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Google’s Pixel 4 XL cracks under pressure (image: JerryRigEverything via YouTube) Google’s Pixel 4 XL has a fatal flaw that no amount of software patching can fix: It literally cracks under pressure. Chris Smith for BGR: We’ve come a long way from 2014, which is when early iPhone 6 buyers discovered an annoying problem. Apply…
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“Call it the curse of miniaturization,” Mark Sullivan reports for Fast Company. “As tech companies try to make devices at once smaller and more powerful, things go wrong… It’s the same story with Apple’s ‘Bendgate,’ which, you’ll recall, happened when numerous Apple customers complained that the aluminum shells of 2014’s blockbuster iPhone 6 and 6…
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Apple has determined that some iPhone 6 Plus devices may exhibit display flickering or Multi-Touch issues after being dropped multiple times on a hard surface and then incurring further stress on the device. If your iPhone 6 Plus is exhibiting the symptoms noted above, is in working order, and the screen is not cracked or…
“Thomas Davidson of Pennsylvania, Todd Cleary of California, and Jun Bai of Delaware have filed a class action lawsuit against Apple over an alleged defect that causes iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus touchscreens to become unresponsive and fail, according to court documents filed electronically this week,” Joe Rossignol reports for MacRumors. “The class action…
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“Apple has been accused of failing to address a ‘design flaw’ said to be causing many iPhone 6 and 6S handsets’ screens to flicker and become unresponsive to touch,” Leo Kelion reports for BBC News. “The repair specialist iFixit published a lengthy blog on Tuesday detailing the issue, and emailed its thousands of followers. It…
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“People all over the world mail their broken iPhones to microsoldering specialist Jessa Jones. Aided by powerful microscopes and precision soldering irons, experts like Jessa pluck tiny chips off logic boards, swap them for new ones, and resurrect devices over which Apple’s Genius Bar would say a eulogy,” Julia Bluff writes for iFixIt. “Jessa can…
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Soon after the release of the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus last year some users took to social media to complain about bending iPhones and iPhone bendgate was born. The bending stories didn’t stop with regular users on Twitter, some tech journalist also reported the problem and soon more reports surfaced. YouTubers rushed to…
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“KGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo has issued a note to investors that claims the so-called ‘iPhone 6s’ will be offered in 16GB, 64GB and 128GB storage capacities,” Joe Rossignol reports for MacRumors. “Kuo also claims the iPhone 6s will have an improved front-facing FaceTime camera with a 5-megapixel sensor,” Rossignol reports, “and reaffirms three much-rumored…
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“Starting with the iPhone 3GS, every new iPhone has started with 16GB of storage as a base model — a capacity that has come under increasing fire as both videos and apps have grown in size,” Mark Gurman reports for 9to5Mac. “Despite new capabilities and the presence of 4K video recording in the new iPhones,…
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“Apple is hoping to avoid another Bend Gate controversy this year by using a new aluminum shell that’s twice as strong as the iPhone 6,” Buster Hein reports for Cult of Mac. “We got our first look at Apple’s super-strong shell last week, when Lewis Hilsenteger got its hands on a leaked shell that proves…
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