Well, that might be a bit of an exaggeration, but an itty bitty typing mistake at Amazon Web Services brought much of the Net down. As our level of technological sophistication keeps growing, the possibilities for major problems also grows. Not only in this example, but just look at the number of holes for hackers that keep opening up as our devices and operating systems grow in in sophistication. Due diligence is the watchword for developers and technicians. For more information on this, check out our first story.
On another subject, the rumors about the next iPhone are growing on a daily basis. Now, I hate rumors. I prefer to see a product’s final version instead of speculations prior to release. But I may have to make an exception for the iPhone 8. Some fascinating rumors are out in the wild now, some of them coming from highly respected publications, such as the Wall Street Journal. As many of us are iPhone users, I thought you might find some of the more credible rumors interesting…so here goes:
- The phone will have no bezel and will appear as a single sheet of glass
- With no bezel, there will be no physical home button
- Virtual buttons will replace home button
- Touch ID and the camera will be built into the display
- The screen itself will be a flexible OLED display
- It will use less power and offer a better contrast ratio and colors
- The display may be curved
- They will do away with the lightning port and replace it with USB-C
- It may also have wireless charging
- It will have a higher water-resistance rating
- Some models may be around $1,000
Again, these are only rumors. And we won’t know the final results until October when the phone is announced. If you would like some in-depth analysis of these rumors, just click here to read more about it.
Well, there is plenty of news and tech tips here to keep you busy, so I will let you get to it. I hope you have a great weekend. -JRC
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