real-time call logs to Apple servers even when iCloud backup is switched off, and that these logs are stored for up to four months. Elcomsoft CEO Vladimir Katalov told Forbes that it also isn’t just traditional phone calls that are logged, and that iOS 10 has expanded the scope of the logging …...

A report last week said that a Foxconn facility had begun making the iPhone XR in India, and a new report today backs this. The Wall Street Journal’s Newley Purnell supported the report with a tweeted photo of an iPhone XR box printed with “Designed by Apple in California, Assembled in India”… The specific mention of the XR is part of a more general Wall Street Journal report on India’s push to attract manufacturers to move production there, given continued uncertainty in China....

DxOMark is out today with a brand new camera ranking just for selfie cameras. The new test was designed with the same protocol as the company’s tests for rear shooters and looks to offer “neutral and reliable test data about smartphone front camera performance and image quality to consumers and other interested parties.” DxO has initially tested the front facing cameras of 12 popular smartphones. As for how the iPhone XS Max and X performed in the DxO selfie camera ranking, let’s say they have some room for improvement....

Update, we’ve been told (not so nicely) to remove those mold drawings because they are the property of someone else. We’ve complied. Some purported iPad 2 cases hit the web over the last few weeks as well as some unconfirmed reports claiming the iPad 2 will gain an iPod-touch inspired design with tapered edges. These cases appear to show a new slot on the bottom for an enhanced speaker system as well as a hole for a back camera....

Take $160 off iPad Air iPhone SE returns to one of its best prices Best Buy offers Apple’s iPhone SE in Silver with 32GB of storage for $60. This model is locked to Simple Mobile’s pre-paid service for a year. As a comparison, Apple currently charges $349 in new condition when available. This is a match of the best price we’ve seen. iPhone SE has developed a bit of a cult following in recent years with its smaller form-factor and affordable price....

Need to share some photos or videos but want to retain a bit more privacy than normal? Follow along for how to remove location data from photos and videos on iPhone before sharing. iOS includes a handy toggle switch to quickly turn off location details as well as other metadata before you send photos and videos from iPhone and iPad. Keep in mind that this is a per-share basis, so you’ll need to do the same process each time you want to turn off location data....

Though controversial, Iron Man 3’s Mandarin twist marked a shift in how Marvel Studios approached its super-villains - for the better. Over the course of its three phases the Marvel Cinematic Universe has become a beloved box-office juggernaut, causing various other studios to attempt to replicate their huge success. However, Hollywood’s premier shared universe has encountered some problems as it has expanded. As audiences have flocked to see each new Marvel release in greater numbers, the studio’s superhero films have come under increasing scrutiny and, until recently, it was generally acknowledged that the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s weakest point was its villains....

Is Asus Zenfone 5Z Waterproof device: Asus ZenFone 5Z was launched in February 2018 and it comes with a 6.2-inch touchscreen display with a resolution of 1080 by 2246 pixels. These specifications bring up the price for the device. Since the actual cost of Asus ZenFone is 19,999 INR in India, customers want to know whether Asus Zenfone 5Z Waterproof device or not. So to answer that question we have done some waterproof tests on ZenFone 5Z....

The Wall St. Journal Debunks this. The rumor at Forbes is that Best Buy is going to buy each of its employees in its 1100 US locations an iPad as part of its Connected Store program. That in itself is significant, if true. Best Buy has sold the iPad since its inception last year and the program would not only sell lots of iPads to Best Buy, but it would also give the Apple tablets much more exposure in a more and more crowded tablet space....

Oppo’s smartphone lineup is increasing day by day. Oppo just announced their latest flagship a few weeks ago with promising features with a budget price range. The newest smartphone by Oppo is Oppo F7 which is again a selfie oriented camera. Oppo seems to stuck with the idea of putting the best camera in a smartphone, and so far they are doing great. However, currently the trend for photography & selfies is changing now....