Cult of Mac points to a report [Google translation] from Taiwanese site TechNews claiming that Apple will be including a sapphire-covered capacitive home button on the iPhone 5S in order to accommodate the fingerprint sensor rumored to be coming as a differentiating feature for the device. Apple is expected to do away with the traditional physical home button, which has long been one of the most...
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Just weeks after the launch of Samsung’s latest Galaxy S4 flagship smartphone, FOSS Patents reports that Apple is seeking to add the device to a patent lawsuit already underway against Samsung in the United States. Judge Lucy Koh has already ordered Apple and Samsung to narrow their case, which is expected to go to trial in March 2014. Each side will ultimately be required to limit their...
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Microsoft founder Bill Gates was interviewed by Charlie Rose on this week’s edition of the long-running television news program 60 Minutes, and part of the interview focused on Gates’ relationship with Steve Jobs, including a few details of their final conversation before Jobs passed away in 2011. Gates grew emotional as he recalled visiting Jobs just before his death. The...
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CIO reports on an Interop keynote presentation yesterday by PayPal chief information security officer Michael Barrett in which he discussed the future of account security and suggested that passwords and PINs will soon be a thing of the past. Barrett currently serves as president of the Fast Identity Online (FIDO) Alliance that is seeking alternatives to these traditional security methods. The...
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Earlier today, Nowhereelse.fr highlighted new part photos posted by Japanese vendor Moumantai showing what is claimed to be from the iPhone 5S or perhaps Apple’s lower-cost iPhone. The part corresponds to an iPhone 5 part attached to the top end of the main logic board, but does contain some layout differences. Nowhereelse.fr and other sites have speculated that the part is related to...
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