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By Enrique Manalang - May 15, 2013

iPhone 5S might have sapphire capacitive home button to accommodate a fingerprint sensor [Rumor]

A new rumor is claiming that Apple’s next iPhone will ditch the traditional home button in favor of a “capacitive home button.” It would make sense since the home button is known to be the cause of many problems ...

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By Enrique Manalang - March 23, 2013

Our next smartphones might have displays made of sapphire

The crystalline form of aluminum oxide, sapphire, might be what covers the screen of your next smartphone. A report out of the MIT Technology Review says that sapphire could compete with Corning’s Gorilla Glass which is curr...