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Apple’s integrated dashboard system CarPlay on display at NY Auto Show

By April Gocha / April 22, 2014

Apple CarPlay, the company’s dashboard-integrated light operating system, is set to debut in new cars this year, but the tech is on preview at the New York International Auto Show.

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Travellers, rejoice: New app uses math to help overcome jet lag

By April Gocha / April 18, 2014

University of Michigan researchers have used their circadian rhythm research to develop an iPhone app that can help weary travelers adjust to timezone changes and mitigate jet lag.

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Wearable tech market to reach beyond wrists in 2014

By Jessica McMathis / April 2, 2014

According to analysts, 2014 is the year wearables—which include health, sports, and activity trackers, as well as smart-glass products—that will become a “key consumer technology.”

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Patents suggest Apple iPhone 6 may have transparent texting on smudge-proof sapphire screens

By April Gocha / March 29, 2014

With the Apple iPhone 6 set for release later this year, the rumors have begun–the latest patent applications suggest transparent texting technology and smudge-proof sapphire screens.

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Video: Apple set to harness the power of sapphire

By Jessica McMathis / February 14, 2014

Reports indicate that Apple is manufacturing sapphire crystal screens to be used in future devices—but will they stand up to some of the strongest materials on Earth?

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Forgot your microscope? Use your tricked-out iPhone instead

By Eileen De Guire / October 3, 2011

Stained samples of pollen (leftmost) and plant stems Top row: commercial microscope. Bottom row: cell phone microscope. Credit: Z. J. Smith, K. Chu, A. R. Espenson, M. Rahimzadeh, A. Gryshuk,…

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