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Apple has commemorated the iPhone’s 10th anniversary with a special edition phone named the iPhone X. Announced at an event on the Apple Campus in the Steve Jobs Theater by Tim Cook, he said, “It’s truly amazing how much the iPhone impacts the world every day.” The iPhone X has been the subject of rumor for many months, and now all the official details have been revealed. Tim Cook said it’s “the biggest leap forward since the original iPhone.” It’s not pronounced iPhone X, it’s the iPhone “Ten,” and the screen takes up the whole of the phone’s front panel. It’s made from surgical grade stainless steel, and glass on the rear panel. It’s water and dust resistant, and available in space grey and silver  The OLED display — the first in an iPhone — is called the Super Retina Display, and measures 5.8-inches, with a resolution of 2436 x 1125 pixels. Apple says it has cured problems with brightness and color accuracy that sometimes plagued OLED screens in the past, and ...

THE NEW IPHONE X packs more new stuff into any device since the original iPhone. It's the most complete redesign of the product ever and even offers a glimpse at what the iPhone might become when the world no longer wants smartphones. Of course, you probably won't buy one. Even if you can afford the super high price, getting your hands on an iPhone X in the next few months will be like hunting for the holy grail. Except in this case, the fancy one is the right answer. Today, at an event in Cupertino that doubled as a grand opening of its new spaceship of a campus, Apple launched three new iPhones. Yes, three. The iPhone 8 and 8 Plus upgrade the existing models without completely changing them. (More on those in a second.) The third model, the iPhone X, is another thing entirely. Meet the X First of all, the X looks like no other phone. It doesn't even look like an iPhone. On the front, it's screen head to foot, save for a small trapezoidal notch...

Bloomberg  reports that Apple is currently testing using 3D facial detection as a replacement for Touch ID fingerprint authentication. The report also believes the new iPhones could include the ProMotion increased refresh rate displays seen in the new iPad Pros as well as a dedicated Apple Neural Engine chip for handling AI. With the iPhone 8 expected to feature a design with a dramatically reduced bezel, analysts have made various predictions about where Touch ID will go including within the display (as Qualcomm recently displayed), behind the iPhone, and in the power switch. Bloomberg  reports that the new face detection feature could replace Touch ID completely including for unlocking devices and authorizing payments. …Apple is testing an improved security system that allows users to log in, authenticate payments, and launch secure apps by scanning their face, according to people familiar with the product. This is powered by a new 3-D sensor, adde...

" This year till now we have seen most radical advancements in the smartphone technology, be it wide acceptance of dual camera or extra tall aspect ratios on smartphone displays. From bezel less design to Modularity in phones, it will be interesting to see what comes next in this year. Here are few of tech which we might see in upcoming smartphones this year." 5 Smartphone tech most likely to be used on phones this year 1. Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality Augmented reality (AR) and Virtual reality (VR) are becoming integral components of modern smartphones, and experts consider mobile devices as the major driving carrier in acceptance of these technologies. The first smartphone to come equipped with Google's Tango Platform is Asus Zenfone AR.  Announced early in 2014 and developed by Google's Advanced Technology and Projects (ATAP) team, Project Tango is Google's attempt to get mobile phones and tablets to see the way we see. This means gran...