Foxconn announces $10 billion LCD factory in Wisconsin
The facility is expected to create at least three-thousand new jobs initially, and as many as 13,000 jobs eventually.
Daily Deals: $75 Netgear Nighthawk router, $50 off 10.5-inch iPad Pro, and more
iDB’s Daily Deals post is a roundup of our favorite discounts on tech-related products from around the web.
Rumor: iPhone 8 to ship in November, no Touch ID in elongated Power button
The Tenth Anniversary iPhone may not start shipping out to customers until early November and it looks like its much larger side button won’t host a fingerprint sensor after all.
Facebook TV is reportedly coming in two weeks
The new video section, offering a mix of scripted spotlight shows and user-generated content, is said to be ready for mid-August launch after several false starts.
Adobe will kill off Flash in 2020
Steve Jobs was right all along: for years, Flash technology has been on its descendancy. It doesn’t come as a surprise at al that Adobe has finally come to its senses, deciding to kill off the resource-hogging software by the end of 2020.
Chrome 60 rolling out, brings handy navigation shortcut to your Touch Bar
You can now quickly access handy Google Chrome navigation shortcuts directly from your MacBook Pro’s Touch Bar.
Image search and discovery coming to eBay’s iOS app this fall
Starting this fall, you’ll be able to find matching product listings on eBay’s iPhone and iPad app using only images.
Google launches Trusted Contacts iOS app with Find My Friends-like features
The app lets you share your location with friends and family. Trusted Contacts includes Find My Friends-like capabilities and has a handy time-out feature.
Apple ordered to pay $506 million for violating University of Wisconsin’s chip efficiency patent
Apple must pay more than half a billion dollars to the University of Wisconsin’s patent-licensing arm for using its technology in 64-bit iOS device chips without permission.
Apple’s helped Cochlear design an “MFi” hearing implant that doesn’t require an app
Apple and Cochlear will release an iPhone-connected hearing implant using an Apple-created protocol offered for free to manufacturers of hearing aid and implant devices.
Design tzar Jony Ive talks Apple Park in WSJ interview
Jony Ive talks Apple Park in an interview with The Wall Street Journal, revealing his design team is scheduled to be one of the last to move into the new headquarters this fall.
Hands on with iOS 11 CarPlay: lane guidance, speed limit, DND While Driving & more
CarPlay in iOS 11 comes with handy new features like Do Not Disturb While Driving, lane guidance, real-time route recommendations, speed limit along the route and more. Watch these features in action in Andrew’s hands-on video.